Sybille Stentor even states that Torygg might have stood up against the Empire if Ulfric had asked him to. Through dialogue with his former court members and Elisif, the Dragonborn discovers he respected Ulfric Stormcloak. The position of High King is still in dispute and awaits the Moot's decision. Torygg was married to Elisif the Fair, who took up the position of Jarl of Solitude after his death. Ulfric and his supporters maintain that it was a formal one-on-one duel in the "Old Nord Way" and thus should not be considered murder, whereas others in Skyrim believe it was murder. Others, Torygg included, say he was shouted to pieces by Ulfric's Thu'um. Opinions on what transpired differ greatly, however.Īccording to Ulfric, he used the power of the Thu'um to shout Torygg to the ground and then finished him with his sword in front of the entire court. Torygg was honor-bound to accept this and agreed to the challenge, but was completely unprepared for Ulfric's Unrelenting Force Shout.
In 4E 201, Torygg was slain by Ulfric Stormcloak, Jarl of Windhelm, in a challenge over the leadership of Skyrim. "I faced him fearlessly - my fate inescapable, yet my honor is unstained - can Ulfric say the same?" ―High King Torygg Even so, many interpreted his silence during the signing of the White-Gold Concordat and its subsequent enforcement as alleged contentment of its policies and resented him for it. Since he was never publicly vocal regarding the controversy of the White-Gold Concordat, no one knew his true political views and those closest to him described his political leanings as complicated. High King Torygg would reign over Skyrim until his death at the hands of Ulfric Stormcloak, in 4E 201. Torygg, however, was crowned High King after the signing of the White-Gold Concordat. Torygg was said by some to have a close connection with the Empire, and praised them frequently, others claim that he sympathized with the Stormcloaks and would have seceded from the Empire if Ulfric Stormcloak had merely asked. Upon Istlod's death, the Moot elected Torygg High King of Skyrim. Before his ascension to the throne, Torygg's father, Istlod, was High King for nearly twenty-five years.
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