User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Why the Stormcloaks are right./@comment-9062114-20130508040801

It shows that he's better because he could protect Skyrim better then Torygg could. Since the High King does help the soldiers fight in wars as well as lead them it is actually necessary. Ulfric was clearly the better combatent, therefor he deserved it more then Torygg. That's what I've been trying to say.

Ulfric wasn't in Imperial territory he was in Dark Water Crossing, which is in the Eastmarch.