{"id":3775,"date":"2012-06-08T22:11:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T04:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3775"},"modified":"2012-06-27T07:17:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T13:17:01","slug":"is-the-game-of-thrones-intro-really-a-secret-prophecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3775","title":{"rendered":"Is the Game of Thrones intro really a secret prophecy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been watching HBO&#8217;s Game of Thrones and noticed every show intro has the same etchings on the sun-compass thing that spins by. I finally paused the show long enough to take some screenshots and see what they are.<\/p>\n<p>The first one is a dragon burning a few different cities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/7353356188\/in\/photostream\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 01\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8014\/7353356188_0a01de275d.jpg?resize=500%2C279\" alt=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 01\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game Of Thrones Intro 01<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/7353356276\/in\/photostream\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 02\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7095\/7353356276_1e686c9cf7.jpg?resize=500%2C280\" alt=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 02\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game Of Thrones Intro 02<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kind of ominous.<\/p>\n<p>A few frames later shows the dragon being attacked by a Lion, a Wolf, and a Stag at the same time from different directions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/7353356340\/in\/photostream\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7095\/7353356340_20e67c2447.jpg?resize=500%2C280\" alt=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game Of Thrones Intro 3<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The last clear image of the sun-compass thing has the Stag holding its&#8217; head high with a halo-like ring around its&#8217; head. All the other animals are bowing down to it. I see a boar, a lion, a pair of geese, a dog-like creature, and some kind of horse in the far right. But no wolf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/7353356224\/in\/photostream\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 04\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7072\/7353356224_5c51b0914d.jpg?resize=500%2C279\" alt=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 04\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game Of Thrones Intro 04<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/7353356138\/in\/photostream\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 05\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8003\/7353356138_f1ebae0763.jpg?resize=500%2C279\" alt=\"Game Of Thrones Intro 05\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game Of Thrones Intro 05<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So did I just stumble across the prophesy for the next four seasons?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: A comment by Gabriel (below) says it is just &#8220;the story leading up to the first season of Game of Thrones&#8221;. I probably should read the books and pay more attention to the first season of the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been watching HBO&#8217;s Game of Thrones and noticed every show intro has the same etchings on the sun-compass thing that spins by. I finally paused the show long enough to take some screenshots and see what they are. 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