Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-60.230.35.86-20140512044045/@comment-26516965-20150330092946

I shall read more books and maybe contribute to this thread if I find anything. On the wiki the only information that mentions the power is that they can teach Words of Power. Did the ancient Nords perform soul-binding or magic-related rituals with the Walls? The Dovahkiin hears the sound of the walls, senses their power, so they certainly have some. The Walls mostly mark the resting places of noble Nords, according to On Stepping Lightly: "Dotting the landscape of Skyrim, the ancient Nordic Ruins are a testament to the ingenuity of the Nordic people of the past. When constructing the final resting places of their noble class [...] There are rumors that most, if not all of these ruins contain large walls with magical inscriptions upon them, but these have yet to be confirmed." The noble class was probably capable of using the Shouts. These were the Tongues or Dragon Priests, for example. Hey, I'm really hype now about this mystery... In my opinion, they just bound some unknown, ancient magic to them; they must be some kind of representation of the power of a dead noble. They even used magic for building the barrows, I once found drawings by Adam Adamowicz showing the process of building a barrow and I posted them on tumblr, look here. The Nords seem to be keen of sacrifices and life&death magic...