User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Harkon's backstory?/@comment-121.219.169.69-20130518100414/@comment-9062114-20130518142103

Unless he was a High King that's unlikely. A Jarl would not have that much power. Even if they did use their power like that the other Jarls and the High King would've put an end to it. I don't think their has ever been a time in Skyrim's history where their have been numerous kings all over the land that nobody checked out. Also, don't the people would've rebelled? If someone was doing something like this why would they serve them? Once the First 300 were taken people would go to war. Seeing the Stormcloaks the Nords do know how to raise armies.