Dragon War

The Dragon War of the Merethic Era was a time when the races of Man were locked in a state of war with the dragons, their oppressors. At first, the Men were easily pushed back by the dragons' Voices. Kynareth took pity on the humans and gave them the ability to speak as dragons do, through the Voice. She sent Paarthurnax, Alduin's brother and close ally, who secretly pitied the humans, to teach them how to utilize the Voice in combat. After the Mannish races of Tamriel had been educated in the Way of the Voice, they began to push back, and the Tongues, a group of Nordic Thu'um wielders, were born. Man started to win more and more of the battles against the dragons and their Cult and eventually overthrew them. The last battle happened atop the Throat of the World between the three most powerful Tongues, Gormlaith Golden-Hilt, Hakon One-Eye and Felldir the Old, and Alduin, Nordic God of Destruction. After Alduin defeated Gormlaith, the remaining Tongues realized they had to use the power of the Elder Scroll to banish him or they would suffer the same fate as Gormlaith. Felldir used the Elder Scroll, banished Alduin and ending the Dragon War.