SINCE Ned Stark’s head rolled in the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones’ first season, fans have tried to figure out exactly what he says right before the sword comes down.
Was he making one last promise to his beloved late sister Lyanna? Was he giving away big spoilers yet to be revealed down the road? Was he whispering “valar morghulis” and accepting that all men must die?
The internet has long speculated about what was said before everything changed, but thanks to a new interview with star Sean Bean, we finally know what Ned’s fateful final words were — but they aren’t quite as mind-blowing as you’d expect.
We may all hold the Starks in high regard, but when staring death in the face, it turns out that the folks of Game of Thrones are just like the rest of us might be.
That’s right. Ned was “just saying a prayer” — and he’s surprised that folks read so much into it.
“It appears that way, doesn’t it?” he said. “I couldn’t be too specific, because I don’t know if religion [like that] was around in those days, whatever they were. I just thought, ‘What would you do if this were really gonna happen?’ You probably would pray. You probably would murmur some words and you’d keep it quiet. You’d keep it to yourself.”
Bean, of course, knew that it would be hard to decipher, but thought it was the obvious choice.
“It’s quite subtle in that many people wouldn’t pick it up,” he added. “It was an interesting thing to do for me at that point. There’s not much you can do really, you’ve got your head on a block. That’s about the only thing you can do is murmur.”
And for those of you holding out hope that Bean might return for the final season — well, it’s probably time to let that go.
“I think I’ve done my time there, and I created a good character,” said Bean, squashing any rumours. “It’d be rather strange to see him resurrected.”
This story originally appeared on Decider.
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