Game Of Thrones: 8 Clues For How It Will (And Won't) End

One of several prophecies mentioned within the narrative of Game Of Thrones, the Prince (or Princess) That Was Promised is the most telling example of the fan community’s confusion between the plots of the novels and the show.

There are very few mentions of this prophecy in the show, all of them from priests of the Red God. None mention Azor Ahai, the legendary figure that is central to the prophecy in the books. Similarly, mentions of the sword Lightbringer in the show don’t go into any detail about the sword’s mythology in the novels. The neverending speculation about Azor Ahai is irrelevant. In the books, he might be the Prince or he might be someone entirely different, but Azor Ahai is not a part of the show.

Besides, Game Of Thrones tends to subvert traditional fantasy narratives by showing a healthy scepticism towards prophecy. The Dothraki’s ‘Stallion That Mounts The World’ was supposed to be Daenerys’ son with Khal Drogo, who was stillborn; Melisandre plumps for Stannis, then Jon, then Jon/Daenerys as her prince(ss) that was promised; Cersei’s is so vague as to be one of those foretellings that can be fitted to many sets of circumstances.

The lesson here? Prophecies in Game Of Thrones are capricious and not to be trusted… and stop using text absent from the show to predict events in the show!