How will A Song of Ice and Fire end? Who will win the Game of Thrones and take the Iron Throne?
This is a question that has plagued fans minds for years. One of the most obvious happily-ever-after choices would be Jon Snow and/or Daenerys Targaryen, due to their legitimate claim on the throne.
However a new theory argues that that would be far too obvious for author George RR Martin, who regularly kills of series’ favourites.
According to Digital Spy, it will in fact be Sansa Stark, as the shock new Queen at the end A Song of Ice and Fire.
The convincing theory points out how both Jon and Dany regularly make bad decisions, but even more intriguing is the theory that one of them is Azor Ahai – ‘the prince who was promised.’
If this is the case then at least one of them will die, if not both. But with them out of the way, who will rule the Seven Kingdoms?
Well the theory points out how Martin based A Song of Ice and Fire on the Wars of the Roses and its aftermath.
The theory then shows how similar Robert Baratheon is to Henry VIII, who was followed by his son – the boy king – Edward VI (Joffrey and Tommen), before being replaced by Bloody Mary (Cersei).
And who followed? None other than a young redhead, Elizabeth I, who went on to rule her golden age.
With this in mind, is it possible then that Sansa will take the throne with Tyrion?
After all the two are legally married and are uninterested in taking the throne for themselves.
It’s an intriguing theory that would prove a shocking ending to A Song of Ice and Fire, but is it too farfetched?
After all, there are theories that Sansa will die and that she is in fact Robert Baratheon’s bastard.