Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-26893431-20150825195913

College Mage: Ferris wrote: Draevan13 wrote: College Mage: Ferris wrote: Draevan13 wrote: On a side note, I'd like to point out that the Nord custom of "I'm a better fighter than you so I'm now High King" Ulfric used to kill Torygg is, in my view, utter nonsense. So by that logic if, say, Molag Bal waltzed into Windhelm and killed Ulfric, he'd then be the new High King of Skyrim? Just because he's the best at killing? Pretty barbaric custom. It's also the rule the Dragons live by, being "right" and being "stronger" than your opponent are the same thing. I'd like to know why (if it was just a duel) Ulfric didnt then sit on the Throne in the blue palace and start issueing commands. I mean.. he won.. right? why did he then have to flee? Probably because he knew that by Imperial Law it's murder, not succession. True, but if it truly was in the old nord ways, which I'm personally inclined to believe, it would have sent a better message to discredit the Empire by having them try and punish him for yet another nord custom. He could then rally behind the idea the Empire is trying to erase all Nordic customs, and bulster his army. (I imagine somthing like "First Talos, now this? what's next? they replace the ale with milk so we're all milk drinkers like them?!") There is no evidence of him challenging Torygg in the traditional way, otherwise Torygg's court mage would have said so.