"And the Shadow fell upon the Land, and the World was riven stone from stone. The oceans fled, and the mountains were swallowed up, and the nations were scattered to the eight corners of the World. The moon was blood, and the sun was as ashes. The seas boiled, and the living envied the dead. All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon."

- From Aleth nin Taerin alta Camora,
The Breaking of the World.
Author unknown, the Fourth Age

"One of the Prophecies says that the Stone of Tear will never fall until the People of the Dragon come to the Stone. Another says the Stone will never fall until the Sword That Cannot be Touched is wielded by the Dragon's hand..."

From the Prophecies of the Dragon, as related by Thom to Rand

"And it came to pass in those days, as it had come before and would come again, the Dark lay heavy on the land and weighed down the hearts of men, and the green things failed, and hope died. And men cried unto the Creator, saying, O Light of the Heavens, Light of the World, let the Promised One be born of the mountain, according to the Prophecies, as he was in Ages past and will be in Ages to come. Let the Prince of the Morning sing to the land that green things will grow and the valleys give forth lambs. Let the arm of the Lord of the Dawn shelter us from the Dark, and the great sword of Justice defend us. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time."

- From Charal Drianaan te Clamon,
The Cycle of the Dragon.
Author unknown, the Fourth Age

"And it shall come to pass that what men made shall be shattered, and the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age, and the Dark One shall once more lay his hand upon the world of man. Women shall weep and men quail as the nations of the earth are rent like rotting cloth. Neither shall anything stand nor abide...
"Yet one shall be born to face the Shadow, born once more as he was born before and shall be born again, time without end. The Dragon shall be Reborn, and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth at his rebirth. In sack cloth and ashes shall be clothe the people, and he shall break the world again by his coming, tearing apart all ties that bind. Like the unfettered dawn shall he blind us, and burn us, yet shall the Dragon Reborn confront the Shadow at the Last Battle, and his blood shall give us the Light. Let tears flow, O ye people of the world. Weep for you salvation."

- From The Karaethon Cycle: The Prophecies of the Dragon,
as translated by Ellaine Marise'idin Alshinn,
Chief Librarian at the Court of Arafel,
in the Year of Grace 231 of the New Era, the Third Age

"For he shall come like the breaking dawn, and shatter the world again with his coming, and make it anew."

As accounted by Siuan to Moiraine in Fal Dara (TGH pg.56 HB)

"He will be of the ancient blood, and raised by the old blood."

Moiraine to Rand (TGH pg.110 HB)

"When the winds of Tarmon Gai'don scour the earth, he will face the Shadow and bring forth Light again in the world."

Siuan to Rand (TGH pg.110 HB)

"Five ride forth, and four return. Above the watchers shall he proclaim himself, bannered across the sky in fire..."

Vandene to Moiraine (pg. 275 TGH HB)

"Twice and twice shall he be marked,
twice to live and twice to die.
Once the heron to set his path.
Twice the heron to name him true.
Once the dragon for remembrance lost.
Twice the dragon for the price he must pay."

"Twice dawns the day when his blood is shed.
Once for the mourning, once for birth.
Red on black, the Dragon's blood stains the rock of Shayol Ghul.
In the Pit of Doom shall his blood free men from the Shadow."

As accounted by Thom (TGH pg.326 HB)

"The Stone of Tear will never fall till Callandor is wielded by the Dragon Reborn."

As accounted by Thom (TGH pg.326 HB)

"And his paths shall be many, and who shall know his name, for he shall be born among us many times, in many guises, as he has been and ever will be, time without end. His coming shall be like the sharp edge of the plow, turning our lives in furrows from out of the places where we lie in our silence. The breaker of bonds, the forger of chains. The maker of futures, the unshaper of destiny."

From Commentaries on the Prophecies of the Dragon,
by Jurith Dorine, Right Hand to Queen of Almoren,
742 AB, the Third Age

"The blood of the Dragon Reborn on the rocks of Shayol Ghul will free mankind from the Shadow."

Rand to Moiraine (TDR pg.50 HB)

"He has yet to break the nations, or shatter the world. What does it mean that he shall 'slay his people with the sword of peace, and destroy them with the leaf'? What does it mean that he 'shall bind the nine moons to serve him'? What 'wound of madness and cutting of hope' has he healed? What chains has he broken, and who put into chains?

Moiraine to Perrin (TDR pg.57 HB)

"The Stone of Tear will never fall till the People of the Dragon come."

Perrin to Uno (TDR pg.60 HB)

On the slopes of Dragonmount shall he be born, born of a maiden wedded to no man."

As accounted by Egwene (TDR pg.373 HB)

"And it was written that no hand but his should wield the Sword held in the Stone, but he did draw it out, like fire in his hand, and his glory did burn the world. Thus did it begin. Thus do we sing his Rebirth. Thus do we sing the beginning."

From Do'in Toldara te, Songs of the Last Age,
Quarto Nine: The Legend of the Dragon,
composed by Boanne, Songmistress at Taralan,
the Fourth Age

"The Shadow shall rise across the world, and darken every land, even to the smallest corner, and there shall be neither Light nor safety, and he who shall be born of the Dawn, born of the Maiden, according to Prophecy, he shall stretch forth his hands to catch the Shadow, and the world shall scream in the pain of salvation. All glory be to the Creator, and to the Light, and to he who shall be born again. May the Light save us from him."

From Commentaries on the Karaethon Cycle,
Sereine dar Shamelle Motara, Council-Sister to Comaelle,
High Queen of Jaramide circa 325 AB,
the Third Age

"His blood on the rocks of Shayol Ghul, washing away the Shadow, sacrifice for man's salvation."

As accounted by Rand (TSR pg.71 HB?)

"Power of the Shadow made human flesh, wakened to turmoil, strife and ruin. The Reborn One, marked and bleeding, dances the sword in dreams and mist, chains the Shadowsworn to his will, from the city, lost and forsaken, leads the spears to war once more, breaks the spears and makes them see, truth long hidden in the ancient dream."

As accounted by Moiraine (TSR pg.131 HB?)

"The was no guide to how they were connected, or what they were supposed to do; the Prophecies never mentioned companions."

Moiraine's thoughts (TSR pg.244 HB?)

"Into the heart he thrusts his sword,
into the heart, to hold their hearts.
Who draws it out shall follow after,
What hand can grasp that fearful blade?"

As accounted by Rand (TSR pg.244 HB?)

"And when the blood was sprinkled on ground where nothing could grow, the Children of the Dragon did spring up, the People of the Dragon, armed to dance with death. And he did call them forth from the wasted lands, and they did shake the world with battle."

From The Wheel of Time by Sulamein so Bhagad
Chief Historian at the Court of the Sun,
the Fourth Age

"With his coming are the dread fires born again. The hills burn, and the land turn sere. The tides of men run out, and the hours dwindle. The wall is pierced and the veil of parting raised. Storms rumble beyond the horizon, and the fires of heaven purge the earth. There is no salvation without destruction, no hope this side of death."

Fragment from The Prophecies of the Dragon,
believed translated by N'Delia Basolaine
First Maid and Swordfast to Raidhen of Hol Cuchone
circa 400 AB

"And the Glory of the Light did shine upon him.
And the Peace of the Light did he give men.
Binding nations to him. Making one of many.
Yet the shards of hearts did give wounds.
And what was once did come again
--in fire and in storm
Splitting all in twain.
For his peace...
--for his peace...
...was the peace ...
...was the peace...
...of the sword.
And the Glory of the Light did shine upon him."

From Glory of the Dragon
composed by Meane sol Ahelle,
the Fourth Age

"The lions sing and the hills take flight.
The moon by day, and the sun by night.
Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool.
Let the Lord of Chaos rule."

Chant from a children's game heard in Great Aravalon,
the Fourth Age

"The unstained tower breaks and bends knee to the forgotten sign. The seas rage, and storm clouds gather unseen. Beyond the horizon, hidden fires swell, and serpents nestle in the bosom. What was exalted is cast down; what was cast down is raised up. Order burns to clear his path."

The Prophecies of the Dragon
translated by Jeorad Manyard
Governor of the Province of Andor for the High King,
Artur Paendrag Tanreall

"There can be no health in us, nor any good thing grow, for the land is one with the Dragon Reborn, and he one with the land. Soul of fire, heart of stone, in pride he conquers, forcing the proud to yield. He calls upon the mountains to kneel, and the seas to give way, and the very skies to bow. Pray that the heart of stone remembers tears, and the soul of fire, love."

- From a much disputed translation of The Prophecies of the Dragon
by the poet Kyera Termendal, of Shiota,
believed to have been published between FY 700 and FY 800

"The north shall he tie to the east, and the west shall be bound to the south."

- a fragment of The Prophecies of the Dragon as accounted by Rand. (AcoS pg.534 HB)

"Master of the lightnings, rider on the storms,
wearer of a crown of swords, spinner-out of fate.
Who thinks he turns the Wheel of Time,
may learn the truth too late."

- From a fragmentary translation of The Prophecies of the Dragon, attributed to Lord Mangore Kiramin,
Sword-bard of Aramaelle and Warder to
Caraighan Maconar, into what was then called
The vulgar tongue (circa 300 AB)

"Whoever reads this, if any remain to read it, weep for us who have no more tears. Pray for us who are damned alive."

-Fragment from The Prophecies of the Dragon (source unknown)