Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24420450-20140114023310/@comment-3539474-20140120191352

Dovahsebrom wrote: Alduin is a piece of the Time-God broken off by Nordic belief. While Alduin's physical body was "born" in Akavir, his soul/essence came from Mundus' Void. I assume Akatosh created him from another aspect of itself, shortly after Lorkhan was defeated by Auri-El. After all, he is the only dragon who can travel to Aetherius/Sovngarde.