Alduin ' s Wall ( Lore ) Alduin ' s Wall is a large Akaviri mural found within Sky Haven Temple , dating back to the First Era . It is considered to be one of the best preserved examples of early Akaviri sculptural relief , as well as a wonder of the ancient world . Alduin ' s Wall depicts several key events through the history of Tamriel , such as the Dragon War , Jagar Tharn ' s rule and the Staff of Chaos , the activation of the Numidium and the Warp in the West , the fall of the Tribunal and the eruption of the Red Mountain , the Oblivion Crisis , the Skyrim Civil War and the return of Alduin , the World - Eater . History . Emperor Reman II permitted the construction of Alduin ' s Wall in 1E 2812 . Its purpose was to concisely commit to record all of the dragonlore the Akaviri Dragonguard had accumulated over the course of their existence , and to preserve this knowledge against the forgetfulness of the ages . Given that the return of Alduin was inevitable , the Dragonguard constructed Alduin ' s Wall as a timeless message and a warning to all generations that were to follow . Akaviri craftsmen and artisans from Blade temples across the Empire were called upon to labor on the Wall , and after six years it was completed . Reman II visited the Sky Haven Temple complex to officially commemorate the monument ' s construction , and the Blood Seal at the temple ' s entrance was consecrated in the presence of Reman II and all the Akaviri Dragonguard of Skyrim . This allowed the temple to be sealed , only to ever be opened again by the blood of a Dragonborn . Despite being a wonder of the ancient world and the grave reasons for its construction , the location of Alduin ' s Wall slowly became lost over the passage of the countless centuries , and its very existence , ironically , was forgotten by almost all in the world . Quests . Alduin ' s Wall . The Dragonborn must venture to Karthspire , where they will meet Delphine and Esbern . After venturing past the Forsworn occupying Karthspire Camp , they can enter Sky Haven Temple , the last refuge of the Blades . It is here they find the Prophecy of the Dragonborn , carved unto Alduin ' s Wall . Prophecy of the Dragonborn . The Prophecy of the Dragonborn has been said to originate in an Elder Scroll , although it is sometimes also attributed to ancient Akaviri wisemen . The left and central sections of Alduin ' s Wall depict the historic events of the Dragon War and the banishment of Alduin by the ancient Nord heroes . The right section of the Wall foretells of five key historical events that will preface Alduin ' s return after his expulsion from the world . These include , from left to right : < poem style = " text - align : center ; font - style : italic ; " > When misrule takes its place at the eight corners of the world When the Brass Tower walks and Time is reshaped When the thrice - blessed fail and the Red Tower trembles When the Dragonborn Ruler loses his throne , and the White Tower falls When the Snow Tower lies sundered , kingless , bleeding The World - Eater wakes , and the Wheel turns upon the Last Dragonborn . < / poem > The Dragon War . The left section of the Wall narrates how thousands of years ago , lost in the uncounted centuries of the Merethic Era which came before recorded history , the Dragons were ravaging the land , waging war against the races of Men and driving them before the might of their Voice . The humans could not stand against such a force . Some among them would come to worship the Dragons , but all feared them . For the first of three times , Alduin , the World - Eater is depicted . Alduin ' s Banishment . The goddess Kyne took pity on the broken hearts of Men , and intervened by granting mortals the ability to speak as Dragons do . The large central relief of the Wall portrays Alduin ' s initial downfall to the courage and tenacity of the champions of Men ; the three ancient Nord heroes who were the first and mightiest of the Tongues : Felldir the Old , Hakon One - Eye and Gormlaith Golden - Hilt , who used the combined power of the Thu ' um and the Elder Scrolls to shout Alduin from the world and cast him adrift in the currents of time . The Staff of Chaos . The right section of the Wall prophesies of five key historical events that foreshadow the World - Eater ' s return . The first of these events presaged by the prophecy is the shattering of the Staff of Chaos , an event depicted in . The Staff of Chaos was a powerful relic that could open gateways to other worlds and obliterate all living beings . The Imperial battlemage Jagar Tharn used this mysterious artifact to imprison the Emperor Uriel Septim VII within the realm of Oblivion , after which he broke it into eight pieces and scattered them across Tamriel ; events transcribed unto Alduin ' s Wall centuries before they had come to pass . Numidium and the Warp in the West . The depiction of Numidium walking upon Tamriel is the second event in the prophecy that augurs Alduin ' s return . The massive brass golem , Numidium , was reassembled during the events of . The branching choices that determined who would control Numidium resulted in the Warp in the West , a strange occurrence within the Iliac Bay region which paradoxically allowed for all possible outcomes to happen simultaneously . This event dramatically altered the nature of the world , and brought about a Dragon Break : An unexplainable occurrence that forces a realignment of time and space in reaction to circumstances which render a normal continuity of reality impossible — in this case , the activation of Numidium . The Disaster at Red Mountain . The third segment of the prophecy presages the " failure of the thrice - blessed , " and foretells of the fate that would befall the Dunmeri Tribunal at the hands of the Nerevarine , as portrayed in . The Tribunal consisted of the three Dunmer gods : Vivec , Almalexia and Sotha Sil who acquired their immortality and powers through the Heart of Lorkhan . They lost their immortality after the enchantments on the Heart were destroyed by the Nerevarine . These events led to the Ministry of Truth — which was previously suspended in the sky by mystical means — crashing into Vivec City , which in turn is said to have caused the eruption of Red Mountain ; a calamity that would destroy most of Morrowind and render it uninhabitable even for the Dunmer . The Oblivion Crisis . The fourth historic event foretold by the prophecy is the death of emperor Uriel Septim VII , leading Tamriel into the Oblivion Crisis as portrayed in . A previously unknown heir to Uriel Septim VII , known as Martin Septim , was , along with the help of the Hero of Kvatch , able to seal the gates to Oblivion in the darkest hours of the Oblivion Crisis . However , by destroying the Amulet of Kings and sacrificing himself to prevent the Empire ' s annihilation at the hands of the Daedra hordes , Martin Septim inadvertently brought about the demise of Tiber Septim ' s bloodline , ending the historical rule of the Dragonborn emperors over Tamriel . The fall of the White Tower predicts the capturing and sacking of the White - Gold Tower after the siege of the Imperial City , a dramatic series of events that transpired during The Great War between the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion . The Civil War . The final of events , prophesied to herald the ultimate return of the World - Eater , is the Civil War in Skyrim . As begins , High King Torygg of Skyrim has been killed by Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak , leaving the province without a unifying leader after the region was plunged into civil war . Many within the northern province argue Skyrim ought to secede from the Empire , which has lost its Dragonborn rulers with the fall of the Septim Dynasty ; additionally , it has to follow a peace treaty with the Aldmeri Dominion in exchange for its survival . Other Nords refuse to remit their belief that the Empire and its legacy are still worth fighting for , and view the calls for secession as tantamount to high treason . Armed conflict between the two factions becomes inevitable . The Throat of the World . The highest mountain in all of Tamriel , called the Throat of the World , also known as the " Snow - Throat , " and alleged to be the site of the birth of Men at the end of the Dawn Era according to the most ancient of legends , houses High Hrothgar ; the monastery of the Greybeards . Here on Alduin ' s Wall , as part of the relief that pictures the prophecy ' s final segment , the Throat of the World is depicted as cleft in half , symbolizing how Skyrim will tear itself apart . Hope . The prophecy that is related through Alduin ' s Wall is dire , but it is not without hope . For one individual , gifted by Akatosh with the same incredible powers held by the Dragons themselves , has been foretold to become . The warriors pictured adjacent to the Dragonborn ' s relief are the original members of the Dragonguard , the legendary cabal of Akaviri dragon slayers , who are shown to bow before the Dovahkiin and who raise their blades in triumph at his side . For millennia , the Dragonguard have endeavored to protect those they consider Dragonborn in their anticipation of this final moment of prophecy , when on the eve of Alduin ' s fateful return , the last of the Dragonblood arises to stand against the World - Eater .