On another forum I saw that Liam Cunnigham had given an interview where he talked about GRRM telling him a big secret that Liam was really excited about. In response I had jokingly said that Davos would be Lightbringer but then I started thinking seriously about it and it seems like Davos may actually be this mythical figure. I thought I’d post it here to possibly get some feedback, at least to see if it is totally in the tinfoil territory or not. And I'm still trying to figure out the code so please forgive any mistakes in regards to that.
There is actually a strong association with Davos and Lightbringer. Most, if not all, iirc, of the historical information we get on the original Lightbringer comes from Davos chapters. We also see Stannis’ Lightbringer and hear some of the history from Davos’ very first POV chapter. Stannis had used his Lightbringer when he raised Davos to Lord and Hand.
He, well his shadow to be exact, is also described as a sword at one point, shortly after he spirits Edric Storm away to save him from Melisandre’s fires.
ASoS Part 2, page 290 UK paperback edition The wind sighed through the chamber, and in the hearth the flames gusted and swirled. He listened to the logs crackle and spit. When Davos left the window his shadow went before him, tall and thin, and fell across the Painted Table like a sword.
Melisandre does recognize a power in him when she propositions him to make shadow babies:
ASoS Part 1, page 347, UK paperback edition ”Is the brave Ser Onion so frightened of a passing shadow? Take heart ,then. Shadows only live when given birth by light, and the king’s fires burn so low I dare not draw off any more to make another son. It might well kill him.” Melisandre moved closer. “With another man, though…a man whose flames still burn hot and high…if you truly wish to serve your king’s cause, come to my chamber one night. I could give you pleasure such as you have never known, and with your life-fire I could make…”
“…a horror.” Davos retreated from her. “I want no part of you, my lady. Or your god. May the Seven protect me.”
As far as I am aware, Melisandre usually uses King’s blood to make her shadowbabies. And no Davos is not a secret Targ. Just don’t go there.
If king's blood was not required, Melisandre could have had her pick of just about any man on Dragonstone if she wanted to make a shadow baby. But the one she picks, even over the many devout, is one who refuses to follow her god. Yet Melisandre still sees that there is a fiery power in Davos, and picks him when she can’t use Stannis anymore.
I don’t think Melisandre has any inkling that Davos could be Lightbringer but she does recognize a power in him.
After the Battle of Blackwater, Davos should be dead, but he seems to have been saved for a purpose. While he thinks it is to rid of the world of Melisandre, it could be that he is meant to be AAR’s Lightbringer.
Davos believes he lost his luck when he lost his finger bones, but I believe this was a necessary act so he can fully serve as Lightbringer (more on this part in a bit).
As the original Lightbringer was forged three times, so has Davos (well two so far with the third forging being a very likely possibility). When a sword is forged, it is at the mercy of its surroundings, shaped by things around it. This is what Davos has been the two times he has ended up as a prisoner.
The first was when he had returned to Dragonstone and he was taken to the dungeon there, when he planned on killing Melisandre. Oddly enough, this particular dungeon has some similarities to a forge.
ASoS Part 1, page 344, UK paperback edition But Davos could not complain of chill. The smooth stony passages beneath the great mass of Dragonstone were always warm, and Davos had often heard it said they grew warmer the farther down one went. He was well below the castle, he judged, and the wall of his cell often felt warm to his touch when he pressed a palm against it.
While it’s hard to say exactly (for me at least) how long he was in the dungeon, thirty days (like the original Lightbringer’s first forging time) seems like a reasonable amount of time for him to recover from a near death experience and get all his strength back. (Note: I will fully admit I’m unsure if the 30/50/100 will come into play again but I thought it was worth mentioning.)
There is also an interesting passage when he finally released and taken to Stannis.
ASoS, Part 1, page 489, UK paperback edition ”Take the torch,” Ser Axell commanded the gaoler. “Leave the traitor to the darkness.”
“No,” his brother said. “Axell, please, don’t take the light…gods have mercy.”
This is the only time a light is physically removed from the dungeon, when Davos himself is released from there, so even though no parties are aware of it, the “light” being referred to is actually Davos himself and not a torch.
From here he goes to meet with Stannis and the once Onion Knight gets several new titles (or metaphorically pieces of his identity) as he becomes Lord of Rainwood, Admiral of the Narrow Sea and the Hand of the King. Just as the original Lightbringer shattered into pieces, Davos becomes so much more than a landed knight after his time in the dungeon, with several pieces to his identity.
The second forging was his time in the Wolf’s Den of White Harbor. He has it pretty sweet for a prisoner. Granted it was because Wyman Manderly had need of him but Davos didn’t know this at the time. He’s fed extremely well, is given pretty much whatever he’s asked for, has a privy and furs and fires, but as he acknowledges he is still imprisoned, he is still at the mercy of his surroundings.
A fair amount of time has seemed to have passed, as we find out when Robett Glover escorts Davos from his cell. Again I had a hard time trying to calculate how much time had passed since Davos was first imprisoned, but a reasonable deduction seems to be close to two months (or around fifty days; at any rate probably longer than his first imprisonment). After he is escorted from the prison and meets with Wyman, Wyman enlists his help in finding Rickon. This is a direct defiance to the Lannisters, aka lions (harkening to driving a sword through the heart of a lion). He sets off on another journey, the second “forging” complete.
This is where I’ll have to speculate a bit. Davos is headed for Skagos, an island that’s known to be more than hostile to outsiders. While I think they’re pulling a Dorne, and making themselves seem more formidable than they actually are, I believe Davos will be under heavy suspicion.
This is where the third and final reforging takes place. At the very least, he will be kept on the island for three months plus, if not actually imprisoned, before he finally convinces Osha and everybody else to let him take Rickon and Shaggydog.
So what is Davos’ role as Lightbringer exactly?
Right now there are three strong candidates for AAR-Jon, Dany and Stannis. They all have their pros and cons, for lack of a better term.
I think what the three actually encompass are different aspects of AAR and all combined is the true AAR, rather than an individual.
Jon, Dany and Stannis are not so much alike but one thing they do have in common is they are all pretty proud people. So for Davos to fully become Lightbringer, he will “kill” their Nissa Nissa’s, which in actuality, is their pride. He will knock their heads together (literally or figuratively) and make them realize they need to combine their strengths against the Others and this act will lead to the ultimate victory.
So Davos is not just Lightbringer, but the actual savior of Westeros. A man who never forgot who he was or where he came from, bringing light to the known world once more.
Summary: Davos was saved from Blackwater because his purpose is to serve as Lightbringer to AAR, as indicated by how much he is associated with swords and Lightbringer itself. The forgings he has experienced/will experience have been from Dragonstone dungeon, Wolf’s Den, and possibly Skagos, these journeys happening pretty consecutively. He will unite Jon, Dany and Stannis and make them work together and thus initiating the true and victorious defense against the Others.
) e eles serem rei e rainha, já que os Targaryen tem uma longa história de casamento entre parentes mesmo e se as teorias se provarem corretas, Tyrion é tio da Danny...
