Savos Aren sealed labrynthian with a wooden plank on the back door, amazing display of power

I wish we were able to walk around the past version of Labyrinthian when wearing the wooden mask.

I use the Dragon Priest mask room as my own personal extra dimensional trophy vault. It's where I keep my deadric artifacts, dragon claws, unique items and equipment, priest masks (obviously), etc. And I even leave a ton of jewels and gold lying around for added aesthetic.

That troll in the beginning lol “Oh, I’m in the shot? Sorry, I’ll just get out of your way”

Labryinthian is one of those locations were the more you know about it's lore,the more you appreciate the location itself.

OK but why was I so surprised to find out Labyrinthian actually had a labyrinth you could go to even though it's called Labyrinthian

Someone needs to make a mod that makes Labyrinthian bigger, like the Arena one.

I remember discovering the Labrynthian on my first playthrough ever and it was breathtaking in a way. I felt so anxious exploring every nook and cranny. I really wish we could’ve seen it in its prime.

HE BUILT THIS CITY HE BUILT THIS CITY OF WINTERHOLD

It is truly unfortunate that you can't even call the labyrinth in Labyrinthian a labyrinth at all. It doesn't have any forks along the path, just a riddle, and an easy riddle at that. Since it gives you all the staves you need, someone with almost no knowledge of magic at all can easily complete the labyrinth, much less an arch-mage. I want to see a mod someday that makes the labyrinth an actual maze and actually test the knowledge and abilities of the prospective arch mage.

Go cast your fancy magic someplace else.

Wait, if the schools of magic are more or less arbitrary categorizations, how does the "labyrinth" know if the spell cast is appropriate? Like, if someone went inside during the late 4th Era, would casting paralyze at the Illusion keystone work? What if when Shalidor built the "maze," sun-based combat spells were considered Destruction magic. Why don't they work on the Destruction keystone? (I put "maze" and "labyrinth" in quotes because it's not actually a maze; there's just the one path you follow)

still no sweetroll lore:( I shall sing the song of sadness. Our sweetroll, our sweetroll, claims the tasty crust. I tell you, I tell you, the Bakerman comes. With a culinary wielding power of the ancient nord art, Believe, believe, the Bakerman comes

Question: What is the last ancient Nordic ruin that was ever built? I'm pretty sure the last ruin was built/abandoned shortly after the events of Tiber Septim, but I could be wrong.

Its not a dwarven ruin so its good

A very deep story. Makes me want to go back and play Skyrim all over again. Man it’s been 7 years since I’ve played it too. It’s unbelievable how fast time flies. This whole video brought back a lot of happy warm fuzzy memories, of me playing it back then in the dead of winter. Thank you. Looking forward to elder scrolls 6.

What if you could craft sweetroll armor?

I've always asked myself if there is more to Labyrinthion than we actually saw. I spent hours searching for the Glamoril and never found it..did Bethesda forgot to put it in?

Not a fudge Muppet vid unless it comes out around 6:00 am

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Awesome topic! My favorite place in the vanilla game because it's actually three locations in one! The ruin containing Morokei, his mask and the Staff of Magnus; Arch Magus Shalidor's Labyrinth which I think should still be a requirement to become Arch Mage and the draugr dungeon Lost Valkygg which contains the Wooden Mask. Top it all off with TWO word walls and you have the makings of an outstanding, must visit location.

I literally stumbled into the actual labyrinth the day before this was uploaded. Talk about uncanny

I wish there was a dlc that you could do where the goal is to rebuild Labyrinthian to it is former glory as a city again. Maybe you had to do quest's to gather stuff you need to build and so on. Maybe fight bosses farther down you go in the placeses it is buried.

You guys did really good mic work with this video, especially for that ~1st half. Some good stuff right there.

Best location in all of Skyrim.

*Let’s get this **-bread-** sweet rolls gamers.*

This time I made sure to be awake before the video was uploaded. Totally worth it

I recently finished creating an ancient dragon priest build. You can has a look on the Tamriel Vault. It's called The Reaver. (Uses Ordinator). It was alot of fun exploring the lore around the dragons and ancient nords. It almost seems as though Tamriel as a whole has regressed as time has gone by. Keep up the awesome videos guys always keen for some more lore!

I have always kinda been waiting for a mod dedicated to letting you explore the time where the altar was whole and labyrinthian was the grand city it used to be. I really think it would be a fun way to experience skyrim, going back in the past to see what life in the dragon cult really was like and all that.

For me, it wasn't just the lore that made it special, but the fact that Labyrinthian has been around since Arena. It also makes Shalidor part of the original lore. Since he is mentioned in the caption for Labyrinthian, when you first load into the dungeon.

I’m glad to see your still going with the Skyrim content. Well done and good luck.

I love you guys, just went through this last night with my recent play through and was wondering if you had a video on it. Perfect.

After seeing miraak's temple being reconstructed, you can really imagine how Labyrinthian looked at its prime, I wish we could see some of it while wearing the wooden mask :/

Ahh Drew’s calm voice and all this info is the best, instantly makes me wanna take a crack at labarynthian in my current play through

Well produced and informative

That troll at the beginning is dummy thicc

Skyrim History Channel, Skyrim Geographic

The “secret of life” is probably how the bone dragon got reanimated.

Exploring labrynthian was one of my best and most surreal skyrim experiences. Really one of the most significant highlights

My wish for this video has finally been answered! Thanks so much, Drew! Amazingly told as always! :)

I hope you've made note as to who's been most helpful during your stay here archmage. "Yes, & who hasn't lifted a finger as well."

Thank you Drew & Fudge Muppet guys, once again. In my latest playthrough, I am currently following the College of Winterhold questline & just got the quest to retrieve the Staff of Magnus, so I will be heading to this location shortly. I love the intricate and storied history of the locale. My worst memory of this place was in Oldrim, when I made the mistake of bringing a companion, Lydia, with me. There was a glitch which would get companions stuck in there and unable to leave the premises. I believe this may have even been in the outdoor portion of the site. It was likely patched in the unofficial patch and on SSE’s version, but I refuse to take chances, + I am using a multiple follower mod on XB1, so I will leave them close by & complete it myself. I always wondered about the mysterious wooden mask that didn’t appear to do much, in relation to other dragon priest masks. Now I know why. I, too, as many others have voiced, would have loved it if donning the wooden mask would have transported us back in time to see this remarkable place in all its former glory and do a few quests before returning to the present day ruins.

Sad to say that a lot of college mages died in there...

Could the Equilibrium spell tome found in Labyrinthian be the source of life you mentioned? Seems like a stretch but we've seen weirder lore.

In some names the J would be pronounced as Y as it’s not English.

Props to Bethesda withthe storytelling they did around the wooden mask, I was just finishing reading the note when I looked up and saw that the guy did, indeed, get stabbed in the chest, with a skeleton with an iron sword in the ribs and all

Hmmm... I don't remember that last time travel quest at all... Anyway, thanks for putting the big picture together. This lore stuff can get quite convoluted at times.

Oh my lantern. I came here watching your vid on Gunter O'Dimm, and now I find out you also cover the Elder Scrolls? Fuck yeah, I'm subscribing and you know it!

Why does Drew voice fit so well with the Lore videos

Wonderful lore video!!! Cheers

Great vid. Really enjoyed it.

so if you have all 9 masks would you get transported too another time on the game?

I miss the old letsplays I rewatch them nonstop

Nice. Just got my old 360 working again. May have to fire it up for some old vanilla skyrim!

Always lovely hearing a British fella tell a story right before bed...

I played through Labyrinthian 2 days ago, then found this video today. It was fated to be! (LOL)

Fun drinking game: take a shot every time Scott says "Bromjunaar" wrong.

Damn, your work is impressive.

Seems like the Ancient Nords had more sophisticated urban centres.

I really enjoyed this video, not much out there giving a comprehensive story about this place. I also enjoy it because it's not about Fallout 76. Keep up TES stuff guys. Love it and great job.

Hey Fudgemuppet, I have a Skyrim character build I would like to share with you. The argonian investigator. Skills are conjuration, illusion, alchemy speach, lockpicking, sneak, archery and one handed. Hailing from the argonian occupied territories of southern Morrowind, the investigator was born to a modest family. His father served as a warrior during the invasion and as such was often away from his family for long periods of time, leaving the investigator and his siblings in their mother's care. Early on he showed a deep curiosity of the world around him and whenever he wanted something he found a way to get his claws on it. As the investigator grew his curiosity pushed him to look further for new information and experiences. He started sneaking into restricted areas and picking his way into homes; not for gold, but for knowledge; always able to talk his way out of trouble when he was caught. One day he pushed his luck a bit too far and entered the house of an older mage. The investigator began to look through the collection of tomes but while he sat among the piles of scrolls the mage who lived there returned. The investigator begged the dunmer woman not to turn him to the guards, explaining he was only curious about magic and that he hadn't taken anything. The dunmer woman eventually gave in and let him go. The argonian began to return to the woman's home and began asking her more about magic. Even eventually letting him borrow her tomes for study. A few years passed and the argonian investigator had started working to help provide for his family. It was a thankless job and he hated it but the little bit of coin he got to keep he used with the caravans, always on the lookout for scrolls and information on the outside world. Months went by of this without any sign of his father and the lack of gold started to take a toll on the family until eventually a stranger, wearing similar armor to the investigator's father, came to the door with a small purse of gold and a sober expression. All of them knew what that meant. The The investigator's father had disappeared after sent out scouting and was presumed dead or captured and sold to one of the dunmer houses to the north. The investigator knew what he was going to do. The gold would be able to support his family for a while and he returned to the mage woman one final time. He explained the situation to her of his father's disappearance and asked if she would help watch out for his family until he could find his father. She agreed to his request and before he left gave him some of her books on magic as a final parting gift. The investigator returned to his family once more and told them he was going to find their father. He joined up with the occupation forces, lending his skills as a scout. This allowed him a chance to find information on his father's whereabouts and still provide to his family. As a scout he was trained with a bow but took to a pair of daggers when the situation got close. The investigator did not care much for killing and instead spent most of his time collecting information and helping his groups alchemist gather ingredients and craft potions. The craft reminded him of his time learning magic with the dark elf woman from his youth. His time at made him tired and he missed his family dearly but then one day while trying to get information from the traveling merchants one made reference to an argonian that made the investigator jump. The travelers gave the name of his father. He had been serving a house and had been made to carry out some of the goods the merchants bought. He could hardly believe it. His eyes grew wide and his heart ached knowing his father was still alive. He quickly gathered his belongings requested to be made a spy so he could go look for his father. The investigator was given permission and left immediately. He searched through the cities of the dark elves, making notes of their movements and resources and sending them back to the occupation while also being closer to his father. His had never felt so alive as he did hiding in plain sight. Even with all the dirty looks he was given by the dark elves he won their trust over and over again, loosened their tongues and gave every word back to his kin in the south, with no one the wiser. This was the life he was meant for. Deceit and espionage were in his blood. Eventually he found his way to his father's last location and learned he had managed to stowaway on a ship bound for skyrim. He quickly turned for the mountains to find his father and being him home, however, the investigator quickly finds himself lost and is captured by the legion to be brought to helgen. The character will quickly accept the role of dragonborn, seeing it as a way to earn trust and legitimacy with others and a way to get information. He join the companions for similar reasons and especially to seek out what power they may me hiding however you may cure your lycanthropy should you feel it doesn't fit your playstyle. He will also join the collage of winterhold and the thieves' guild to get more knowledge on magic and the people of skyrim. However he will not join the dark brotherhood for not his dislike of killing and because the dead can't tell you their secrets. In the dawn guard DLC the investigator will be interested in the vampires' power but disagree with them morally so how you roleplay this is really up to you. He will also definitely pursue the questline for the dragonborn DLC seeing another opportunity to learn and gather power. Feel free to edit or update the build for your own use but I thought this would be a fun character.

That feeling when you found the book, actually decided to read it, and find the maze and complete it without watching a youtube video

The first time i realized there actually was a Labyrinth in the Labyrinthian, Despite it's name, i was surprised.

I heard that the wooden mask is the grimoril and grants life. The wooden mask was Shalidor's secret of life.

SUCH AN ASTONISHING GAMES

I think the TES canon says it was an unknown guy from the College Of Winterhold who fought Morokei.

I'll make sure that when es6 releases and yall go to the store to buy it, the clerks will go hostile and be like "you should not have come here"

What if Nazeem is Jyggulag?

What if Khonarik is the secret of life? It does make you really tanky.

I never understood the timeline of frost elf, nordic people and dragons. When did dragons rule Skyrim? They were worshipped in Atmora. But did they were worshipped in Skyrim when frost elfs were the rulers of Skyrim? If not, then did the dragons helped nords to conquer skyrim from frost elfs? Frost elfs were advanced race. It was less likely the nordic people defeated them entirely without some help, like the dragons.

By far my favorite location in Skyrim

I know I’m about a decade late, however, if you go back into the area with the enthralled wizards where you face Morokei, after you’ve finished the quest, you can get a second Staff of Magnus. I went back through again months later because I wanted to see if Ancano’s colleague Estormo was still there. I read that his body doesn’t reset so I was gonna dead thrall his Thalmor ass. Got a second staff of Magnus from the remains of Morokei. Edit : Estormo’s body wasn’t there. Must have left the area for too long. Shame really, I did so want to add him to my collection. I use the room in the basement of the Solitude player home to store my dead thralls. It’s getting a little crowded. I even have a couple of dragon cultist’s whose bodies never reset for those times when you need a meat shield

Man I swear fudgemuppet can make a 5 movie deal from this game! 3 hour lord of the ring style.

Everytime I find the wooden mask I'm like,"but why do I got to wear it after finding all the other masks,just take this ancient nordic pick axe and snap that bad boy open and take Kahnaarik from the present day."

Suggestion: A Spartin build.

It would be nice to see Labyrinthian when, it still have people in it

can you guys do a skyrim lore video about the new jarls the are apointed in the civil war quest

Thanks, very interesting.

Akatosh's secret to life is the spell equilibrium paired with healing

Happy 7th birthday skyrim!

Oh how I remember the first time I came here decades ago.

When will you do another build video?

@Graenolf speculated that Glamoril is actually the Wooden Mask, as it allows you to travel back in time.

In elder scrolls 6. How about nord clans having access to these masks in game? And occupying the labyrinth??? Not all but one

You just keep a hand on one side and follow the winding path... You're bound to reach the exit...

Hey fudgemuppet I'm a huge fan and have a theory I'd really like you to look into. I believe aldmeris was a real place, a floating island or piece of mundus above tamriel. I think all the elves were holding onto their divinity during the dawn, while the wandering elenfoy(sp?) Committed to mundus. I believe that as aldmeris was above tamriel moving in a southwestern direction, the Falmer and dwemer "fell off". The falmer were extremely devout, so much that I believed they "followed" the example of the divines who committed to mundus, and committed themselves, breaking off of aldmeris early, landing in skyrim with their advanced magics. The dwemer I believe did the exact opposite. They gave the gods no glory, and instead believed in their own abilities. This disregard for the etheral that they were still apart of wind up "expelling" them from aldmeris. It is likely the dwemers disregard had them leave aldmeris before the falmers faith did the same to them, which is why the dwemer are found farther to the east in morrorwind. Aldmeris starts in the northeast and moves southwest until eventually "falling/combining" into/with mundus completely. I am a huge lore fan and I think this to be an extremely valid theory, however I do not have the resources to research it like you do. If you could explore my theory I would love to see what you come up with, this has been on my mind a long time. Thanks in advance ! Great lore videos by the way! Plz look into the Aldmeris theory. Thanks again!

0:00 ah yes the rare burrowing frost troll, native only to Skyrim.

8:03 Wait, what? Is that maze for real? Have I been playing for all of these years and never once found that maze?!

So what's the deal with lost valkygg and why is it a separate place from labrynthian?

A maze where you only have to go forward. :P no forks in the path lol...

Since the place was a test for me arch mages could it be this reason the dragon born was named the new arch mage after completing the story?

*MY BODY IS READY*

The musoc that plays a the start. Whixh song is that? Sounds really halo

Does anyone know the music used in this video?

What would be cool in es6 (If it was based before daggerfall) if you killed someone in a quest and if you go there in daggerfall you could see the skeleton of the character obviously not exact but ya know

I wanna know who that first coward Arch M age was that said it's too dangerous to do the maze.

For a place called a labyrinth it isn't. So what the hell Skyrim? It was in Arena. Do not tell me it changed over time. It was Bethesda as usual not caring about consistency. It would have been so much better had this dungeon been a actual labyrinth. That way you would have to figure your way around. Skyrim would have to not place a go here marker. There is a small maze in a smaller section. Why isn't it in the main one? This was a missed opportunity.

How did Morokei get the staff of magnus

I wanted to make a mod that used the wooden masks effect to get there could not figure it out

I wish there was a mod that would allow the player to rebuild this cold mystical ruin into a new working hold like what helgen reborn does : l