![]() Most prophecies end up being altered over time, adjusting to regional and language changes, evolving and being left open to interpretation. While Victarion doesn’t boast the usual qualities of a hero, the prophecy of Azor Ahai doesn’t have to be taken literally. Victarion doesn’t have many great ambitions of his own, but he’s willing to follow wherever he feels fated to go. Moqorro even burned Victarion’s arm to induct him into the religion of the Red God. Plus, Victarion is aided by Moqorro, a red priest of R’hllor who sees visions and advises him accordingly. Hailing from the Iron Isles, however, one could argue that he was born amongst the smoke (or in this case heavy fog) and sea as the prophecy proclaims. With the exception of killing his wife, Victarion doesn’t seem to bear many similarities to Azor Ahai. He’s also not the brightest bulb in the pack and is violent towards women, beating his third wife to death after she slept with his brother Euron. To that end, he chooses to wear heavy armor at sea despite the fact that he’d sink to the bottom. Meanwhile, Victarion is brute in nature, endlessly loyal to House Greyjoy, and is a severely religious man - worshipping both R’hllor and the Drowned God of the ironborn - who takes comfort in the gods’ protection of him. The four candidates have many similarities - they are very loyal to their causes, they can be fair, their journeys encourage faithful followers, and they can each lead an army against the Others. The usual suspects have always been Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Stannis Baratheon, and Aegon Targaryen (who many believe is actually Jon). ![]() Melisandre was a firm believer in prophecies, which is why she tried so hard with Stannis. Azor Ahai, beloved of R'hllor! The Warrior of Light, the Son of Fire! Come forth, your sword awaits you! Come forth and take it into your hand!” And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes, and he who clasps it shall be Azor Ahai come again, and the darkness shall flee before him. In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. “There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. However, there are several distinct differences between them that keep them separate. The two are similar and the red witch Melisandre has used the terms interchangeably at certain points in the books. When Game of Thrones was still airing, fans also assumed that the answer to Azor Ahai would finally be revealed, but the series was far more focused on the prophecy of The Prince That Was Promised, a leader foretold to save Westeros from the growing darkness believed to be the Others (aka, the White Walkers). Per Melisandre, the hero shall be born amongst smoke and salt, waking dragons and a new world along with it.Īzor Ahai’s identity has been debated and theorized about by fans for years. Azor Ahai will also wield a flaming steel sword called Lightbringer, forged in holy fire and the blood of the original hero’s wife Nissa Nissa. The prophecy of Azor Ahai states that a legendary hero will be reborn, sent by the god R’hllor, to defeat a cold, dark evil. Knowing that Martin is writing from the character’s perspective, it’s possible that Victarion is being set up to become Azor Ahai, the most crucial prophetic role in Westerosi history. ![]() While it makes sense that not every character was included on the show (there were so very many of them), Victarion is a minor point of view character in the books, which makes him more important to the narrative than either of his brothers. Only his steel axe appeared on the HBO series, wielded by the pirate-like Euron. Unlike Balon and Euron, Victarion was left out of Game of Thrones completely. Victarion commands the Iron Fleet and is loyal to his brother Balon's cause. We know Victarion Greyjoy, the younger brother of Balon and Euron, the latter of whom he hates with a passion. In August, he hinted that his days were being spent with “Vic,” among a few others in Westeros. The author’s last update indicated that he was picking up his writing pace while spending a lot of time with the Lannisters, Oldtown, and Dorne. The Winds of Winteris tentatively due to be completed at some point next year, though it may be for the best to keep expectations low -the book has been delayed a few times before.įans can take comfort in the fact that Martin has been providing consistent morsels of information about which characters he’s been writing about the most. However, Martin says his writing efforts over the last several months have been especially fruitful (probably because he’s in a secluded cabin) and there is finally hope that the sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire will be finished soon. Martin has been writing The Winds of Winter for nearly a decade now.
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