Lore:First Empire of the Nords
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The First Empire of the Nords, also known as the Nord Empire,[1] is the collective term for the Nordic kingdom during a phase of expansion in the First Era, known as the Skyrim Conquests.[2] Its capital was the city of Windhelm in Skyrim, where a First Empire palace still stands.[3] The empire was formed when King Vrage the Gifted began a campaign to conquer High Rock and Morrowind (a feat that is attributed by some to Sai, the God of Luck[4]) circa 1E 240.[5][4] By the end of the conquests, the First Empire of the Nords encompassed Skyrim, High Rock,[6] Morrowind with the exception of the Dwemer kingdom of Vvardenfell,[7] and a large portion of Cyrodiil's Nibenay Valley.[3] These invasions upset the balance in High Rock and Cyrodiil, and although the Nords' empire lasted less than two centuries, the result was decisive; from then on, power in those regions shifted from the elves to the humans.[8]
Though the last ruler, King Borgas, died in 1E 369,[9][10] the ultimate end of the First Nordic Empire came in 1E 420, when the Pact of Chieftains ended the War of Succession and the empire finally shattered; Skyrim eventually lost all of its holdings in Morrowind,[11][12] Cyrodiil, and High Rock,[13] and many of the Nordic kingdoms began to declare independence.[14] The Nords were driven from Morrowind by force when Indoril Nerevar and Dumac Dwarfking joined together, repelling the invaders in 1E 416.[12][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Dov-rha Sabatons Antiquities Coxes in ESO
- ^ Ennbjof's dialogue from Morrowind
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Skyrim — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b King Edward, Part X
- ^ Tamriel's Timeline, The Daggerfall Chronicles — Ronald Wartow
- ^ A History of Daggerfall — Odiva Gallwood
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Morrowind — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ Frontier, Conquest — University of Gwylim Press, 3E 344
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Aldmeri Dominion — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Wilds Remain: Valenwood — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Temple: Morrowind — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ a b Nerevar at Red Mountain — the Tribunal Temple
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Sons and Daughter of the Direnni West: High Rock — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Throat of the World: Skyrim — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
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