Quote Originally Posted by Winter_Wolf View Post
I'd say we're in agreement. Ulfric basically cheated by using the thu'um, but got away with it on the technicality that it's part of longstanding Nord tradition.
I don't think he *did* get away with it--if he had, he'd be High King of Skyrim at the beginning of the game. The jarls didn't follow tradition and elect him as such *because* he used such a dishonorable way to win his duel with Torygg.