Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-9062114-20141010174543/@comment-27007772-20141010175216

The simple fact that in an alternate reality the Thalmor held off the Numiduim (the single strongest thing in all of TES, besides Kalpa-eating Alduin, maybe even stronger because Numiduim can ERASE races) for hundreds of years due to a dragon break, proves they are the strongest faction.