Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-6685058-20130727045056/@comment-98.28.88.47-20130831085049

He did it by the oldest trick in the book, he used brute force, and in a way I can respect that.

What makes a god in the end? Or a king, for that matter? Yes, there are things like a doctrine, followers, etc etc, but in the end there is only one answer as to what makes Talos a god, power.

Talos became a god because he was powerful enough to surpass his mortal form and force his way into the Aedra's ranks, regardless of any protests that they put up, and Ulfric did the same thing.