Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24339224-20160718084244/@comment-38404026-20190204161908

Puggles52 wrote: I'd like to know everyone's personal theory about the origin of the Elder Scrolls. Who do you think wrote them? What do you think they were originally used for? Why were they written? any theory you have pertaining to the Elder Scrolls, really. In the beginning, there was nothing. Only the chaos of the pre-universe.

But then the Godhead came. And with his dream formed the primodial forces of Anu (Who resembled Order) and Padomay (Who resembled Chaos).

Anu and Padomay's interplay originated the Aurbis, the universe of the Elder Scrolls.

Anu and Padomay also gave birth to their own souls, Anui-El (Who resembled Everything, and was Anu's soul) and Sithis (Who resembled Nothing, and was Padomay's soul)

Anui-El and Sithis also gave birth to their souls: Auri-El/Akatosh (Who created Time, and was Anui-El's soul) and Lorkhan/Shor (Who resembled Deceit, and was Sithis' soul)

These two were the last souls who predate the Aedra and Daedra, who, according to the book "Pension of the Ancestor Moth", are exceeded by the Elder Scrolls.

Of these two, only one has a connection to Time: Auri-El (Akatosh)

Following this train of thought, Auri-El (Akatosh) is the only contender to have written the Elder Scrolls.

Some people may say this is wrong because, according to Michael Kirkblade, the Mnemoli wrote the Scrolls. To that I answer: He did not. He said the Mnemoli are the KEEPERS of the Elder Scrolls. Not the writers. Saying they are the writers puts it in direct contradiction with the book Pension of the Ancestor Moth.

Sources:

Pension of the Ancestor Moth wiki page: https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Pension_of_the_Ancestor_Moth

The Elder Scrolls Creation Myth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROUPp99A4YA

My personal theory is this: Paarthurnax says that the Elder Scrolls are fragments of creation. Many believe the Aedra made the Elder Scrolls, or at least have something to do with them. It's also said that the Aedra created Mundus. So, my personal theory is that the Aedra didn't just suddenly sneeze and THERE was Mundus. I theorize that they had the Elder Scrolls in Aetherius, and used them to create Mundus. Since they were in Mundus after creating it, wouldn't the tool they used (if they used a tool, that is) be there too? so, what if the Aedra left the things they used to create Mundus, as they fled back to Aetherious.

and because the Elder Scrolls would be tools of the divines, mortals should be incapable of using it, hence the blindness and insanity.

and yes, I know the Elder Scrolls hold information on the past, present, and future. But it's obviously been shown that they can do more than that. Reference: Time Wound.

That's just my personal theory. I'd like to hear everyone else's.