Who is Azor Ahai? The Lord of Light’s chosen? The Prince Who Was Promised? The messiah who will save mankind from the Long Night? That’s one of the most persistent questions among fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones . The myth of Azor Ahai is mentioned often in ASOAIF , usually by Melisandre. Here’s her retelling the prophecy that foretells his/her coming: There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. 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. And again, later: When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone. There’s even a story to go along with the legend, about the first Azor Ahai
Danaerys heads for the Iron Throne - and potentially a big cheque G ame of Thrones has usually returned to our screens by this time of year, welcoming in the longer days and warmer temperatures with a healthy dose of blood, deceit and dragons. The penultimate, seventh season of Game of Thrones will not air until mid-July, however – and will be two episodes short of the usual 10 That hasn't stopped rife speculation about the cast's pay packets for the HBO flagship show, however. Reports are emerging from Los Angeles that Thrones' cast members are securing deals that would see them paid even more than the record-breaking salaries earned by the stars of The Big Bang Theory and Friends. A ccording to The Express , main stars Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) and Danish co-star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lanister) are set to earn up to £2 million
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