Anna Daniels
Early in the series, we were introduced to Melisandre, a Red Priestess who followed the Lord of Light and worked her magic in favor of Stannis Baratheon. While it was never explicitly explained how she came into his service and earned her position as his most trusted counselor, she did reveal that she believed him to be “the Prince that was Promised” by the aforementioned Lord of Light, and that the prophesied prince would one day save and rule the Realm.
Around the same time, we met one-eyed Beric Dondarrion and the Brotherhood without Banners, a collective that opposed Lannister rule while worshiping the Lord of Light. Beric — who died numerous times but was always resurrected, presumably with the aid of the Lord of Light — was constantly espousing his hunch that said Lord had a plan for everybody. So it kind of seemed like his conception of religion overlapped with Melisandre’s.
But by the series’ final season, this prophesy and the importance of the Lord of Light had all but faded away. Yes, Melisandre admitted after the death of Stannis that she made a mistake, but she then concluded that Jon Snow must in fact be the Prince that was Promised. He, however, doesn’t end up ruling the Realm, and let’s not forget that it was Arya who killed the Night King. So is she the promised one?
And while another Red Priestess — the momentarily glimpsed Kinvara — declared Daenerys the Princess that was Promised, well … we all know how things turned out for Daenerys. All in all, it seems that the whole prophesy and Lord of Light thing was a muddled plotline that didn’t pay off.
Written by: Looper
