The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: The Story Up To Elder Knowledge & Alduin's Bane — Spoiler-Free Recap

Where did you stop?

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Paste your Steam profile — we read which story milestones you've unlocked and drop you on the right chapter. Never past your real progress, and nothing is stored.

Needs Steam privacy “Game details” set to Public.These are PC shortcuts — on console, the chapter walk above does the same job.

THE ROAD AHEAD IS HIDDENlength unknown — as it should be

the recap only covers the story up to your save point — it cannot spoil what it never sees

Where you stand

Previously, on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim…

You are the Dragonborn, born to stop Alduin, the great black dragon set on devouring the world. You just learned the ancient Shout Dragonrend and used it to wound Alduin high on the Throat of the World — but he fled into Sovngarde, the realm of the dead, to feed on lost souls and grow stronger.

- WHERE: The summit of the Throat of the World, with the dragon Paarthurnax - QUEST: "Elder Knowledge & Alduin's Bane" — you drove off Alduin, but he escaped

RIGHT NOW: Find a way to chase Alduin into Sovngarde.

reveals exactly one chapter ahead — never how many remain