User blog comment:Enda Kenny/The Civil Flame War : My Response/@comment-17114085-20130919162931/@comment-13446185-20130922200528

I'm pretty sure that they are technically avatars, as they are the same god but at the same time not the same god, Shezarr existed just like Shor.

-Lorkhan had his heart ripped out by the other gods and shot to where red mountain stands.

-Nords believe Shor had his heart ripped out by elven giants who were hunted by Ysgramor and ended up hiding the heart at red mountain.

It seems to me that Shor isn't the exact Lorkhan that was killed by the Aedra.

I think Shor may be the only part of Lorkhan to have survived Lorkhan's death.