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(Spoilers Main) Questions about Lightbringer

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We all know the prophecy about Azor Ahai and Lightbringer. I've got doubts on whether or not the prophecy is actually a prophecy or just an old legend, but thats not the point of this post.

My question is what power would Lightbringer have.

If it's a literal sword, what would it do? Would it be able to instant kill both wights and Others? If thats true, it wouldn't be too much of a help in battle because a single man isn't going to be able to cut his way through thousands of wights (or, realistically, even a dozen) and fight the Others.

If its not a literal sword and is a dragon or something, I also don't see how much help it would have. It'd definitely be a lot more effective than a single sword, but unless its several times bigger than Balerion, I can't see how it'd turn the tides against the Others.

So assuming someone is Azor Ahai and they forge Lightbringer, what perks will they get that gives them a chance to face off against the Others and save the realm?

Posted Jul 5, 2017, 4:16 AM UTC

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Crestor-Crowsfootvengeance with usury•

I can't make an informed guess really but maybe the light coming from it drives back any wights so the user can engage the others in single combat? Also your.. reputation grows to be six feet long.

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IDELNHAW•

Lord Ossifer Plumm = Azor Ahai confirmed

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DaBoomBoomqt•

Or it could be a metaphor. Don't think of prophecies so literally. Then it could be any number of things.

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tj_corbett•

I like to think that Lightbringer could potentially be the name for a contract or deal that was struck. like the prince had to make sacrifices to solidify the deal

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VincethatwaspromisedThe First Storm, and the Last•

I'm not sure why people think that Lightbringer needs to be forged. Melisandre conflates the prophecies of Azor Ahai and the Prince that was Promised, so they may be the same person, or maybe they aren't. Sallador Saan tells Davos the story of how Lightbringer was forged, but nobody said any prophecy about Azor Ahai coming again and forging a new sword.. In fact, Melisandre says he/she will wake dragons from stone. Which is another variable.

So if there is a new Azor Ahai, and it's definitely only one person that everyone agrees on (unlikely), why wouldn't they just go find Lightbringer?

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yagelbee•

Yeah, I have a lot of fun thinking about lightbringer. In the series, we haven't seen the others or wrights using ranged weapons. So for the purpose of this post I'm going to assume that they don't. They bring with them the cold, or the cold brings them. Imagine the power a flaming sword would bring against them. (They most likely have a weakness to heat. Recall the line about Starks melting when they come south.) With every swing of lightbringer, the enemies would melt around you. A community would form around whoever held such a weapon. They'd be drawn by both the power and the protection such a blade would offer.

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