

The episode ends with him plunging into water (perhaps saltwater) as clouds of smoke hover everywhere. Jaime Lannister-Gold Hand-is the hero of legend and prophecy.Īccording to Melisandre, the conditions for Azor Ahai’s rebirth include “salt and smoke.” Both Jon and Daenerys have experienced rebirths amid salt and smoke … but in “The Spoils of War,” Jaime does too.

However, Valyrian words for gold and hand are aeksion and ondos…the Lord of Light is a farce. Reddit user byrd82 breaks down the evidence for Jaime as Azor Ahai: So, the basic gist is that there is a seriously problematic translation error that, once cleared up, will shed light on the identity of the hero… According to the Valyrian dictionary, Valyrian words for lord and light are aeksio and onos. Some fans think Jaime Lannister is actually Azor Ahai, and his gold right hand plays a crucial role in that theory. Since the other two figures have a circular symbol between them, fans on Reddit are speculating that they could be a stand-in for Jon and Daenerys, and the symbol notes their linked destinies.īut back to Jaime and the oddly specific detail of a left-handed First Man. Note the figure on the far left is left-handed. The paintings depict the Children of the Forest banding together with the First Men to fight the White Walkers during the first Long Night.īut if you look closely at the image of the three First Men, there’s one weirdly specific detail: the figure on the left is left-handed, with what looks like a cuff around his right arm - just like Jaime Lannister. “The Children of the Forest made these a very long time ago,” Jon explains. In the fourth episode of Game of Thrones Season 7, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen look at ancient cave paintings while exploring the dragonglass mines on Dragonstone. And Season 7’s “The Spoils of War” offers even more in the form of mysterious cave paintings. While most signs point to Jon Snow or Daenerys Targaryen - and Melisandre herself seems to think it’s both of them - there’s substantial evidence pointing towards Jaime Lannister instead. One of the biggest questions on Game of Thrones is the identity of Azor Ahai or the prince who was promised, the mythical hero from ancient times who will supposedly be reborn to save the world from the coming White Walker apocalypse.
