With chaos supposedly running through the streets of Markarth and the reports of deaths rising every day, the Empire had no choice but to grant Ulfric and his men their worship, thus jeopardizing the peace agreement with the Aldmeri Dominion.
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When the Imperial Legion arrived to restore the rule of law, Ulfric allegedly refused them entry into the city until they also agreed free worship of Talos would be allowed. Hrolfdir initially kept his promise to Ulfric and allowed free worship of Talos for a time. As a result of the battle, later known as the Markarth Incident, Ulfric stationed a Nordic militia in the area to aid in keeping the Forsworn that had retreated from retaking Markarth. The surviving Reachmen fled to the hills of the Reach and became known as the Forsworn. The leader of the Reachmen, Madanach, was captured but was spared by prominent Markarth citizen Thonar Silver-Blood, as he was deemed more valuable alive than dead. Ulfric agreed and marched his militia to the gates of Markarth and retook the city, supposedly using the power of his Thu'um. Igmund's father, Hrolfdir, promised Ulfric that if he re-took the Reach, then Hrolfdir as Jarl would allow free worship of Talos. Igmund, son of the previous Jarl of the Reach, stated his family and their Imperial colleagues sought help from Ulfric in ousting the Reachmen invaders. During the war, the Nords lost possession of the Reach due to an uprising by a group of Bretons known as Reachmen. In 4E 175, the Great War ended with the Empire signing the White-Gold Concordat, an act which banned the worship of Talos in the Empire. The Thalmor Dossier on Ulfric says he was then allowed to escape whether he escaped on his own and the Thalmor were unable to apprehend him or if he was intentionally set free is not known. While imprisoned, he was interrogated by Elenwen for information, under which they learned of his potential value (being the son of the Jarl of Windhelm), and considered him an asset to their influence in Skyrim. He was made to believe information obtained during his interrogation was crucial in the capture of the Imperial City in Cyrodiil, even though it had fallen before any information could be gained. The Great Warĭuring the Great War, he fought alongside Galmar Stone-Fist and Legate Rikke however, he was captured by the Aldmeri Dominion during the Dominion's campaign for the Imperial City. Ulfric felt compelled to help the war effort and left High Hrothgar to join the Imperial Legion, much to the disdain of Arngeir, who believed that the Way of the Voice should only be used for the worship of Kynareth. He was to become a Greybeard himself, but his life took a different path when the Great War began in 4E 171. He trained with them for almost ten years and developed his skills in the Way of the Voice. As a boy, Ulfric was chosen by the Greybeards to study with them at High Hrothgar.