There may be no light at all, rather continual darkness. It seems the Others can make it a lot colder and darker than our glimpses of them so far in the text have shown. He needs a torch, and it’s pointed out by Tormund and Mel that when Others arrive, fires will go out due to the ice mist around them. The Others seem to bring darkness with them, so Azor Ahai needs to be able to see. Lightbringer would need to provide a source of light.When we see Marwyn’s glass candle, this is happening: It must have no need for fuel, and burns without being consumed. Lightbringer seems to have a flame that doesn’t go out.Glass candles are made of dragonglass, and we can learn about the magical properties of the substance by looking closely at these candles. Lightbringer as dragonglass begins to have huge appeal, and it’s in the study of glass candles where we can see why a dragonglass blade would be so essential during the Long Night. Lightbringer being able to kill Others and their armies of undead isn’t just desirable, it’s really essential if some kind of hero is to stand against them. The substance is ordinarily too brittle for battle, but if it could somehow be reinforced, then Lightbringer would be lethal to Others and their wights. Dragonglass is the only substance we know of that poses a threat to Others. We see with Samwell’s smouldering log how easily wights succumb to fire where blades have failed Lightbringer’s flames giving it the ability to kill wights would be a functional purpose.īut Lightbringer, as will be discussed, only seems to make sense as a weapon of enormous power if we consider that it could be made from dragonglass. This fire would have given him a great advantage when fighting Others and their army. What could be so special about this sword?įirst of all, the Legend of Lightbringer indicates that upon being thrust through Nissa Nissa’s heart, the blade was set alight, and presumably burnt without fuel.
The primary question about Lightbringer is how a single blade could possibly be so important against an army of Others and wights. Further importance is given to this legendary sword as Melisandre frequently mentions its prophesied return, and how essential it could be in the upcoming war against the Others. It seems that during the last Long Night’s “darkness” Azor Ahai forged a very important blade, which the Jade Compendium tells us was thrust through the belly of a monster. We learn of the forging of Lightbringer in Salladhor Saan’s tale. Art by entaro-aduntoridas If Lightbringer was merely a sword – why was it such a great weapon?
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