The prominence of the swirl painting on the walls is a major hint that it played a vital role even during the first Long Night. They were the first to defeat the White Walkers and the death swirl is carved in the cave paintings with much significance. This discovery is probably the most crucial hint towards the symbol's significance as murals on the walls of the cave depict the Children of The Forest working together with the First Men at the first battle of the Long Night. It was discovered when Jon was mining for Dragonglass under the forgotten outpost. The last time we saw the Death Swirl before Season 8's premiere was in Dragonstone and was discovered by Jon Snow. The horse's heads were arranged in a spiral giving us a confirmation that this symbol plays some form of significance in the Night King's story arc. His fellow Night's Watchmen were murdered by the white walkers and their horses were mutilated to form the pattern of the symbol. The next time we see the swirl is in the third episode of season three when Jon revisits “Fist of the First Men”. It was made up of wildling bodies and limbs that were arranged in the pattern of the Death Swirl. We see the symbol for the very first time in the very first episode of Season 1. This is not the first time we've seen the swirl as the symbol has made an appearance in various scenes before. The Night King's intentions and purposes are still shrouded in mystery so we will know for sure when it's revealed. We see it again north of the Wall with the dead horses displayed in a spiral pattern, and then you see it again here and learn where these patterns come from, that they're ancient symbols of the Children of the Forest used in their rituals, and the Children of the Forest created the White Walkers,” said Benioff.įrom what we can gather, the pattern is symbolic to The Children of the Forest and the message the Night King is trying to send is that he remembers, he knows his purpose and he won't stop until he achieves it. The first time we saw that was in one of the very first scenes in the pilot when Will the ranger sees the Wildling body parts in an odd pattern displayed by the White Walkers.
"There are certain symbols and patterns that recur throughout the show. The swirl was created by the Children of The Forest as confirmed by David Benioff in an interview.
We all know that the Night King was created by the Children of the Forest thanks to the Three-Eyed Raven's visions of the past. But before Beric could tell us more about the swirl, Ned Umber comes back to life and interrupts Beric's explanation. Beric tells us that it may just be a message from the Night King. The swirl gets discovered by Edd, Beric and Tormund and we get to know more what it may mean.
It is probably the scariest swirl we've seen yet as it consists of limbs and Ned Umber bang in the centre. It's called the “Death Swirl” and we got to see it again in the first episode of Season 8. We don't know much about the White Walkers, their origin and the Night King's intentions however, we've seen the dead army's stamp time and time again.
If you've already seen the previous seasons of 'Game Of Thrones' and the premiere of the final season, carry on reading. Before you start reading about one of the most important symbols in 'Game of Thrones', this is your last chance to turn away as there will be spoilers ahead.
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