1. Jon Snow is Azor Ahai
Melisandre, the Red Woman, spent a majority of her time supporting Stannis Barantheon because she believed she was the resurrection of the legendary warrior, Azor Ahai. Based on last season’s finale, Melisandre was dead wrong. Melisandre’s return to the Night’s Watch and subsequent resurrection of Jon Snow seems to indicate a strong connection between the two. Reddit user jacoZ123 posits that Jon Snow is, in fact, the resurrected warrior.
Azor Ahai was a legendary champion who famously defeated White Walkers during the Long Night. He wields a sword named Lightbringer. Thoros of Myr describes the prophecy of Azor Ahai as such:
“Our champion will be reborn to wake dragons from stone and reforge the great sword Lightbringer that defeated the darkness those thousands of years ago. If the old tales are true, a terrible weapon forged with a loving wife’s heart. Part of me thinks man was well rid of it, but great power requires great sacrifice. That much at least the Lord of Light is clear on.”
JacoZ123 uses some key scenes from the Tower of Joy battle to explain his theory.
“If the theory R+L=J is true then Jon’s lineage as a Targaryen is almost guaranteed after the events of Oathbreaker. One of the lines of prophecy concerning Azor Ahai states that he will ” be born under a bleeding star.” After Ser Arthur Dayne is stabbed from behind by Howland Reed, he falls to his knees clutching his sword Dawn which he then drops. It is picked up by Ned Stark who reluctantly kills Ser Arthur due to the dishonorable nature of the kill. The sword Dawn bears the Dayne sigil of a star on its pommel and was forged from a falling star, which is now dripping with the blood of Ser Arthur, known also as the Sword of the Morning, a play on Star of the Morning. Ned does not drop Dawn but while holding it runs to the stairs leading up the Tower of Joy when he hears Lyanna’s scream from the pain of Jon’s birth. He reaches the room holding the Bleeding Star.”
