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[[File:Dragonborn AlduinsWall.jpg|300px|thumb|Right|Dragonborn as depicted on Alduin's Wall]]
A '''Dovahkiin''' or '''Dragonborn''' is a mortal man or woman born with the soul of a [[Skyrim:Dragon|dragon]], or what the dragons would call "Dovah Sos" (dragonblood).<ref name=Paarthurnax> The dragon [[sr:Paarthurnax (dragon)|Paarthurnax]].</ref> It enables them to use the dragon's ability to absorb a slain dragon's soul to receive knowledge of the [[sr:Dragon Shouts|Thu'um]], rather than having to learn through practice.<ref>[[Skyrim:Ulfric Stormcloak|Ulfric Stormcloak]]</ref> The player is Dragonborn in [[Skyrim:Skyrim|Skyrim]].
[[Lore:Alessia|St. Alessia]] was the first person to be associated with the title Dragonborn.<noinclude><ref name=TOSA>{{Cite book|The Book of the Dragonborn}}</ref></noinclude> She is believed to have gained the blood of a dragon after making a covenant with [[Lore:Akatosh|Akatosh]] to seal the Gates of Oblivion. Since then, there have been many tales of heroes of the dragons' blood who would "kill dragons and steal their power". The ability to absorb dragon souls came first to the [[Lore:Dragon Priest|dragon priest]] [[Dragonborn:Miraak (person)|Miraak]]. Afterwards, all known dragonborns could learn powerful shouts much quicker than other mortals, who require years of meditation to master them. The monks known as the [[Lore:Greybeards|Greybeards]] of [[Lore:High Hrothgar|High Hrothgar]] become masters of the [[Lore:Way of the Voice|Way of the Voice]] under the leadership of [[Lore:Paarthurnax|Paarthurnax]], taking in those willing to learn and guiding dragonborns to their full potential.
[[Lore:Tiber Septim|Tiber Septim]], the first of the Septim Emperors, and [[Lore:Reman Cyrodiil|Reman Cyrodiil]] were Dragonborn, and it was believed, through the [[Lore:Amulet of Kings|Amulet of Kings]], that all of the heirs of the Septim and Reman Dynasties possessed "dragonblood". It is also suspected that [[Lore:Wulfharth|Wulfharth]] was Dragonborn, as he was also known as "Ysmir, the Dragon of The North", which is a title associated with the Dragonborn, including Tiber Septim and the player character in Skyrim. Tiber Septim was also known as "Stormcrown", another title given to the player character by the Greybeards when formally anointed as Dragonborn.
==Notes==
*While [[Morrowind:The Lost Prophecy|The Lost Prophecy]] labels the [[Lore:Nerevarine|Nerevarine]] as 'Dragon-born,' this is interpreted by the [[Morrowind:Dissident Priests|Dissident Priests]] to mean merely that he was born outside of [[Lore:Morrowind|Morrowind]] under the sign of the Empire, rather than that he had the soul of a dragon.
*It is interesting to note that although "Dovah Kiin" translates to "Dragonborn", "Dov Ah Kiin", as a three-word dragon name, translates to "Dragonkind Hunter Born", or "Born Hunter of Dragonkind", a possible reference to the fact that the Dovahkiin is supposed to be the ultimate dragon hunter.
*In response to confusion in the Bethesda Softworks Forums about the announcement of the [[Dragonborn:Miraak (person)|first Dragonborn]] in the [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]] official add-on who wasn't St. Alessia, Michael Kirkbride said: ''"Alessia didn't have the power to absorb dragon souls. Hers was a much more nuanced power: to dream of liberty and give it a name and on her deathbed make Covenant with the Aka-Tusk."''<ref group="OOG">[http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1421186-/page__st__30__p__21748685#entry21748685 Forum post by Michael Kirkbride]</ref>
==See Also==
* ''[[Lore:Dragon_Alphabet#Song_of_the_Dragonborn|Song of the Dragonborn]]''
==References==
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[[File:Dragonborn AlduinsWall.jpg|300px|thumb|Right|Dragonborn as depicted on Alduin's Wall]]
A '''Dovahkiin''' or '''Dragonborn''' is a mortal man or woman born with the soul of a [[Skyrim:Dragon|dragon]], or what the dragons would call "Dovah Sos" (dragonblood).<ref name=Paarthurnax> The dragon [[sr:Paarthurnax (dragon)|Paarthurnax]].</ref> It enables them to use the dragon's ability to absorb a slain dragon's soul to receive knowledge of the [[sr:Dragon Shouts|Thu'um]], rather than having to learn through practice.<ref>[[Skyrim:Ulfric Stormcloak|Ulfric Stormcloak]]</ref> The player is Dragonborn in [[Skyrim:Skyrim|Skyrim]].
[[Lore:Alessia|St. Alessia]] was the first person to be associated with the title Dragonborn.<noinclude><ref name=TOSA>{{Cite book|The Book of the Dragonborn}}</ref></noinclude> She is believed to have gained the blood of a dragon after making a covenant with [[Lore:Akatosh|Akatosh]] to seal the Gates of Oblivion. Since then, there have been many tales of heroes of the dragons' blood who would "kill dragons and steal their power". The ability to absorb dragon souls came first to the [[Lore:Dragon Priest|dragon priest]] [[Dragonborn:Miraak (person)|Miraak]]. Afterwards, all known dragonborns could learn powerful shouts much quicker than other mortals, who require years of meditation to master them. The monks known as the [[Lore:Greybeards|Greybeards]] of [[Lore:High Hrothgar|High Hrothgar]] become masters of the [[Lore:Way of the Voice|Way of the Voice]] under the leadership of [[Lore:Paarthurnax|Paarthurnax]], taking in those willing to learn and guiding dragonborns to their full potential.
[[Lore:Tiber Septim|Tiber Septim]], the first of the Septim Emperors, and [[Lore:Reman Cyrodiil|Reman Cyrodiil]] were Dragonborn, and it was believed, through the [[Lore:Amulet of Kings|Amulet of Kings]], that all of the heirs of the Septim and Reman Dynasties possessed "dragonblood". It is also suspected that [[Lore:Wulfharth|Wulfharth]] was Dragonborn, as he was also known as "Ysmir, the Dragon of The North", which is a title associated with the Dragonborn, including Tiber Septim and the player character in Skyrim. Tiber Septim was also known as "Stormcrown", another title given to the player character by the Greybeards when formally anointed as Dragonborn.
==Notes==
*While [[Morrowind:The Lost Prophecy|The Lost Prophecy]] labels the [[Lore:Nerevarine|Nerevarine]] as 'Dragon-born,' this is interpreted by the [[Morrowind:Dissident Priests|Dissident Priests]] to mean merely that he was born outside of [[Lore:Morrowind|Morrowind]] under the sign of the Empire, rather than that he had the soul of a dragon.
*It is interesting to note that although "Dovah Kiin" translates to "Dragonborn", "Dov Ah Kiin", as a three-word dragon name, translates to "Dragonkind Hunter Born", or "Born Hunter of Dragonkind", a possible reference to the fact that the Dovahkiin is supposed to be the ultimate dragon hunter.
*In response to confusion in the Bethesda Softworks Forums about the announcement of the [[Dragonborn:Miraak (person)|first Dragonborn]] in the [[Dragonborn:Dragonborn|Dragonborn]] official add-on who wasn't St. Alessia, Michael Kirkbride said: ''"Alessia didn't have the power to absorb dragon souls. Hers was a much more nuanced power: to dream of liberty and give it a name and on her deathbed make Covenant with the Aka-Tusk."''<ref group="OOG">[http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1421186-/page__st__30__p__21748685#entry21748685 Forum post by Michael Kirkbride]</ref>
==See Also==
* ''[[Lore:Dragon_Alphabet#Song_of_the_Dragonborn|Song of the Dragonborn]]''
==References==
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