Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-6702118-20140722142914/@comment-24999978-20140804212057

Br3admax wrote: I don't think so. While Akatosh has more investment than Auriel, Alduin wasn't tryin to devour the world, he wanted to rule it. Akatosh created the Dragonborn line to force Alduin to devour the world. Alduin's purpose also isn't really to destroy Nirn. It's to consume creation and restart time. Alduin represents the end of time, which is necessary. If Aka really wanted to destroy Alduin, he would let him be consumed by the Dragonborn. Indeed, Alduin is supposed to consume creation, but deigned to turn against his purpose and attempted to rule. I know of Alduin's role, I considered that my wording may have been a tad imprecise, but I felt is was sufficient without having to go further into the issue (which was not my primary focus). Still, your description is useful, particularly the alternate view that the Dragonborn's purpose may also to be to remind Alduin of his own purpose, which I had forgotten to include.