I hate making a new thread, but this is only about speculations about the game, while the one in the News section is for news and smaller discussions than the ones that might go on here. I got 3 speculations regarding 3 texts, what’s said in the teaser, UESPs article about Dragons and The Lost Prophecy from Morrowind. There’s none facts confirmed yet, so all this could be way of the grid.
What’s said in the teaser
You should have acted.
They’re already here.
The Elder Scrolls told of their return.
Their defeat was merely delay
Til the time after Oblivion opened,
When the sons of Skyrim would spill their own blood.
But no-one wanted to believe.
Believe they even existed.
And when the truth finally dawns:
It dawns in fire.
But,
There’s one they fear.
In their tongue, he’s Dovahkiin: Dragon Born!
My Speculations
They are probably the dragons, which The Elder Scrolls told would return, Their defeat was merely delay. This event is after the Oblivion crisis in Cyrodiil. A civil war might be going on in Skyrim, and the Sons of Skyrim doesn’t necessary means the Nord race, It could as well be the elven race Falmer. Or both of them could be seen as the “sons of Skyrim”. At last the Dragons fear the Dragon Born – Dovahkiin. No records on who that is.
My Speculations
Does this picture ring a bell? It’s the symbol of the land east of Tamriel: Akavir. (also the cover picture of Morrowind, which is very confusing)
It’s the same symbol as the emblem of TES5.
And it’s a picture of a dragon, presumably. Akavir is also known as the Dragon Land. According to ancient visitors to Akavir, there’s two types of dragons, Red and Black. They are common in Akavir, well they at least Were. They have been in Vvardenfell, but they were cased away by the cliff racers, which those who played morrowind knows; they isn’t really a threat. Then they entered Cyrodiil where they were treated well by other races, they live in mountains.
I’m assuming they aren’t a total dominant race, it’s like in all tales – they were impressive, extremely intelligent and strong, but they were few!
In Daggerfall you can fight small dragons called Dragonlings, also a man namned Cyrus have killed a dragon.
There’s no sources that indicates there have been dragons in Skyrim though, they have been seen in mountains of Cyrodiil, which means, technically the mountains of Skyrim. As mentioned before, they have also been in Vvardenfell, perhaps that’s were they landed coming from Akavir?
There’s also some cases where races has transformed into dragons, Akatosh for example, as seen in the end of Oblivion. Also the leader of the tiger people of Akavir – Tosh Raka, have transformed to a dragon, but he has been seen in both forms. So the conclusion of that rumor is that dragons might be able to transform into another avatar.
The lost Prophecy from Morrowind
From seventh sign of eleventh generation,
Neither Hound nor Guar, nor Seed nor Harrow,
But Dragon-born and far-star-marked,
Outlander Incarnate beneath Red Mountain,
Blessed Guest counters seven curses,
Star-blessed hand wields thrice-cursed blade,
To reap the harvest of the unmourned house.
In Morrowind you play as the one to become the Nerevarine, the Dragon-Born and Far-Star-Marked. which simply tells us: “Born under foreign stars and the sign of the Dragon — the Imperial sign.” As if the Dragon-Born was born in Cyrodiil, which you are, playing Morrowind. So Dragon-born in this case doesn’t mean anything special. The Dragon-Born in the teaser is something else, probably. Perhaps this is over-doing it, but maybe Skyrim got connections with Vvardenfell (Morrowind) rather than Cyrodiil (Oblivion).
Discussion Topic: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Speculations
