We explore what lore we know of the reclusive Skaal tribe, and whether that gives us clues as to what to expect in the Skyrim storyline…

Learn more about the long-lost race of Snow Elves, their wars with the Nords, and what remains of them today in Skyrim. The more we know, the better-prepared we are to adventure there!

Anyone who has spent way too much time reading books in Morrowind might have stumbled across a tome entitled Children of the Sky in Vivecs Library. A read of this tome would provide you the following text: Nords consider themselves to be the children of the sky. They call Skyrim the Throat of the World, because it is where the sky exhaled on the land and formed them. They see themselves as eternal outsiders and [...]

Our mini-series began in part 1, with the settling of Skyrim by the early Nordic settlers and the development of the land through the first and second eras. In part 2, we examined Skyrims history throughout the third era, its interactions with the Septim Empire and the short-lived Imperial Simulacrum. Now, we conclude in part 3 by examining the current state of Skyrim as of the time of Oblivion, leaving us to speculate on how [...]

We left off in part 1 with the end of the First Era and beyond seeing the collapse of a united Skyrim and the rise of the Septim Empire in Cyrodiil. The Septim Emperors sought allegiance with Skyrim, and the Nords fell in line with the Empire in the years that followed. The 120th year of the Third Era brought the greatest threat of a rift between Imperial Cyrodiil and Skyrim (which had established itself [...]

Want to know more about Skyrims history? Want to read something the other fansites aren’t providing? Our learned scholars have been uncovering the early history of Skyrim to help us understand the land we’ll soon be able to visit. Read it here only!