User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-1840877-20120629132604/@comment-5135631-20120629155405

According to ancient Nordic law, whenever a High King is killed in a formal duel, whichever Nord defats him becomes the High King. Furthermore, Torygg's family was handpicked by the Emperor, not because they themselves had a rightful claim, but because they were most likely to bow to Cyrodil. Honestly, do you think Elisif would make a better leader than Ulfric?