I actually advise the Jarl on political matters. My input is invaluable, of course. But this is all probably a bit over your head. Just like dragons when they fly.

Some say Alduin is Akatosh, some say M'aiq is a Liar. Don't you believe either of those things.

As many times as I have been around Rorikstead I have never been up on a hill and found that statue of the dragon and sword!!! Now I have to make an exploring trip there, just to get a screenshot of that!!! Thanks Nate!!! :)

5 things they never told you about Bethesda 1. It was called Bethesda Softworks for a reason. Well if they would called it Bethesda Hardwork we will now be playing TES6

"It makes a lot more sense how 500 boys could devastate an entire society." ME AND THE BOIS AT 2 AM LOOKING FOR *E L V E S*

Nate is actually a member of the Psijic Order, thats why he know that much about Tamriel and his creatures.

"Dragonborn, we Greybeards have one more task for you. You must retrieve the elder super glue and Nordic duct tape so we may return Jurgen Windcaller's horn to it's rightful place."

Dragon: Your prayers have been answered, Atmorans! The Falmer race is now extinct. Ysgramor: Thank you my lor- wait- the entire... extinct??? All of them??? Dragon: You asked us to "Kill the snow elves", did you not? Ysgramor:

The idea that Paarthurnax put the scales on the shrine is interesting. If he flew there one night, it might explain why Sissel thinks she's seen him in her dreams. Also, we do know he has left the Throat of the World on rare occasions before. According to him, he used to visit Numinex in Dragonsreach from time to time.

You're a lizard, Harry.

I'm still sad that after you defeat Alduin, nothing has changed in terms of dragon attacks. They are still hostile. Would have loved something like a dragon recognizing you and he lands in front of you, greeting you.

I find it important to point out that you don’t have to be Dragonborn to use the Thu’um. Miraak is the confirmed first Dragonborn. I find it more likely, instead, that the dragons simply taught Ysgramor the Thu’um, like the Greybeards did Ulfric Stormcloak.

About the fourth spot, the dragon scales could be from Paarthurnax, I remember that in Rorikstead near the shrine is this girl named Sissel and she said this: "I had a dream that there was a good dragon. He was old and gray, but he wasn't scary." This can mean something, maybe it was not a dream, and she saw Paarthurnax near the shrine, just a theory :D

Two more facts: 1. Dragons greet each other by saying, "How Y'Alduin?" 2. Dragons weigh a lot because they're covered with scales.

"I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead. Every single one of them. Not just the Men 15:53" Alright there Anakin

Ive got some interesting little details that might interest you 1. I dont know if this is a well known fact. But in the companions, you could ask Athis the reason why he join the companion, he would then say the lines from Indiana jones. HOWEVER, should you ask him again he would mock the player for being too annoying, he will actually notice that the dragonborn ask the same question twice, which he says "to get away from people who ask the same questions twice" or somewhere along that line 2. After joining up with the companions, fighting with vilkas in the yard. You could talk to kodlak and he will say the word "eyes on the horizon" what's interesting is during the quest proving honor. A contradicting statement is muttered by Farkas on dustman cairn "eyes on the prey, not the horizon" this is a little nod to Farkas wolfish personality and Kodlak's wisdom where he see fit that Sovngarde would be his home. 3. You could stumble upon Kodlak and Torvar talking about which weapon they like to use. Kodlak said that in his younger years he likes to use a bigger weapon but now he have a hard time lifting a greatsword, which then he says he still love to bludgeon someone with a hammer. Well if you check out the living quarters on his room would be a steel warhammer. It doesnt end there, when you return from gathering glenmoril witches head Kodlak will die while holding the same steel warhammer. The conversation from Torvar foreshadows how Kodlaks fighting years are behind him (too frail to wield a warhammer) and he will not survive the companions questline. Hope you take notice.

I want to see a mod that allows for random encounters of two dragons sitting around and having a casual conversation.

M’aiq would like a video. Top 5 things you didn’t know about skooma

My cousin's out fighting dragons, and what do I get? Guard duty.

I realized something about the fourth fact regarding the dragon scales at the Akatosh shrine. Nate mentioned that Paarthurnax is the only dragon that's been around since the dragons disappeared, and therefore is the most likely candidate for the source of those scales. However, that would mean risking exposing his existence by flying to that open spot close to a settlement - Rorikstead. Well, may I remind, that we *do* have an instance of someone in Rorikstead mentioning Paarthurnax, albeit vaguely. Sissel - one of Lemkil's daughters - mentions she had a dream of an old and gray dragon who "wasn't scary". Perhaps it's possible that Paarthurnax *did* risk a trip to the shrine at least a little bit before the game takes place, and Sissel managed to see him during the night, although believing that it was just a dream.

Arngeir tells us that Kynareth first gave humans the gift of the Voice. So, Kynareth must also be a dragon then, as the Voice is in fact dragon speech. Talos was also dragonborn and is said to have ascended to become the leader of the other eight divines. I'm getting the impression that all the Aedra are in fact dragons.

Brigands I can handle, but this talk of dragons? World's gone mad, I say.

M’aiq met Alduin once. Alduin burned M’aiq’s tail

People definitely knew that dragons had existed, I mean the Jarl of Whiterun has a dragon skull in his palace and the story of dragonsreach in general was always considered historical. It was the dragon war that was only thought to be a myth, not the dragons themselves (Farengar says essentially this when asked about it)

As far as the dragon scales: I've come across draugr with dragonbone weapons, so it could've been a religious type adventurer who found dragon scales in a crypt and decided to offer it to akatosh

Ah yes, the phrase to confuse anyone who studies Elder Scrolls lore: Enter Michael Kirkbride.

My cousins off fighting dragons and what do I get... guard duty

There is a dragon that was sighted 20 years prior to the events of Skyrim that is hidden away in some cave in Cyrodiil. His name is Shulkunaak.

I do have a bit of a mystery - one that I literally thought of as I was watching this video. Why are Paarthurnax and Durnehviir the only dragons that are visually old? Could it be possible that denying or being denied their nature (that of conquerors and rulers) somehow changed them? Why do no other dragons seem to age? I get that Alduin had to raise most of them from the dead, but literally none of them look old.

12:55 "It doesn't make sense that he risked himself to so much exposure by flying to this WIDE OPEN shrine and leaving an offering." Except, he has done it in the past. Remember Numinex? Paarthunax himself said he visited him from time to time in Dragonsreach...which is in a CITY. Him visiting a shrine in the middle of nowhere is more than plausible.

"Hey, lets create a creature that fixes our own plotholes so we don't have to!" Well played Bethesda, well played

From what I understand; many innocent lives were slaughtered in Sarthaal. Many men, women, and children; many noncombatants dying at the end of a sword. Ysgramor wanted the Snow Elves to know the pain of the Nords. The problem was; the Snow Elves were an empire. They weren't familiar with the concept of feeling defenseless like the people of Sarthaal. For the Snow Elves to know the pain felt by Sarthaal, Ysgramor sought to treat them as they treated Sarthaal; slaughter all without any mercy. It's a very simple concept, really; and befits the very logic of a true Nord.

I’m just imagining atmorans sailing south and just a dragon chilling on their ships

"I don't give dudes rides though..."

The Epic Nate Drinking game. take a shot when he says: "well you get the idea" "murdered to death" "and they, he, she, it arn't/ins't telling" "sit back, relax and..." "the elder scrolls 5 Skyrim" "i'm kind of cheating with this one" another TES game is mentioned or referenced

7:15 why is calling the Greybeards just “the Beards” so fkng funny to me

Random snow elf militant: hey let’s attack saarthal Ysgramor: I’m about to end this mans whole race

I never really thought about Dwarves and Dragons existing at the same time before and now I'm wondering: what was the Dwarves' opinion on the Thu'um? The Dwarves were all about tonal magic, the creation of seemingly impossible effects through the use of sound. Did they respect the power of the Thu'um as a sort of naturally existing tonal magic, or did they look down on it as a sort of raw/imperfect application?

“Akatosh 🐉 killing off the snake ppl 🐍, then invading Tamriel”.... Idk why, but for some reason I imagine the emperor that got lost, being represented as Akatosh, and then coming back to Tamriel to help put the high elves in their place. I feel that would make a little sense 🤷🏻‍♀️

My personal favorite moment happens of you try to use Bend Will on the dragon being revived by Alduin. The two of them have a chat in Dovazhul and insult the notion of you identifying as a dragon by being dragonborn. Alduin (and by extension, all dragons and dragonborn individuals) are demigods. Firstborn of Akatosh etc. Never leave a child to take vengeance. Happens in gangs, only makes sense that the Nords would do likewise.

sometimes, when running through piles of bones, weapons, etc, the dragonborn will take health damage, as though from a sprained ankle.

"Night of Tears" explains the Eye of Magnus is the reason for the attack. A Dragon Word Wall *on top of the tomb* would suggest Ysgramor was Dragonborn/Dragon Priest

Maybe the greybeards leave some of Paarunthax's scales evert year or so to honor Akantosh. Since Paarunthax cannot go down himself for risk of the blades or just being seen in general.

Fun fact by the time of Skyrim, the dragons had only really been threatened for a couple of hundred years. There are elves alive who would have heard of dragon sightings. And those dragon symbols on Nordic tombs are actually Akaviri.

The lore you put out has some strange power... Whenever I watch I'm like, "Pssshhhh, I'm never going to remember this!" but then a few weeks later, I sound like a lunatic when explaining from the beginning of recorded history of Tamriel to the current events of Skyrim.

*puts on foil hat* Dragons are evolved Deathclaws. Fallout is the “prehistoric times” of the Elder Scrolls

Nate, I’m not sure if this has been mentioned already but I thought it might be worth some research. While looking at the artwork in the stone walls of dwarves ruins there are circles with a dot in the middle (an eye?) with lines coming from the center (tentacles?) Could this be a depiction of Hermaeus Mora from the dwarves?

I always figured Ysgramor didn't literally just have 500 men. He had 500 bannermen who all brought their own hosts.

There is a loading screen about the dragons that talks about their fire and frost breath, and how they use the dovah language to do that, and then explained a fight between dragons was just an overly violent argument/shouting match, which I find to be kind of funny

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"Maybe Ysgramor had been dragon-shouting the elves" During my playthrough...i agree that this is a viable strategy XD

Nate's voice is relaxing, yet it still keeps you intrigued and doesn't drone on. It's amazing, he should do a Skyrim documentary or narrate his gameplay. It would be something to see!👌

Dragon Fact: it’s possible to use magic to turn into a dragon(a king in Akavir did it)

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Hi Nate! You mentioned the Dragons might have come from the continent Akavir, and the name of the Dragon mentioned sounded similar to Akintosh. Well, Akavir also sounds similar to Akintoah, which would further the theory that the dragon/ruler is Akintosh. I was also fascinated with Akavir, and was wondering (and requesting) that you make a “Five Things You May Not Have Know About...” about Nirn, and the continents in Nirn. The games only take place in Tamriel, and I think it would be cool to hear about other places in Nirn. That’s all! Love the content! Have a good day!

With regards to Saarthal and whether Ysgramor was a dragon priest. My personal dragon theory - I think the Nords were sent to Skyrim by their dragon masters to find and secure the artifact known as the Eye of Magnus (Dragons could probably sense it's Aedric power naturally similar to the way that wizard knew of it using the oculury), under the pretense that they were just settlers to keep the snow elves off their backs. When the snow elves realized what the Nords had found they attacked out of panic of such a powerful dangerous artifact being misused or because coveted it for themselves. Ysgramor escaped and reported to the Dragons about the Eye and then was sent back with a big army along with Dragon's to genocide the elves. The Nords retook Saarthal but the Dragons could probably recognize the Eye as an Artifact of another Aedra (Magnus) and thus a potential threat to them or all of Mundus perhaps. So they buried its existence and commanded it to be hidden away.

Last time I was this early, the blades were being slaughtered by the thalmor

I’ve always suspected that ysgramors army was actually entirely made up of dragons which is why the elves went underground with the dwarves because the dragons couldn’t get there

The weird thing is that I have never played Skyrim but for some reason I am completely hooked on these videos.

My theory for the dragon scales being at the akatosh shrine is that they are from the warriors you see fighting dragons during the sequence shown from the elder scroll of how they sealed alduin. That means they had been held onto for generations and even placed at that shrine when it was first erected many years in the past long forgotten by all but the scroll and parthunax

Odavhiing is the ultimate dragon and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

To be fair, the snow elves killed women and children first when they killed everyone at Sarthal.

I really wish they would do a game where akavir invades Tamrie. Maybe even be able to travel back and forth between Tamriel and Akavir.

I suspect that a Greybeard placed one of Partha's scales there on his behalf. Between their devotion, honor and loyalty I can totally see that happening and easily being missed by the people at the base of the mountain.

As a derg myself, I do find it annoying that one can't just go to the local market without everyone freaking out. At least the carriage driver and their horse are more forgiving.

I can think of ways the dragon scales got there... the real question is: Why that particular shrine?

18:20 Yngol can also appear as a spectral dragon priest at high levels, and thats even in vanilla (suggesting he was either a dragon priest himself or an aspiring one at the time of his death, as his specter bares no mask and unlike the jailer he has no backstory as to why he wouldn't have one)

"A child's Tamriel Bestiary" "By Shane gro-Orath (Clever, no? Ha, Ha!)" I see what you did there you rascal of a dreadric prince of madness

Another thing that could confirm Ysgramor as part of the Dragoncult, there’s a Dragon Priest Dagger in his tomb. That dagger was one of the reasons I replayed the Companions Questline on a future playthrough, at least until I discovered Folgunthur and the Dragon Cult quest.

oooo, the dragon lore is so fascinating! I liked it all. Thanks Nate

Now, Parthuurnax's horn is interesting indeed... I have noticed he is missing that part, but I always assumed that he was missing it as a result from a battle before the alligance with Jurgen and the founding of the way of the voice. I mean... It is stated a lot in the lore how the dragons existed long before the humans. And also about the shrine in Rorikstead - if you speak to Sissel, one of the children in the town, she mention that she have had dreams about a dragon. This fact can give a lot of speculations and theories going. :) And the ninth dragon preist mask "Kohnariik" can strengthen the theory about Ysgramor being a dragon priest, it does translate into "warlord" but we really have nothing that suggests that. I gave this a little thought as I watched this video. :)

19:44 ''A very smart maniac'' I don't know why, but I love the way you said it xD

6. They're actually made of candy 7. They all love the music of Barry Manilow 8. They're awesome help at barbeques 9. They work at the behest of their bunny overlords (hence the 'bunny's slaughtered' kill count) 10. If the Dragonborn goes 'pspspspspspspsppsps' they will be swarmed by every Dragon in Skyrim.

This game is so big and full of thing inside that, at distance of years, people like me still don't know a lot of things.

I love how he didn't even say anything about the dragons on Ysgramor's helm.... 😂

12:50 It was definitely Paarthurnax paying tribute to A-Ka-Tosh at the Rorikstead shrine. Sissel, one of the little girls, caught him. She thought she was dreaming, though. 9:30 He's Vivec. I'm not kidding, I'm not being metaphorical. Vivec transcended Morrowind and came alive in Kirkbride's head during the amphetamine binge where he wrote the trunk of Morrowind lore. He's a ghost in the man's head and knows it.

Mate so many years after it’s release and I’ve poured many hours into this and you provide some stuff I don’t even know about?! Your on point dude John from Manchester UK

"And not just the fighters, but the innocent women, children, and elderly too." - Ysgramor committing Order 66 on the Falmer colorized

Ysgramor could also have been a powerful enough Dragonborn that he actually scared the dragons and that's why they didn't start ruling in Skyrim until he died. It wouldn't explain his brutality towards the Snow Elf Innocents, but it's a theory.

It has been 9 damn years and Epic Nate still finds new things and he can even suprise veterans like me who played the game more than 3000 hours he is really epic long live the Skyrim's Professor.

An interesting note on that line in "Mysterious Akavir," It sounds much like the line in Shakespeare's King Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2. "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers".

hi hey hello hope you’re doing great today and you’re a beautiful person (edit)if you kill paarthurnax or cicero we can’t be friends

You can find a dragon priest dagger inside Ysgramors tomb

I stopped watching you for like 4 months, and still new content of Skyrim. How much have I missed

Ah yes, Yeesgramor and his sons Yingle and Tingle.

13:10 To me, I see some peasant out in the woods in the days before, or even on the day the game starts, seeing a dragon burst free and maybe lose some scales as it did so. The peasant being terrified of what he witnessed lays out the scales as his ancestors did to prevent the beast from returning and eating him.

I can’t even imagine what Nate puts himself through to find similar references across the entire map of Skyrim. We appreciate you 🙌🏻

I wonder if he made a deal with the dragons, promising them rule over these new lands if they help take out the elves and thus clearing the way for overlords

Almost 10 year ago and there's still thing to say about this legendary game

Alduin is known as an aspect of Akatosh, with Akatosh being the birth of the world, Auriel being its preservation, and Alduin being its inevitable end. Could Akatosh's invasion of Tamriel refer to Alduin? I may be completely off here.

19:03 Good theory but you're forgetting the elves attacked first, and when they did attack they pretty much used the same hostility as Ysgramor when he came back with the great army. Personally speaking i think both sides were being manipulated.

Picked up Skyrim again and I’ve been watching more of your content than I have been playing

Epic seeing the notification for you Nate

"Where do dragons come from?" Well, when a daddy and mommy love each other very much...wait

Well, something we need to consider is this: Why did the Dragons leave either Atmora or Akavir? No species ever really leaves their homeland unless they have to. Either due to population, resource depletion, climate change or war. We're assuming they came as conquerors. What if they were fleeing something, something capable of freezing an entire continent and terrifying even Alduin and Akatosh? Interestingly enough, this may well have been the Greymarch by Jyggalag. Given Ice is fundamentally the ordered state of water and that Jyggy was very close to actually taking control of all of Oblivion...that would have had some real world effects.

Gosh knowing all this now and seeing that map with bunches of other lands i wish wish wish!!!! Skyrim was a huge open world game!!!! Love all the skyrim lore im still playing skyrim on a daily. Keep up all the great work nate!!!!!

I still remember when dragons would scare the shit out of me in this game. I thought they were so OP and i would run everytime i seen one. lol. Just seeing that one flying around the mountain top NW of Whiterun would make me panic haha. I would give up just about anything to be able to go back to that time of playing. Just forget the game and start all over. Skyrim was the first game i ever become hardcore obsessed with and it was great then.

Alduin be like "Fetch me their souls!"

Thank you and your producers. 2022 You`re still my favourite commentor on TES. You`re doing a great job. Even if they`re just games and books. You have a talent. I hope you`re doing great in life.

5:43 Is no one gonna talk about how this quote could be directly referencing the emperor Uriel Septim V? He started a conquest to take the continent of Akavir, where he presumably died. No one officially knows how he died but it is said by claimed survivors of the expedition that he was attacked by snake people. Who could have been these “Snake Vampires”. Also when Todd Howard was talking about mysteries in fantasy and the elder scrolls lore, he mentioned the mystery of Uriel Septim V. When he was talking about it he said that Bethesda originally thought of the idea of Uriel Septim V returning with an army of dragons to reclaim the throne of Tamriel. Considering the fact Uriel was a Septim and had the “Dragonblood” I wouldn’t be surprised if he would be name the Tiger-dragon EMPEROR, as stated in the quote. Is this just a coincidence or? Also here is a video referencing what Todd said about Uriel Septim V and his conquest in Akavir: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htVpdqh4sbiZd3U.html Go to 11:37 in that video for the Uriel Septim V theory