User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Dawnguard Follow up./@comment-13446185-20131025003722/@comment-25109952-20131027173407

Where? Forebears' Holdout, to name one.

Potema started a WAR AGAINST THE EMPIRE. Harkon killed some people. I mean, Potema is obviously is the lesser of two evils there.

Because Shop Owners and Blacksmiths are omniscient and knew they were going to be slaughtered. Also, I've seen one guard Whiterun Guard in Skyrim take out an Elder Dragon and a bandit camp without healing. Numbers don't win wars anyway. Japan having a sixth of China's military size and still beating the shit out of them is proof of that.

In game proof?

King Olaf's Verse

The second verse that isn't blotted out states :

Olaf grabbed power, by promise and threat; From  Falkreath  to  Winterhold, they fell to their knees; But  Solitude  stood strong,  Skyrim 's truest protectors. Olaf's vengeance was instant, inspired and wicked.

Happy yet?