Why has no one on any of the forums started a thread solely dedicated to the topic of discussing the religious significance of those known to be Dragonborn and the question ask why there is a god of time in the first place in the story of the Elder Scrolls fiction. Yes it’s fictional but it’s entertaining and intriguing fiction that begs that questions be asked. In the games you are a questing hero who learns about the universe that by traveling the world, it only makes sense that your mind would continue the quest for knowledge. Any ways back on track.
Anyone who has read the lore of the games knows that’s prominent Dragonborns hold Religious significance, allow me to write about a few examples.
The newly Introduced Miirak is supposedly the first Dragonborn. Miirak was a dragon priest then a follower of Hermaeous Mora and in the Fourth Era had a cult founded around his spirit.
Al-esh, more commonly known as St. Alessia, the rebel slave queen of Cyrod ( the ancient root word of Cyrodiil) was the first priestess of the Eight Divines and upon her death her spirit was canonized into saint hood (as well as becoming the first gem in the Amulet of Kings).
Reman Cyrodiil, the man who united Colovia and the Nibenay and then all of Tamriel sans Morrowind was supposedly conceived when the ghost of the dead St. Alessia mated with the living King Hrol, born of a hillock and was identified and praised as dragonborn by the Akiviri that he forced into his service. Upon his death he was deified as the Worldly God, and while he was alive he made the coronation a religious ceremony.
Ah Talos, whether he was born with that name in Atmora or with the name Hjalti in High Rock, he was deified as Talos. Talos is the god of war and governance who became in later centuries the almost all encompassing Hero God of Mankind and Chief of the Gods. No matter his origins, Talos was Dragonborn, possessed the power of the Thu’um and the will to power, the urge to dominate. As Emperor hw made the Eight Divines the national religion and a temple dedicated to predecessor.
Martin Septim, Heroic Bastard Son of Uriel Septim the Seventh ( I do not Jest as I write Septim the Seventh), oh I wish I knew more about him. He believed himself to be a farmer’s son. He became an apprentice of the Mages Guild at the Arcane University. When he became bored and frustrated with the Mages Guild and its strictures he turned to daedric magic and worship alongside fellow members of the guild. When guilt inducing tragedy related to Sanguine struck he abandoned his pursuits and dedicated his life to repenting and services to the gods. Then the Oblivion Crisis, as it was alternatively and more appropriately called The Oblivion Invasion, began and Martin was made aware of his heiratage. At Cloud Ruler Temple he used skill and knowledge as a mage and conjurer to direct The Hero of Kvatch to gather the necessary materials to open the portal to Camron’s Paradise and at the Battle of Bruma Martian showed his combat prowess while wearing heavy armor and wield a sword. And when all else was done, Akatosh the Time Dragon manifested through Martian Septim to banish Mehrunes Dagon and his followers and seal the barriers between Oblivion and Mundus.
Martian the Many Blessed (a nickname I gave him because in game he had several modifiers derived birth-signs) Septim deserved a cult centered around him, but that never happened in game. Yet all of the people who lived in Cyrodiil knew that it was religiously and metaphysically important.
Now that I have supported my statement that the prominent Dragonborns are religiously significant, let’s move on to more questions and statements and speculations.
The Dragonborn are linked to the Time Dragon who is named Aka (Song of Pelinal), Auriel and Aka-tosh (both from the Remanada) and Akatosh ( Standard lore and cannon). Why is being linked to him so important? Are the Dragonborns linked to divinities?
The Cyrodiilic Akatosh is the god of time, immortality, invincibility, and everlasting legitimacy. The Aldmerii and Breton Auriel is the god of light and the divine ancestral king of the Aldmer and their descendant races. The Yokudan Ruptga is the eldest of the gods and the father of many greater and lesser spirits from which the people of Yokuda believe they are descended (yes, the religion of the Redguards parallels that of the Elves). The Time Dragon in the Nordic religions is either Aka, the archaic precursor to Akatosh, or Alduin, the Great Devourer, To be linked to the Time Dragon in this fictional world is to be bound to the first god and the most powerful ruler with the longest reign!
As true and astounding as this maybe, those of the dragon blood are indeed bound to other fictional gods.
St. Alessia, Al-Esh, the High-high was bound to Akatosh by their covenant, but she was also connected indirectly to Kyne the Nordic form of Cyrodiilic Kynareth by her lover Mor who would later be known as Morhaius who was the goddesses’ son, and to Shor the Nordic form of Shezzar (the Missing God in a positive light) by her Ally Pelinal Whitestrake. In the Remanada King Hrol calls St. Alessia “Sweet Aless, sweet wife of Shor and of Auri-el and the Sacred Bull”. I have no proof but I believe that the Sacred Bull is Mor/Morhaius.
If there is any truth to the fanciful Remanada Reman Cyrodiil may have also been connected to those three gods by proxy and oddly enough possibly Mara. Despite the fact I have found no information in the lore connection Mara to the bountiful earth, which is normally the sphere of Zenithar, the U.E.S.P states that Mara is the Goddess of the Bountiful Earth. I know it seems I have gone off on a tangent but the point of it is that despite the fact the Remanada shows that Reman was conceived in the metaphysical womb of St. Alessia’s spirit he was born from a hillock that grew into Sancre Tor. Reman was born of the bountiful earth of Cyrodiil, as if he was issued from the womb of Mara. Another Tangential thought that occurred to me was that Mara’s Yokudan form is Morwah, the teat god and the favorite wife of Ruptga, the Yokudan Akatosh.
Ah, and now I get to kill two birds with (or dragons) with one stone. When the monastic Tongues of High Hrothgar, The Greybeards formally Recognized both Tiber Septim and the Last (or in my hope latest) Dragonborn they give the same speech and name both Characters Ysmir. This Speech has two translations.

Lingrah krosis Saran
Strudu’ul, cothnid balaan
Praan nau.
Naal Thu’umu, mu ofan nii nu,
Dovahkiin, naal suleyk do kaan,
Naal suleyk do shor, ahrk naal suleyk do Atmorasewuth,
Meyz nu Ysmir, Dovahsebrom.
Dahamaan daar rok.
Arngeir’s Translation
Long has the Stormcrown languished, with no worthy brow to sit upon.
By our breath we bestow it now to you in the name of Kyne, in the name of Shor, and in the name of Atmora of of old.
You are Ysmir now, the Dragon of the North, hearken to it.
Direct Translation
Long (in) sorrow (has) waited (the) stormcrown, with no worth head to rest on.
By our voice we give it now (to you), Dragonborn, by (the) power of Kyne, by (the) power of Shor, and by (the) power of Atmora-of-old.
(You have) become now Ysmir, Dragon of the North.
Remember these words.

Both Translations seem as though they belong in a coronation ceremony; however there are evident differences between them. The in game translation given by Arngeir sounds as if you have been given a precious gift and have been blessed in the name of two gods and the ancestral homeland of the Nords. The more direct translation, on the other hand, sounds as if you are being called to duty, being urged to become worthy of a great responsibility, and being warned not to forget it. Either way, this speech links The Last Dragonborn and Talos, the patriarch of the Septim Dynasty, to Kyne/Kynareth and Shor/Shezzar as were St. Alessia And her supposed son Reman Cyrodiil.
Now that this has all been said and done, now I get to some more relevant questions.
After the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, what will be the social, political, economic, and religious significance of The Last Dragonborn? I fear that it will not be good or concrete; that the Dragonborn’s effect on Tamriel will be catastrophic and veiled in mystery. The actions of player controlled protagonist in the Elder Scrolls Series tend to lead to disaster. The actions of the blades agent in Daggerfall resulted in the Warp in the West, and Despite the fact that it is also called the Miracle of Peace it resulted in the destruction of dozens of petty kingdoms and the displacement of many armies and a death toll that no doubt cost a few hundred lives. Nereavarie’s actions resulted in the eruption of Red Mountain and the upset of Morrowind’s government and economy before that. The Champion of Cyrodiil replaced Sheogorath and Became the Mad God!
What will the development team have the Dragonborn do between the end of this game and the beginning of the Elder Scrolls VI: The Future Unknown? Will he become a cult leader and a warlord who will Attempt and fail to conquer Tamriel in the same fashion as his predecessors? My instinct or intuition says yes, and I hope I am wrong. I hope I am dead wrong.
My name is Steven Andrew Hawkins Brawley. This has been my anolysis and thoughts on the mythopeic works and trends within the fiction of the Elder Scrolls games series. I present them to innumerable users of the internet know full well that comments will be made, and hope that there will be a few insightful comments below. Feel free to take it apart piece by piece.
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