User blog comment:Tholanar/Thoughts on the nordic pantheon./@comment-5709731-20130124142718/@comment-5871119-20130124211832

actually miraak was a dragon priest so he was already worshipped.

all the past ysmirs died. in one of the stories it is said miraak was saved by hermaus before the jailor could finish him. the dragons charged vhalok to keep watch for the return of miraak. so they knew he wasnt dead the skaal mention this too his return.

yeah he was chosen by akatosh to be dragonborn but that doesnt mean miraak was destined to slay alduin. for all we know hermaus mora gave miraak the knowledge to become dragonborn who knows and maybe that reason made miraak believe he could beat the dragons so he turned on them?

just saying i mean hermaus mora knows a lot about the dragonborn.