![]() Yet, as important as prophecies are throughout the series, as readers, we have access to very little information regarding the prophecies themselves we know only what other characters reveal which is, largely, hearsay and conjecture. We therefore cannot reasonably doubt the importance of prophecies in A Song of Ice and Fire, and especially not the prophecies of Daenys the Dreamer. Not only were the prophecies of Daenys the Dreamer proven to be accurate by the coming of the Doom and the foresight of her family in avoiding it– but her prophecies are also the only reason any Valyrian bloodlines survived the Doom intact. It is therefore only because Daenys Targaryen, the Dreamer, had foreseen the Doom of Valyria and convinced her family to permanently relocate to Dragonstone that any Valyrian bloodlines survived to the time of Daenerys the Mother of Dragons. “The dragonlords had been gathered in Valyria as was their wont… except for Aenar Targaryen, his children, and his dragons, who had flet to Dragonstone and so escaped the doom.” –The World of Ice and Fire, page 32. And when the Doom came twelve years later, the Targaryens were the only dragonlords to survive.” –The World of Ice and Fire, page 26. But Lord Aenar’s maiden daughter Daenys, known forever afterward as Daenys the Dreamer, had foreseen the destruction of Valyria by fire. “The Targaryens were far from the most powerful of the dragonlords, and their rivals saw their flight to Dragonstone as an act of surrender, as cowardice. In fact, the only reason the bloodlines of any dragonlords survived the Doom of Valyria was because a Targaryen seer, Daenys the Dreamer, predicted the Doom and convinced the Targaryen family to relocate to Dragonstone. The importance of prophecies throughout A Song of Ice and Fire cannot be overstated. The Origin and Importance of the Valyrian Prophecies By a careful examination of the text we may be able to infer where the errors lie and approach their interpretation in a new and perhaps more accurate light. This article explores the likelihood that that the prophecies themselves have largely been misinterpreted by the characters espousing them. ![]() I propose the three prophecies referred to as “the Prince that was Promised”, “Azor Ahai (Reborn)” and “the Dragon has Three Heads” are all facets of the same unified prophecy which will be critical to the conclusion of George R. (Interpration of Prophecy in A Song of Ice and Fire) “The error crept in from the translation. “The dragonlords of the old Freehold were strong in sorcery, and lesser men defied them at their peril.” - the Kindly Man, to Arya, a Feast for Crows. ![]() “He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.” - Rhaegar in the House of the Undying, a Clash of Kings.
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