Dragons are Jesus (sort of, in a very respectful and unblasp

Post » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:48 pm

Well, I know my way around the Gospels, and I was surprised today when I found out that dragons in skyrim have something in common with Jesus!
I was doing the quest in which you speak to the greybeards for the first time and, speaking about the dragons, Arngeir says that language is intrinsic to dragons nature.
This is very similar to the incipit of John's Gospel, where he says: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. --- And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us" And Arngeir says that the Voice is a gift of Kynareth, a divine, and the dragons are one with the voice.
Could it possibly be a nod to Christian religion then?
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Post » Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:56 pm

This is going to end well.
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:36 am

No because Word did not bring about the advent of Dragons or creation in the TES universe. I don't see the connotation with Jesus? in fact your point was lost on me since you referred to jesus and then gave an excerpt from something I'm assuming god said.

Thu'um/Dragon speech is not divine language.
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:54 am

This is going to end well.

Not!! :confused:
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:27 am

No because Word did not bring about the advent of Dragons or creation in the TES universe

Intelligen response! I'd give you a +1 if there was the option!
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:08 am

Bad idea, my friend. There are similarities to many things in TES and the real world. Its best to keep the religious ones to yourself.

That being said, I will always picture God using the thu'um now to create the world, lol. So thank you for that.
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:43 am

This is going to end well.

:D


Well the only christian angle i can see in this is how Alduin will destroy the world so it can be reborn anew.
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:30 am

:D


Well the only christian angle i can see in this is how Alduin will destroy the world so it can be reborn anew.

Thats closer to Norse imo who believe a wolf will eat the world IIRC.
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:29 am

:D


Well the only christian angle i can see in this is how Alduin will destroy the world so it can be reborn anew.
And that is in every one of the 100+ relegions out there.
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:52 am

Thats closer to Norse imo who believe a wolf will eat the world IIRC.

Yeah, world destruction by giant beast eating it is more norse, but I think every religion has some sort of apocalypse at some point... :/
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Post » Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:46 am

Thats closer to Norse imo who believe a wolf will eat the world IIRC.

Yes many religions have a end of the world scenerio and i assume that Bethesda was going the Norse route with SKYRIM's background.
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Post » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:04 pm

Yeah, world destruction by giant beast eating it is more norse, but I think every religion has some sort of apocalypse at some point... :/

True. I doubt thats the only one that has a giant monster or animal eaing the world.
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