Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-6707115-20130727010528

Man of steak wrote: He has no true claim either.He is not related to the Septims.He is a different type of Dragonborn. How is the Dragonborn in Skyrim a different Dragonborn than say, Tiber Septim or Reman Cyrodil? Neither of them had any claim to the throne other than being Dragonborn. It can also be said that the main reason they were entitled to the throne was that both had the power of the Thu'm and armies at their back to crush anyone who'd dispute their taking the Throne. Tiber Septim even started out in a lower position than Reman Cyrodil (I think Cyrodil was a member of the Nobility) even somewhat comparable to that of the Skyrim Dragonborn (as an adventurer who went into the service of Cuhlecain of Falkreath eventually). So realistically, if the Skyrim Dragonborn were determined to take the Throne (in a power vacuum especially) they could realistically do it, considering that you either end up as the left hand of High King Ulfric or a the favored legate of General Tulius and Legate Rikke (not to mention High Queen Elisif would be indebted to your efforts to secure her throne).