Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11276487-20130728170148/@comment-10207438-20131128021333

Sajutsu wrote: My point exactly, unfortunately Jurgen should have realised it was just a flaw in battle and not divine judgement, if that happened, the Nords would be quite feared, Besides their gift was given FOR WAR, not to worship gods, by shouting at a sky its the same as yelling force at the sky in the real world, Jurgen was still a great man though. I believe(I also belive that Jurgen Windcaller realized) that the Thu'um was not given to mortals for war, but for defense. they were being masacred by the dragons, then they were given a way to defend themselves, but then when they used that gift to attack another land they were laid to waste. and it is possible that their loss was indeed divine intervention.

though if there was another sect of Tounges who did use it for war but also respected the greybeards ways, the nords would probably become unstoppable. the people who say Skyrim couldn't stand a battle with the AD would be so wrong.