Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726204600/@comment-12599067-20130828120531

Alessia was not Dovahkiin. Dragonblood and Dragonborn are seperate things. And you're forgetting the Tongues of old. That said, the AD would probably not hold against the Akaviri invaders. And the Blades most likely recognised this as well.