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{{Lore Link|Alduin}}, or the '''World-Eater''', as he is known to the residents of {{Lore Link|Skyrim}}, is an immensely powerful {{Lore Link|dragon}}. He is depicted as a malevolent force who destroys the world periodically, and the {{Lore Link|Nords}} believe that his reappearance heralds the end of time.{{ref|name=AIR|{{Cite book|Alduin is Real}}}} He is the self-proclaimed First-Born of {{Lore Link|Akatosh}} and aspect of Akatosh<noinclude> ("Do not forget that it was Heaven itself that shed you from me.")</noinclude>.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax|[[Lore:Paarthurnax|Paarthurnax's]] dialogue with the [[Lore:Hero|Dragonborn]].}}{{ref|group=OOG|{{TIL|The Seven Fights of The Aldudagga|7fights}}, The Imperial Library}} His name can be separated into "Al Du In", which means "Destroyer Devour Master".{{ref|name=DL|[[Lore:Dragon Language|Dragon Language]]}}<noinclude>
==History==
According to [[Lore:Paarthurnax|Paarthurnax]], Alduin's younger sibling and chief lieutenant for much of the ancient [[Lore:The Dragon War|Dragon War]],{{ref|name=AOD|{{Cite book|Atlas of Dragons}}}} Alduin was once considered the greatest of Akatosh's creations.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}} According to the writings of Archmage {{Lore Link|Shalidor}}, dragons had existed since the advent of time, but were initially as wild as anything else. It was Alduin who created their civilization.{{ref|name=SI|{{Cite book|Shalidor's Insights}}}} One legend says that Alduin can "eat" away the age of his victims, and that his ghost once ate the entire Nord population down to age six after being summoned by [[Lore:Orkey|Orkey]].{{ref|name=FSOKW|{{Cite book|Five Songs of King Wulfharth}}}} This legend is somewhat grounded in reality, as Alduin feeds on the souls of the dead in [[Lore:Sovngarde|Sovngarde]], a privilege he guards jealously.{{ref|name=Skyrim|Events of [[Skyrim:Skyrim|Skyrim]].}}
[[Lore:Imperial|Imperial]] scholars concluded that Alduin is not the chief of the [[Lore:Gods|Nordic pantheon]] (in fact, that pantheon has no chief; see [[Lore:Shor|Shor]]), but thought he was its wellspring, albeit a grim and frightening one.{{ref|name=VOF|{{Cite book|Varieties of Faith...}}}} Many Nords insisted that the belief he is some sort of Nordic version of the God of Time is a false one perpetuated by foreigners who misunderstood, or underestimated, Nordic oral traditions.{{ref|name=Skyrim}}{{ref|name=AIR}}{{ref|name=TAAD|{{Cite book|The Alduin/Akatosh Dichotomy}}}}{{ref|name=TTOD|{{Cite book|The Tale of Dro'Zira}}}}
Alduin grew proud and chose to forsake his proper role as World-Eater in favor of conquering {{Lore Link|Mundus}} for himself and his fellow dragons.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}}{{ref|name=TDW|{{Cite book|The Dragon War}}}} It was Alduin's claims of godhood that convinced Paarthurnax to lead some other dragons in rebellion, and he turned to the ancient Nords for allies.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}} Paarthurnax instructed several of them on how to use the {{Lore Link|thu'um}}, which they used to bring about Alduin's defeat by flinging him forward in time.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}}{{ref|name=Skyrim}} Groups such as the {{Lore Link|Blades|Dragonguard}} and {{Lore Link|Greybeards}} made sure to preserve his legend so the people of the future would remain wary.{{ref|name=AOTD|{{Cite book|Annals of the Dragonguard}}}}
In {{Year|4E 201}}, Alduin reappeared near the [[Lore:Throat of the World|Throat of the World]], from where he had been banished thousands of years before, and decimated the town of [[Lore:Helgen|Helgen]].{{ref|name=Skyrim}} The resulting escape of [[Lore:Ulfric Stormcloak|Ulfric Stormcloak]] prolonged the civil war in Skyrim and secured for Alduin a steady flow of souls to be consumed in Sovngarde. As the World Eater set about resurrecting dragons loyal to him, the [[Lore:Hero|Last Dragonborn]] was revealed and sought to stop him.{{ref|name=Skyrim}} Though this Dovahkiin took the souls of many of Alduin's soldiers, their leader proved impervious to death in the Mundus.{{ref|name=Skyrim}} Eventually, the Dovahkiin gained access to Sovngarde and finally vanquished the wyrm.{{ref|name=Skyrim}} However, it is suspected that Alduin will be allowed to return to Nirn at the true end of time so he may fulfill his proper role as World-Eater.{{ref|name=Skyrim}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:SR-creature-Alduin.jpg|Alduin in Skyrim
File:Alduin_Collector_Edition.PNG|Figurine depicting Alduin atop a Dragon Wall, included in ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector's Edition''
File:SR-concept-Alduin.jpg|Skyrim concept art
</gallery>
==See Also==
*For game-specific information, see the [[Skyrim:Alduin|Skyrim]] article.
===Books===
* {{Book Link|The Alduin/Akatosh Dichotomy}}
* {{Book Link|Alduin is Real}}
==References==
<references/>
{{OOG}}
<references group="OOG"/>
</noinclude>
{{Lore Link|Alduin}}, or the '''World-Eater''', as he is known to the residents of {{Lore Link|Skyrim}}, is an immensely powerful {{Lore Link|dragon}}. He is depicted as a malevolent force who destroys the world periodically, and the {{Lore Link|Nords}} believe that his reappearance heralds the end of time.{{ref|name=AIR|{{Cite book|Alduin is Real}}}} He is the self-proclaimed First-Born of {{Lore Link|Akatosh}} and aspect of Akatosh<noinclude> ("Do not forget that it was Heaven itself that shed you from me.")</noinclude>.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax|[[Lore:Paarthurnax|Paarthurnax's]] dialogue with the [[Lore:Hero|Dragonborn]].}}{{ref|group=OOG|{{TIL|The Seven Fights of The Aldudagga|7fights}}, The Imperial Library}} His name can be separated into "Al Du In", which means "Destroyer Devour Master".{{ref|name=DL|[[Lore:Dragon Language|Dragon Language]]}}<noinclude>
==History==
According to [[Lore:Paarthurnax|Paarthurnax]], Alduin's younger sibling and chief lieutenant for much of the ancient [[Lore:The Dragon War|Dragon War]],{{ref|name=AOD|{{Cite book|Atlas of Dragons}}}} Alduin was once considered the greatest of Akatosh's creations.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}} According to the writings of Archmage {{Lore Link|Shalidor}}, dragons had existed since the advent of time, but were initially as wild as anything else. It was Alduin who created their civilization.{{ref|name=SI|{{Cite book|Shalidor's Insights}}}} One legend says that Alduin can "eat" away the age of his victims, and that his ghost once ate the entire Nord population down to age six after being summoned by [[Lore:Orkey|Orkey]].{{ref|name=FSOKW|{{Cite book|Five Songs of King Wulfharth}}}} This legend is somewhat grounded in reality, as Alduin feeds on the souls of the dead in [[Lore:Sovngarde|Sovngarde]], a privilege he guards jealously.{{ref|name=Skyrim|Events of [[Skyrim:Skyrim|Skyrim]].}}
[[Lore:Imperial|Imperial]] scholars concluded that Alduin is not the chief of the [[Lore:Gods|Nordic pantheon]] (in fact, that pantheon has no chief; see [[Lore:Shor|Shor]]), but thought he was its wellspring, albeit a grim and frightening one.{{ref|name=VOF|{{Cite book|Varieties of Faith...}}}} Many Nords insisted that the belief he is some sort of Nordic version of the God of Time is a false one perpetuated by foreigners who misunderstood, or underestimated, Nordic oral traditions.{{ref|name=Skyrim}}{{ref|name=AIR}}{{ref|name=TAAD|{{Cite book|The Alduin/Akatosh Dichotomy}}}}{{ref|name=TTOD|{{Cite book|The Tale of Dro'Zira}}}}
Alduin grew proud and chose to forsake his proper role as World-Eater in favor of conquering {{Lore Link|Mundus}} for himself and his fellow dragons.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}}{{ref|name=TDW|{{Cite book|The Dragon War}}}} It was Alduin's claims of godhood that convinced Paarthurnax to lead some other dragons in rebellion, and he turned to the ancient Nords for allies.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}} Paarthurnax instructed several of them on how to use the {{Lore Link|thu'um}}, which they used to bring about Alduin's defeat by flinging him forward in time.{{ref|name=Paarthurnax}}{{ref|name=Skyrim}} Groups such as the {{Lore Link|Blades|Dragonguard}} and {{Lore Link|Greybeards}} made sure to preserve his legend so the people of the future would remain wary.{{ref|name=AOTD|{{Cite book|Annals of the Dragonguard}}}}
In {{Year|4E 201}}, Alduin reappeared near the [[Lore:Throat of the World|Throat of the World]], from where he had been banished thousands of years before, and decimated the town of [[Lore:Helgen|Helgen]].{{ref|name=Skyrim}} The resulting escape of [[Lore:Ulfric Stormcloak|Ulfric Stormcloak]] prolonged the civil war in Skyrim and secured for Alduin a steady flow of souls to be consumed in Sovngarde. As the World Eater set about resurrecting dragons loyal to him, the [[Lore:Hero|Last Dragonborn]] was revealed and sought to stop him.{{ref|name=Skyrim}} Though this Dovahkiin took the souls of many of Alduin's soldiers, their leader proved impervious to death in the Mundus.{{ref|name=Skyrim}} Eventually, the Dovahkiin gained access to Sovngarde and finally vanquished the wyrm.{{ref|name=Skyrim}} However, it is suspected that Alduin will be allowed to return to Nirn at the true end of time so he may fulfill his proper role as World-Eater.{{ref|name=Skyrim}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:SR-creature-Alduin.jpg|Alduin in Skyrim
File:Alduin_Collector_Edition.PNG|Figurine depicting Alduin atop a Dragon Wall, included in ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector's Edition''
File:SR-concept-Alduin.jpg|Skyrim concept art
</gallery>
==See Also==
*For game-specific information, see the [[Skyrim:Alduin|Skyrim]] article.
===Books===
* {{Book Link|The Alduin/Akatosh Dichotomy}}
* {{Book Link|Alduin is Real}}
==References==
<references/>
{{OOG}}
<references group="OOG"/>
</noinclude>