I'm telling you I think you're mixing gameplay mechanics with storyline.
Here died (the) savage She-Wolf
Ulfeidr slayer (of) men and beast,
Savage leader (of the) Crimson Pack.
Noble Nords remember these words (of) the
hoar father - It is duty of each
man to live with courage and honor
lest he fade unremembered into darkness.
These are poems and stories, not spells. The Dragonborn is not and should never be a mark for how mortals react with things. The bolded are the actual words of power used in shouts. All it proves is the Dragonborn can recognize these words, in some fashion, and once they gain understanding they can use it as a shout.
I'm telling you I think you're mixing gameplay mechanics with storyline.
Here died (the) savage She-Wolf
Ulfeidr slayer (of) men and beast,
Savage leader (of the) Crimson Pack.
Noble Nords remember these words (of) the
hoar father - It is duty of each
man to live with courage and honor
lest he fade unremembered into darkness.
These are poems and stories, not spells. The Dragonborn is not and should never be a mark for how mortals react with things. The bolded are the actual words of power used in shouts. All it proves is the Dragonborn can recognize these words, in some fashion, and once they gain understanding they can use it as a shout.