Jon Snow is our hero, the peoples’ hero.
But in Westeros there are many men and women who have been fighting the good fight, and none more dependable or steadfast in their devotion to the greater good than Ser Davos.
Having faithfully served Stanis and then stood by Jon’s side through thick and thin, he’s certainly one of the North’s great heroes.
But did you know he’s pretty much the reason why the King In The North is really alive?
This is because without the Onion Knight on his side our Jon would still be cold and dead on the slab in Game Of Thrones– at least that’s what one theory reckons.
Remember back when Melisandre brought the brutally stabbed-up Jon back to life with the help of the Lord Of Light?
The answer is: Yes, We all do.
Thankfully, that happened to curtail our wailing and threats of never watching Thrones ever again. But was it really the Red Priestess that brought him back? Well, according to one theory on Reddit it wasn’t actually.
Asking us to cast our collective minds back to season three when Melisandre asks fellow Red Priest Thoros of Myr how he brought back Lord Beric Dondarrion, the user recalls how Thoros said he just wanted his friend back.
Sitting down next to the body, the Red Priest asked The Lord Of Light to return his friend, and he did.
Now, this is where things get interesting, as user DirtyTruck theorizes: ‘When watching Melisandre trying to bring back Jon she didn’t have the same conviction. She was not trying to bring back one of her friends.
‘She was just trying to see what she could do. It didn’t matter to her if Jon was dead. She had already given up on Jon. Saying that the Lord of the Light had lied to her. She had seen Jon in the last great battle and now he was dead.
‘There was one person there that has no faith in the Lord of Light and he just wanted his friend back. He went begging to the woman he hates just to see if she could help.’
Yes, that’s right. You guessed it… Ser Davos.
Dirty Truck goes on to add: ‘My Theory is that Davos is really the person that brought Jon back to life. When Melisandre was trying she looked like she had no hope or no will. She gave up and everyone left the room except Davos.
‘Davos walks up to Jon’s body and I think he prays to the Lord of the Light and asks him to bring back his friend. Just a few seconds later Jon wakes up. I think to be able to bring someone back they have to be someone that you really care for.’
When you think about it, it’s not that great a leap to make. And, well… stranger things have happened in Westeros.
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