Along the coast is a polar environment of glaciers and icebergs. The surrounding holds are Eastmarch to the south and the Pale to the west. The hold is home to the College of Winterhold. Winterhold, sometimes known as "The Winterhold," is one of the four oldest holds in Skyrim, known collectively as "Old Holds," [10] and was once the province's capital, [10] In 4E , the city was diminished greatly in size due to environmental change known as the Great Collapse , although the College of Winterhold was left unharmed.
Eastmarch is located along the eastern border with Morrowind, separated from its neighbor by the Velothi Mountainss. The northern part of Eastmarch features snowy tundras and mountains, while the central and southern areas of the hold are volcanically active and contain a number of sulfur pools called Aalto. The western part resembles much of central Skyrim. It continues into the north-flowing White River. The ancient monastery of Mistwatch is the home of the Ternion Monks , who are some of the few worshippers of the Ancient Nordic Pantheon that still exist in Skyrim.
Eastmarch's capital city, Windhelm, is located along the Yorgrim River in the northern part of the hold, before the boreal forests that inhabit the central province. Many settlements like Lower Yorgrim live along the river, feeding off its fish.
To the south is the sacred forest of Kynesgrove. To the east connecting the city of Blacklight in Morrowind is Dunmeth Pass. The Icewind Peaks sub-region is highly mountainous, featuring only a few small settlements such as the village of Cragwallow.
The ruins of Mzulft was one of the biggest Dwemer cities in Skyrim. The ruined temple of Skuldafn sits high among the Velothi Mountains, containing a portal to Sovngarde , the Nordic afterlife. Windhelm was once the capital of the First Empire of Skyrim, but as of the Fourth Era, it was the capital city of Eastmarch.
The palace of the Ysgramor Dynasty still dominates the center of the Old City. The city can be accessed through its docks or across a large stone bridge crossing the Yorgrim River.
The city is split into several districts: the mercantile Stone Quarter, the residential Snow Quarter or "Gray Quarter," as of the Fourth Era , and the wealthier quarter of Valunstrad. Bleakrock Isle is located north of the Dunmer city of Blacklight and northeast of Windhelm. The ruling capital on the small island is Bleakrock Village which is the only real settlement on Bleakrock.
There are a few Nordic ruins located on the isle including the massive ruins known as Skyshroud Barrow. Bleakrock Village has a set of ruins to the southeast of it called the Last Rest. Roscrea is an island that was conquered by Uriel Septim V in the year 3E It is located in the Sea of Ghosts.
It was the first of the four known islands conquered by Septim and his expeditionary force. Each hold is ruled by a Jarl. Following the death of King Harald, the High King was chosen through a Moot of the Jarls, [10] which has varied in importance from the ultimate legitimizer of a High King's rule to a mere ceremonial acknowledgment of the heir apparent.
While under this banner, Skyrim enjoyed military aid from the Emperor's army. It was made out of the teeth and bones of Dragons and was an ancient relic of the Nords. It was made for King Harald. There are no known laws or legal documents of Skyrim. There were some surveys, censuses and records used by the government, such as the Book of Life , which was a census that kept track of people and livestock in a certain region.
Other than the Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks, Skyrim appears to have no centralized armed forces. Each Hold has its own section of Hold Guards who act as both a national guard and police force. These soldiers are the first line of defense against any opposing force who threatens Skyrim and its people.
The Hold Guards and all armed forces are under the command of their respective Jarl of the nine Holds which are largely independent. However, in theory, all Jarls must swear fealty to Skyrim's High King who can unify the Holds' armed forces into a centralized army.
As an ally of the Empire, it was also considered to be the Empire's strong arm. Skyrim is a wealthy and powerful province and traditionally was a profitable trading partner of the Third Empire. Although this, coupled with the Great Collapse, has caused some damage to Skyrim's economy, the city of Riften has become an industrial powerhouse, producing mead and fish. Skyrim is also abundant in a variety of wildlife that is hunted as prey by local hunters.
These animals are hunted for their meat and pelts which can be sold or utilized for cooking and leather crafting. There are many forms of economic production in Skyrim. This includes agriculture, which is common despite the harsh and cold conditions, as well as grain production, mining, stone-cutting and logging. In Skyrim, there are many farms , grain mills , mines , lumber mills , docks, and ports that produce goods and services.
In addition, the trading and shipping industries are another part of Skyrim's economy. In each major city in Skyrim, of which there are five, there is a central marketplace where business, trading and social activities take place. Some cities, towns, and villages produce specific goods and services. During the First Era, Rorik's Steading Rorikstead produced grain, leather and horses, Korvanjund produced hides and meat , Volunruud produced meat and worked ivory, Bromjunaar produced lumber and stone, Granite Hill held a weekly market and Hillgrund's Steading Ivarstead.
The East Empire Company is a multi-national, monopolistic trading and shipping company based out of Cyrodiil. The East Empire Company essentially dominates the shipping and trading industry in Solitude, which is a major shipping port of Skyrim. Skyrim uses the Septim , which is the main currency used in Cyrodiil and throughout all of the Empire. There are two religious pantheons of Skyrim, both worshipped in different time periods throughout Skyrim's history.
During the Fourth Era they adapted to the Imperial Pantheon. The Nordic Pantheon consists of various deities, resembling the Nine Divines. Alduin is the Twilight God, who ushers in the next world. While most pantheons consider the time god to be the head of the pantheon, the Nordic pantheon is led by Kyne. If a Nord dies a heroic and honorable death, they ascend to Sovngarde. Daedra worship is rare in Skyrim, although the traditional Nordic Pantheon acknowledges some of these beings.
These include Herma-Mora, an Atmoran demon who some claim is the incarnation of the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora , and Mauloch , an incarnation of Malacath , is the patron of the ostracized. Other Daedric Princes are worshipped in Skyrim by those who do not follow predominant faiths in the province. These include Azura —whose followers fled Morrowind after receiving spiritual dreams from their liege; [] Nocturnal —worshipped by the Nightingales ; Namira —worshipped by a cult of cannibals; and Hircine , largely patronized by lycanthropes.
One of the last Shrines of Talos in Skyrim. Skyrim, at the time, was a territory of the Empire. Following the Markarth Incident, the Thalmor were authorized to eradicate Talos worship in Skyrim, although the Stormcloaks refused to relinquish these beliefs.
Music is also popular in relation to war and propaganda. In the third century of the Fourth Era, when the Civil War was taking place, two songs were produced with lyrics altered to suit each side.
One very notable song of the past was King Olaf's Verse. The verse, written by Bard Svaknir , criticized King Olaf One-Eye and his adventures and referred to his adventures as "lurid and false. She considered it to be in bad taste. The Bards, however, desired for the festival to take place. Elisif soon allowed holding of the Burning of King Olaf festival.
The festival was to be held that day, and for all days in the future when the festival was to take place. A few notable holidays and festivals are customary in Skyrim and in Nordic culture. During the festival, the names of the Five Hundred are recited.
The architecture and infrastructure of Skyrim is a mix of rural and urban; much of Skyrim is untamed wilderness, broken up by nine major cities spread across the province. Of these nine cities, there are five that are more urbanized, heavily populated, and more city-like, and four that are smaller, less populated, and more rural in nature.
The actual architecture of the buildings varies, but it is unknown what they were based on. The city of Markarth was originally built by the ancient Dwemer. The buildings were made of stone and the unique metal known only to the Dwemer.
After the Dwemer disappeared in 1E , people started to settle into Markarth, so the Nords who settled the city did not have to use their cultural styles of architecture and infrastructure. Examples of Ancient Nordic architecture include longhouses, with "each beam and cornice festooned with carvings of dragons, bulls, boars, leering wild men, and dancing, long-tressed women.
Whether it was out of fear or respect, the Ancient Nords learned the language and writing system of the dragons. There are also examples of Akaviri architecture present in Skyrim. In 1E , Emperor Reman II permitted the construction of Alduin's Wall in the Temple, [] a massive stone mural built to record all of the Akaviri's accumulated dragon-lore and the Prophecy of the Dragonborn.
Sky Haven Temple and Alduin's Wall are testaments to Akaviri architecture and sculpturing, and is considered to be some of the best-preserved examples of early Akaviri structures and sculptures. Three colleges are recorded as existing in Skyrim throughout its history: the Imperial College of the Voice in Markarth, [10] the Bards College in Solitude, and the College of Winterhold in Winterhold.
There is no trace of the college in any of the games. This library is operated by the Order of the Ancestor Moth , or the Moth Priests , a monastic order dedicated to the recovery, preservation, translation and interpretation of the Elder Scrolls. Over their lifetimes, Moth Priests gradually become blind from repeated readings of the Elder Scrolls ; they inhibit this destructive process somewhat through spiritual and mental rituals that help them prepare for a reading.
Once they become blind, they retire to the Temple of the Ancestor Moth , where they live in perpetual care until they pass on. Apparently, the ancient, extinct Dwemer developed a method to circumvent the ill effects of reading an Elder Scroll with the use of a massive, mechanical construction that transcribed Elder Scrolls onto 'lexicons'.
Then, they could be interpreted safely. One such construct exists deep in the bowels of a Dwemer ruin known as Blackreach , found in eastern Skyrim. Found after solving the puzzle involving the Lexicon and the huge dwemer artefact.
The Elder Scrolls are mysterious Aedric artifacts said to contain information on all possible past, present and future events. As such, they are commonly involved in prophecy.
Reading from the scrolls can eventually lead to blindness or madness. For more information, see the lore article. Only one Elder Scroll appears in the base game. Two more are added by the Dawnguard official add-on. Each scroll has a weight of 20, but they are always quest items and weigh nothing in your inventory.
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