You Know Nothing Jon Snow

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.             ...

A prophecy has foretold the return of a legendary hero to save Westeros Jon Snow has been the biggest enigma on  Game of Thrones . Was he really dead, we all asked? (He wasn't.) Was he the secret son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark? (He was.) And now we have another big question: is  Kit Harington 's character really the "prince that was promised"? As pointed out by  Mashable , both the HBO show and George RR Martin's books have introduced us to a prophecy concerning Azor Ahai, a legendary figure who once defeated the darkness using his burning sword, named Lightbringer. The followers of R'hllor say he will soon be reborn as "the prince who was promised". Being a well-trained  Game of Thrones  actor sworn to secrecy on pain of death, Harington won't give much away. When asked by the Huffington Post whether Jon is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, he would only say: "I think you have to wait and see what happens this y...