User blog comment:IceFireWarden0/Next Official Elder Scroll's Game Predictions/@comment-142.1.57.140-20121129183607/@comment-160529-20121130084213

Actually I believe Alduin provoked the wars in akavir so he could claim the souls of his fallen brethren and gain power. And I believe he is gifted in that he can raise the dead, thus being the dragons link to their "immortality".

And no I dont think he was ever meant to bring about "the end times" I think that is just a myth he himself propogated, sure some people believe he is meant to end the world.

but believe all they want it isnt going to make it true.

Maybe he was simply meant to usher in a new era for the dragons, freeing them from disease and death allowing them to fully sieze their destiny as the balancing power between mortals and immortals.