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If they rule because they're stronger, it's Asskicking Leads To Leadership.
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*** Not to mention, the position of Jarl isn't necessarily hereditary. Many Jarls are succeeded by their children in times of peace, out of respect for the former Jarl, but it is hardly considered a position of nobility, as any Nord can become a Jarl through AuthorityEqualsAsskicking.
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*** Not to mention, the position of Jarl isn't necessarily hereditary. Many Jarls are succeeded by their children in times of peace, out of respect for the former Jarl, but it is hardly considered a position of nobility, as any Nord can become a Jarl through AuthorityEqualsAsskicking.AsskickingLeadsToLeadership.
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** One possibility is that using the word in a shout draws on contextual comprehension. You understand "Ro" in the context of "Fus-Ro-Dah", but to use it in another Thuum, you'd need to understand how it applies to that particular concept (Balance, for example, could be interpreted as physical balance (in Unrelenting Force), or as the metaphysical or conceptual balance in another shout.
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*** For all we know, Ulfric's father might've sent the boy to High Hrothgar to ''protect'' his son from some threat to his own political power. Jarls have been known to get usurped, and in such an event, the heir-apparent of the ex-Jarl may not have that long of an expected lifespan if they're still at court.
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*** For all we know, Ulfric's father might've sent the boy to High Hrothgar to ''protect'' his son from some threat to his own political power. Jarls have been known to get usurped, and in such an event, the heir-apparent of the ex-Jarl may not won't have that long much of an expected lifespan if they're still at court.the usurper fears they'll want revenge.
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*** For all we know, Ulfric's father might've sent the boy to High Hrothgar to ''protect'' his son from some threat to his own political power. Jarls have been known to get usurped, and in such an event, the heir-apparent of the ex-Jarl may not have that long of an expected lifespan if they're still at court.
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** Possibly from the mammoths' point of view, it's ''them'' that domesticated the ''giants''. Having a bunch of servants with tool-making skills to provision and defend you is probably worth the price of occasionally getting milked or hauling them and their goods around.
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*** So... spending twenty years in a monastery learning how to knock stuff over with your voice makes you a better ruler than learning how to rule or actually ruling? Also, even the Dragonborn gets ragdolled by the full Fus Ro Dah and needs a few seconds of button-mashing to get up, whether they know Unrelenting Force or Whirlwind Sprint or Throw Voice. Ulfric is [[HonorBeforeReason full of it]].
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** No, he meant to kill Torygg. He specifically says he knocked Torygg over with the Thu'um and then stabbed him, and then the tale grew in the telling. "Why kill Torygg when Torygg might later become useful?" Because from Ulfric's point of view, Torygg was a weak and inept king who allowed the ban on Talos worship without a fight.
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** Nother (other Troper) Short Answer: in an above section it's mentioned how magicks are contained within the runes of prospective Shouts, and that is a reason Greybeard's can 'hear' them and why Dragons tend to hang around Word Walls. SO, it is possible and probable that Dragon Rend had been recorded in some manner, but was [[IncrediblyObviousTail hiiiighly detectable]] via this [[RedHerring residual-osity]] of power, thus thereby and likely destroyed by any dragons of the offended persuasion. While, strangely, I technically agree with the statement that it probably ''wasn't'' recorded due to the nature of it's hatred, I find it '''highly''' unbelievable the original rebellion felt legitimately in the clear. That is unless the jolt from the Elder Scroll left them with strong enough shell shock that they somewhat grasped when Alduin, the true danger, would be making his way back :/
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** Nother (other Troper) Short Answer: in an above section it's mentioned how magicks are contained within the runes of prospective Shouts, and that is a reason Greybeard's can 'hear' them and why Dragons tend to hang around Word Walls. SO, it is possible and probable that Dragon Rend had been recorded in some manner, but was [[IncrediblyObviousTail hiiiighly detectable]] detectable via this [[RedHerring residual-osity]] residual-osity of power, thus thereby and likely destroyed by any dragons of the offended persuasion. While, strangely, I technically agree with the statement that it probably ''wasn't'' recorded due to the nature of it's hatred, I find it '''highly''' unbelievable the original rebellion felt legitimately in the clear. That is unless the jolt from the Elder Scroll left them with strong enough shell shock that they somewhat grasped when Alduin, the true danger, would be making his way back :/ back.
*** Even if the original rebellion held onto Dragonrend, that was more than three thousand years prior and more than a thousand years before Jurgen Windcaller subjugated the Nord Tongues and the Greybeards were founded. Knowledge gets lost over time, especially when the ones responsible for maintaining the knowledge intentionally forget it.
*** Even if the original rebellion held onto Dragonrend, that was more than three thousand years prior and more than a thousand years before Jurgen Windcaller subjugated the Nord Tongues and the Greybeards were founded. Knowledge gets lost over time, especially when the ones responsible for maintaining the knowledge intentionally forget it.
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*** It's also worth noting that magic in Skyrim tends to be somewhat self-regulating. Everyone starts with the novice-level spells--Flames and/or Healing--and you can purchase novice-level spell tomes for very little gold. But apprentice-level tomes cost more gold, and adept-level tomes even more than that. Expert-level spell tomes only come from the college itself, and master-level spells have to be taught by the college directly. Your average Skyrim citizen probably won't have enough gold to really be a threat.
