General:The Dragon War, documented

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Archived Link:	Bethesda Softworks Forums
Writer(s):	Michael Kirkbride, Kurt Kuhlmann
Publication Date:	March 8th, 2012

The Dragon War, documented

A speculation on the nature on Ysgramor

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Merry Eyesore the Elk (2012-03-08)

Straightening my tie. My friends are finally here. Let me take a breath.

/cough

Are you ready?

/cough

Can you hear me? In the back?

Can you hear us? In the back?

Ysgramor was a Dragon.

YS GRA MOR

/ahem

Let's tear this forest down.

Hasphat Antabolis (2012-03-08)

An interesting theory. But as usual, the credulous minds gravitate to the most outlandish theories.

If Ysgramor was indeed a "dragon", most likely he was a Dragon Priest - in the Late Merethic Era, it would be unlikely for a leader of Ysgramor's reported stature to be unconnected to the Dragon Cult. But connecting the Nord hero Ysgramor with the now-reviled Dragon Cult is of course anathema to those who favor chauvinism over historical truth.

Other possibilities are that Ysgramor was not an individual but an amalgamation of several people - his reported exploits encompass an unreasonable amount of time for a single individual. At the time, anyone of high stature or great prowess in battle would have been considered a "dragon" (the highest compliment imaginable). This does not mean that Ysgramor was in fact an actual dragon, but I have no doubt that the literal-minded among us will not hesitate to jump to the most obvious conclusions. True scholars will of course be more circumspect.