10 Theories For The Final Season Of Game Of Thrones
1. The Night’s Watch Is Lightbringer
If Jon is to be the Prince That Was Promised, how exactly does the Lightbringer part of the prophecy feature? Unlike Beric's sword and Stannis’ ritual on the beach, Jon has no flaming sword. He uses Mormont’s weapon, one steeped in legacy, death and the wisdom of experience, but not much light.
These prophecies are not meant to be literal though, and Martin loves a visual metaphor. In the House Of The Undying, Daenerys watched a naked women be bitten and ravaged by little ratlike men; symbolising Westeros’ destruction in the War Of The Five Kings. There may be a deeper meaning to Lightbringer too.
The Night’s Watch vows are a huge part of the show’s mythos. Not only that, their wording allows Jon to leave cleanly, as his death absolves him of his commitment. There is another part of the vow which may be more than just poetry though: I am the sword in the darkness.
Are the Night’s Watch, united around Jon’s cause, his own personal Lightbringer? After great efforts to bring them all together, they might provide the key not only to the prophecy, but to the Great War itself.
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