Where does Skyrim take place in real life?

Skyrim is filled with awesome areas you had no idea about, but what's not a surprise is the region of the world it's based on. This one is fairly obvious, but Skyrim is based on Scandinavia. Scandinavia refers to the region in Northern Europe that consists of Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

Where is Skyrim supposed to take place?

Skyrim is a cold and mountainous region in the north of the continent of Tamriel. It has traditionally been divided into nine administrative sections, called "holds", each governed by a jarl from a larger town. Of these settlements, five—Solitude, Windhelm, Markarth, Riften, and Whiterun—are larger and more powerful.

When would Skyrim take place in real life?

Considering the armor types and ships of the period, a rough comparison would place Skyrim in our timeline somewhere between 150 BC - 900 AD. A time of the Viking period also as the golden age of the Roman empire is falling.

Is Skyrim based on real life?

Skyrim is not a game based in History (which is a shame), but each of The Elders Scrolls games has been heavily influenced by weapons and locations from the middle ages. Skyrim takes most of its inspiration from medieval Northern Europe. There's a real 'Viking-y' feel to the whole thing.

Is Skyrim based off of Iceland?

Skyrim draws on inspiration from especially the Viking era. This means Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland in particular. I've written another answer about the names of Skyrim where there's drawn on Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic: What are the Nordic names in Skyrim?

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What mythology is Skyrim based on?

The role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by Bethesda Softworks is heavily influenced by Norse mythology in its setting.

Is Skyrim based on Viking culture?

Skyrim takes place in a high fantasy setting established by the previous entries in The Elder Scrolls series, but its snow-covered mountains, Norwegian accents, and Scandinavian-inspired people show a clear influence to both real-world Vikings and Norse mythology.

What country is most like Skyrim?

This one is fairly obvious, but Skyrim is based on Scandinavia. Scandinavia refers to the region in Northern Europe that consists of Norway, Denmark and Sweden. The similarities between Skyrim and Scandinavia are uncanny.

How big is Skyrim if it were real?

At 15 square miles, Skyrim's world is huge, but there are bigger. Let's take a look at other gaming worlds bigger than Skyrim that should keep players busy for a long time.

Is Dragonborn a real thing?

No, not the DnD race. Dragonborn (or “Dovahkiin” in the dragons' language) refers to an individual in the world of The Elder Scrolls, otherwise referred to as Tamriel, blessed with the magical blood of a god associated with dragons.

What universe is Skyrim in?

Nirn includes five main continents and a couple of other mainlands. The continent of Tamriel is the largest continent on Nirn, and it is where all The Elder Scrolls games take place.

How many years can you live in Skyrim?

Men. The lifespans of the humans of Tamriel are naturally the easiest to approximate. As in real life, most of the human races of The Elder Scrolls have an estimated lifespan of around eighty years. There is a possible exception, however.

What race lives in Skyrim?

With standard races like the elves and various human races to the new takes on old classics like the Orcs, Khajiit, and Argonians, there is something for everyone to be found in the series.

What is the country in Skyrim called?

Tamriel is all the land that The Elder Scroll series takes place in. You can say it's a continent while Skyrim is a country. Tamriel holds many lands, home to many people: Skyrim (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim), home to Nords. Cyrodill (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), home to Imperials.

What planet is Tamriel on?

The Elder Scrolls games primarily take place on the continent of Tamriel, located on the planet of Nirn.

What are the cities in Skyrim called?

How long is 100% Skyrim?

When focusing on the main objectives, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is about 34 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 232 Hours to obtain 100% completion.

How long would it take to walk across Skyrim in real life?

So that means in pure speculation it would take 72 days on a good road to get from one end to another, poor 91 days, 121 days without road, and 182 days over mountains to cross it's width. To go from south to north it would take 47 days, 59 days, 79 days, and lastly 119 days. Thank you for this.

What is the deepest part of Skyrim?

Apocrypha is arguably the biggest dungeon in the game. As part of the Dragonborn DLC, Apocrypha is the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora's plane of Oblivion. Thus, it is much like Blackreach in that it teeters on the edge of being both a dungeon and a city.

What race is most in Skyrim?

Nords. The Nords of Skyrim are, unsurprisingly, the most common race in the province.

Who is the most loved Skyrim character?

What race is most common in Skyrim?

Nords do represent an overwhelming majority of the population of Skyrim, but players can download various mods to add more NPC diversity to the game. Most notably, the Diverse Skyrim mod adds NPCs from several other races, so players will not repeatedly run into the same races.

What race is Dragonborn Skyrim?

The last Dragonborn obviously has no set race or gender (though promotional Skyrim material portrayed the Dragonborn as a male Nord) because it's up to the player, but there's still plenty of Dragonborn lore to cover.

Is Thor in Skyrim?

Thor (also known as Ysmir or the Last Dragonborn) is a Nord warrior from Skyrim, and the Dragonborn of legend. He is considered by most to be the Savior of Skyrim for his role in defeating Alduin the World Eater. He is less well known for also stopping the rogue Dragonborn, Miraak, in Apocrypha.

What religion is Skyrim based on?

Looks like it's inspired by Nordic European religions. For example, sovengard is nothing but a mix between Asgard and Walhalla (also the word -gard means "land" in Viking or Celtic, I don't remember which). Also nords tell "Viking Lord's" stuff, like "my ancestors are smiling at me because I'm a brave warrior" etc.