Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11276487-20130728170148/@comment-24144336-20131129105238

Dovahsebrom wrote: My point is that the Nords should never have given up on the Thu'um. That is not how the traditions of the ancient Nords work. The Nords, and especially those of the ancient days, organize themselves according to the rule of the "strongest". When the Nordic Tongues lost at the Battle of Red Mountain, Jurgen Windcaller contemplated on their failure and concluded it was a signal from the heavens that the Tongues were (ab)using the power of the Thu'um. 18 Tongues - referred to as the "disputants" in the in-game lore - came to challenge Jurgen's assertion. None of these 18 Tongues however had the strength to shout Jurgen Windcaller down, proving that Jurgen was the most powerful of the Tongues in his own time.

By ancient Nord tradition, the will of the strongest is law. Hence, use of the Thu'um for martial reasons was strictly outlawed from there on, and all knowledge of how to use the Voice restricted to an order of Monks who took vows of silence and pacifism --- the Graybeards.

The way I see it, the only way to put an end to this arrangement is for a new Tongue to emerge who is able to shout down Arngeir, proving that he or she is stronger than the most powerful of Jurgen the Calm's disciples. That would "legally" end the restrictions on usage of the Thu'um according to ancient Nord tradition, and restore the ability of the Nords to raise a new generation of Tongues who use the Voice for military conquests.