The Crown of Freydis Content . The Crown of Freydis , worn by our beloved Queen Mabjaarn , has a long history . Many know of the crown ' s famed beauty , but few know the true intent of the crown and why it was created — and that it was even worn by other monarchs before Queen Freydis . The Crown of Freydis is actually the second royal crown of Skyrim . The fabled Jagged Crown holds the distinction of being the first . The Jagged Crown was forged by Harald , first king of the Nords , from the bones of dragons . Legend has it that the Jagged Crown disappeared with the death of Harald ' s final descendant King Borgas in The Wild Hunt of 1E 369 . The death of childless King Borgas , last of the line of Ysgramor , triggered an internecine conflict known as the War of Succession . The War of Succession raged for more than fifty years before Olaf One - Eye became the new High King of Skyrim . Olaf was elected to the position primarily due to the renown he garnered subduing the dragon Numinex , and not for any benevolence or statesmanship on his part . The rule of Olaf One - Eye was a time marked by great strife and division among the Nords . When he also died without a clear heir , it was decided that a new manner be employed for choosing a new High King . Each of Skyrim ' s holds sent a mage to a convocation called specifically to craft a magical artifact that would test the worth of potential candidates for High King . To this end , they created the Crown of Verity . Crafting the artifact in the shape of a crown was a brilliant innovation . With the loss of the Jagged Crown , Olaf had worn no mark of recognizable rulership . They felt that a new crown would help unify the realm behind a new king after the relative instability of Olaf ' s rule . The timing of the crown ' s creation proved to be auspicious . The Moot selected a tribal chieftain named Asurn Ice - Breaker to be the next High King of Skyrim . Asurn was a mighty warrior of unmatched skill in the vein of Olaf One - Eye , though he never defeated a dragon . Before he assumed the role , however , he had to don the newly - forged Crown of Verity . That ' s when the true power of the artifact became apparent . The crown rejected Asurn . It literally refused to be placed upon his head . In a rage , Asurn summoned his loyal followers and threatened to kill every member of the Moot if they didn ' t name him as the rightful king . He refused to be rejected by a crown . A soft - spoken member of the council rose from his chair . He challenged Asurn to combat , according to the law . The battle was short and to the point : Asurn was struck down . When the soft - spoken man took the crown and placed it easily upon his own head , a new High King of Skyrim was born . That was how Kjoric the White rose to power . To this day , the Crown of Freydis has been passed down from High King to High King . It is used as a tool by the Moot to ascertain the worthiness of any candidate for the throne . Since the day Asurn was struck down , no one has challenged the validity of the Crown or its powers — until 2E 431 , when the Reman Empire fell asunder , and King Logrolf was assassinated . Jarl Svartr of Solitude claimed that Logrolf ' s daughter , Freydis , was illegitimate , and therefore a Moot was required to choose a successor . Though Freydis , wearing the Crown of Verity , was named High Queen in Windhelm , a partial Moot in Solitude chose Svartr as High King . Thereafter the West Kingdom was ruled by Svartr and his successors , while the East Kingdom was ruled by the heirs to Freydis , who renamed the Crown of Verity in her honor .