Where is Tamriel based on?

Tamriel is a continent on the planet Nirn and is also the continent in which all of the previous Elder Scrolls games take place.

What country is Tamriel based on?

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The Summerset Isles are a region of Tamriel made up of three major islands (Isle of Summerset, Auridon, and Artaeum) and five minor islands (Eyevea, Errinorne, Buraniim, Silatar, and Dranil Kir).

What is Tamriel based off of?

Nords: Clearly Nordic, early Russian and Scandinavian people. A touch of medieval Germanic culture to round them out. Bretons: Midieval European nation states, and a touch of Elven mysticism.

What world is Tamriel on?

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

Is Tamriel all of Skyrim?

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.

The History of Tamriel - Introduction to Elder Scrolls Lore

Is Tamriel a continent or the world?

Tamriel is the main continent of Nirn and is its mythic and symbolic center. Tamriel is divided into 9 provinces: Black Marsh, Cyrodiil, Elsweyr, Hammerfell, High Rock, Morrowind, Skyrim, Summerset Isle, and Valenwood.

Is Tamriel the only continent on Nirn?

The Continents: Nirn contains all but five continents: Tamriel, Akavir, Pyandonea, Atmora,Yokuda and Aldmeris(or 'Old Ehlnofey'). Tamriel is the main continent and is the setting of the Elder Scrolls games.

What is the biggest continent in Tamriel?

Nirn was created by the deity, Lohkran, and the Divines. 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.

What is the biggest country in Tamriel?

Cyrodiil is the cradle of Human Imperial high culture on Tamriel. It is the largest region of the continent, and most is endless jungle.

What country is most like Skyrim?

Skyrim is Scandinavia, Cyrodiil is Rome, High Rock is England, Morrowind is the Middle East, Summerset is Germany, Valenwood is North America (before being colonized), Elsweyr is India, Hammerfell is Egypt, and Black Marsh is full of lizards. Hope this clears everything up. Based on culture of the era, not landforms.

What galaxy is Tamriel in?

Along with Black Marsh, Cyrodiil, and Valenwood, it's one of the few inhabited planets under White-Gold Tower law in the Mundus Galaxy to not have a satellite. The surface consists mainly of water and masses of land.

What is the oldest city in Tamriel?

Windhelm is a city in northeastern Skyrim, close to the border with Morrowind, and is the only substantial city in the Hold of Eastmarch. It is not only the oldest city in Skyrim, but is the oldest continuously inhabited human settlement in Tamriel.

Are there other continents besides Tamriel?

Geography. There are three main supercontinents on Nirn, as well as two other continents and a large island chain. They are Tamriel, Akavir, Atmora, Yokuda, Aldmeris, and Pyandonea. Tamriel is the continent that harbors all known races of men and mer, as of the Fourth Era.

Was Alduin the first dragon?

Alduin, also known as the World Eater, the First Dragon, and the Twilight God, is the main antagonist and final boss fight of the 2011 action role-playing high fantasy video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

What is the oldest race in Tamriel?

The Ayleids, also known as the Wild Elves or Heartland High Elves, were the first race to establish an empire in Tamriel. They lived in a tribal society, with each "tribe" being different from the next. They were the first inhabitants of the Imperial City and apparently spoke a variation of Old Cyrodiilic.

What is the shortest race in Tamriel?

The male Bosmer, or Wood Elves, got the short end of the stick in terms of height — quite literally. Their males are the shortest in all of Tamriel standing at only 0.98, or roughly a hair below 5'9" or 1.74 m in real life.

What race is native to Tamriel?

The Dunmer, or Dark Elves, began life on Tamriel as the Chimer, a race of elves who would eventually be cursed by the Daedric Prince Azura to possess dark skin and blood-red eyes as penance for their transgressions against the divine beings.

What's beyond Tamriel?

The World of Nirn Outside of Tamriel

In all, there are five other continents on Nirn aside from Tamriel: Akavir, Pyandonea, Atmora, Yokuda and Aldmeris.

Are khajiit native to Tamriel?

The Khajiit, along with the Argonians, inhabited Tamriel long before the elves arrived (which could mean the two beast races are possibly native to Tamriel, unlike humans or mer, which migrated to Tamriel. However, some sources say life originated in Tamriel).

Where are Bretons from Tamriel?

The set of islands near the Summerset Isle is home to the Bretons, humans with a proclivity for magic and one of 10 playable races in the series.

Who is the god of Nirn?

Lorkhan is the Spirit of Nirn, the god of all mortals. This does not mean all mortals necessarily like him or even know him. Most elves hate him, thinking creation as that act which sundered them from the spirit realm. Most Humans revere him, or aspects of him, as the herald of existence.

Who are the oldest beings in Tamriel?

Knight Paladin Gelebor, followed closely by Divayth Fyr are the oldest living mortals.

Who was the first human in Tamriel?

Being the first human to venture to Tamriel, Ysgramor is responsible for the first and oldest human civilizations on the continent, making him an important figure to all of the human races. The story of Ysgramor can be heard from various NPCs, books, and in some of Skyrim's best quests.

What is the main religion in Tamriel?

The Imperial Pantheon of the Nine Divines, also the Eight and One, consists of the most important religious order in Tamriel. The religion combines the Eight Divines pantheon created by Alessia with the apotheosized form of the founder of the Third Empire, Tiber Septim (Talos), the ninth Divine.