Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-153.107.33.152-20140620001033/@comment-13446185-20140624161311

The Dragon Cult was the main religion of Atmora and was most likely first brought to Tamriel with Ysgramor. Sometime during the reign of the 12 kings between Ysgramor and Harald, the Dragon Cult gained a large amount of power in Skyrim, ruling with the same powers kings did. They would rule with this power until they were wiped out in the Dragon War.