Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-6702118-20140722142914/@comment-14027812-20140723121819

Huh? We don'tknow if Alduin is ever returning; I don't think he was defeated by a Dragonborn before and this may change his condition in some way. People often argue the Dragonborn didn't absrib Alduin's soul, the only thing he did was destroying his body. I think that the fact that they are in Sovngarde, a Space God (?) realm, when Alduin explodes, could have some influence in Alduin's status as well. I don't think he'll ever return; this kalpa is special in that all TES games happen in it, so it may be eternal, instead of having to be reset by Alduin.