User blog comment:Bethesda Softworks/The History of The Elder Scrolls/@comment-24.18.187.165-20110818085533/@comment-299469-20110818145032

I think it may be the final event in *a* prophecy in the Elder Scrolls, not the final event in ALL the scrolls' prophesies. That being said, there are likely some Mysterious Plot Devices floating around that could extend the series-- along with 200 years between IV and V that could be fleshed out :)