Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-6707115-20130621183133

Why would Whiterun's fate really be mentioned in any real detail? I doubt Bethesda would mention who the jarl was, only the event of Odavhing's capture, which doesn't really require the jarl's name to be mentioned. Just, "the Jarl of Whiterun entered into an agreement with the Dragonborn".