Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11296535-20130914180002/@comment-94.22.78.155-20170418155853

Why are people trying to come up with the most difficult possible theory?

The most sensible reason for Numinex's death would be that he was executed by Olaf some time after his capture, and that he was not raised by Alduin because not only are his bones scattered all over Dragonsreach, he lost his mind from captivity.