The GREATEST NORD is Ysmir Wulfharth? | The Elder Scrolls Podcast #41 

It's a good read, just gotta make sure you're in the privacy of your bedroom or bathroom first. With no cameras, or mirrors, or windows. No witnesses to the unholy debauchery. But a really good read.

More of a The Real Barenziah fan myself, Argonian Maid is a little too pedestrian

@@XenohGG I made almost this exact comment on Reddit like 2 months ago! Real Barenziah is much more of an adventure.

I just want to brush up on my spear maintenance...

​@@WK-gx2zsand how to make yeast rise in a loaf

what's goin on upair?

He found the fortify restoration glitch.

Just like pelinal

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That’s an interesting thought actually. All the other player characters carry many titles after a full play through so perhaps we’ll be able to experience Ysmir first-hand at some point

They call it "high hrothgar" for a reason lol

Huhuhuh

Niiceee

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That, and this talk of him swallowing clouds... 👌

I prefer Michael. Drew sounds as if he's always reading a script but Michael sounds like he's conversing with you. Drew starts on a rising tone and always ends on a falling tone (he's secretly a known Scot).

@@Arnaere nah

That makes sense. If Kyne is considered to be a divine mother figure (giving the breath of life/guiding the dead into the aftermath) Paarthurnax is then to be considered an intermediary between life and death by teaching the Old Nords to use the breath as a weapon. So, would that make Paarthurnax a brother/father figure?

But importantly, I belive it only happens after you do their quests, beforehand I don’t think they talk.

Dovahkiin is dragonspeak tho.

Wow this is such a great observation!

I don't think I've heard anybody else make that connection before, very nicely done, my friend. You should give your brain a pat on the wrinkles for that one, I really like it!

YES please do this! I've always wondered why Akatosh and Shezarr were so intertwined in tamrielic history

@@chadmaple2411 yeah because, even in the eleven versions they are intertwined, though as opposing forces, however in my own theory I believe that Auriel and Lorkhan are not as opposed as they appear and even with Alessia's rebellion it was Auriel or Akatosh helping the humans both for selfish and selfless reasons due to the Aleyids daedra worship and their brutality but with the marukharthi selective they tried to retroactively mix elements of Shezzar with Akatosh but there are either two outcomes, one they succeeded or two they failed but the attempt still caused a dragon-break but all the timelines converged and Akatosh remained still for a time until the next dragon-break.

I too think they are intertwined, but going off of the theory that every god worshiped by all cultures is real but as a some sort of a split personality of the same aspect, each personality gaining power from their worshipers, I think that Lorkhan was really behind the Alessia rebelion, or at least someone had the ulterior motive of splitting Auri-El, creating Akatosh as Auri-El's counterpart, sympathetic to mortals. If Alessia wanted to bring peace between the races of the new empire, we saw that her ideal did not last as the Marukhati Selective went to literally split Akatosh from Auri-El and creating animosities between humans and elves. And since then we've seen Akatosh only growing stronger and stronger, defeating Dagon in Oblivion and allegedly swalloing Alduin in Skyrim, the other part of the aspect from the Nordic pantheon. The eventual plan for Akatosh being to eventually (if not already) taking over as the dominant part of the god from Auri-El. Imagine the shock of the elves, seeing their most powerful god turning to the side of Lorkhan. They already lost Trinimac, Auri-El losing his power to Akatosh would be the final drop.

@@Shawanga that is one possible theory, however I also feel that Auriel might be actually responsible for the rebellion, for a specific reason regarding the fact supposedly he is supposed to be in Aetherius, and that his bow harnesses power from it, specifically the Sun, which was created by Magnus, now how could he harness power from another god, also if we consider if that whenever time-space is under enough change and pressure there is enough pressure to create a dragon-break. The first one possibly happening after Auriel shot his bow with Lorkhan's heart, creating Red Mountain, with all the immense pressure on both time and space there must have been a dragon-break. Also considering that with every dragon-break, all timelines converged into one, it means that time continues as is with all events present, meaning the dragon becomes whole again, and with Auriel, Akatosh, Ruptga, etc...they must be different perceptions of course but all are still time and are in league with Lorkhan as whatever is required for the present kalpa, as eventually it becomes Aka's role again to destroy time and for space-time to continue for the next kalpa

@@denakarganta1502 I like what you are laying down there. Good discussion topic for the Tribunal here. I have to ask the question though, do you think Daedric Princes and Aedra are even affected by dragon breaks?

He probably did even more he was in it's unaltered state he was in the prime cloud district

Balgruuf is an imperial collaborator and traitor to his race.

This is an amazing comment. I have joke to make here, it just needed to be said.

@@Nollic15 you dirty stormcloaks deserve no quarter.

Go back to Hammerfel Nazeem, you're not welcome here!

Oooooo, that’s definitely interesting. I wonder why the Underking lore has always been tied to Wulfharth lore by people anyway tbh. I know there are some comparisons but that’s all I’ve thought they were, just comparisons so it’s cool to find out that may be the case if the Underking & Wulfharth aren’t the same person or related to one another in some way.

Actually because of weird soul shenanigans the Underking is both Ysmir and Arctus at the same time.

Akatosh is more or less a melding of Alduin and Auriel. Alduin says that he is the first born of Akatosh, but in the Nordic pantheon, he is considered a creator/destroyer type of deity. Molag Bal is a being of slavery and bondage, so it does make sense that Alduin does remind you of Molag Bal. The dragons did enslave the ancient Nords and grant power to subjects who were willing to enforce their rule, thus drawing comparisons between the dragon priests and the vampires.

while the mythic purpose of alduin to nordic tradition, as the devourer of the old kalpa for the creation of the new (which is derived from ald, the adversarial time-god of the nords), has little to do with molag bal, developments added in skyrim (alduin choosing to, for whatever reason, shirk its duty in this kalpa and live as a god in the dragon cult) are indeed reminiscent of the daedric prince

@@purpleisthesneakiest Also his ability to raise dead dragons and his army of undead servants helps solidify the connection. Plus (and I’ve also added this to the main one to help solidify the point I was making); “Dov wahlaan fah rel. We were made to dominate.”

Not to mention in the Dawnguard dlc, where do you find Serana, a vampire who comes from a family directly created by Molag Bal? In a dungeon where you have to fight off high level draugr, possibly a dragon priest.

Maybe Aedra and Daedra being sort of conceptual beings when you mix the concepts and aspects of two of them you get another conceptual being that's not entirely separate so Alduin, Akatosh, and Auriel can be both mostly or partly the same, and still behave differently.

And they can only say a single word or so

Yeah, exactly, they only whisper 'Dovahkiin' and you can hear a subtle rumble.

@@michaelmechex that’s always cool as fuck

@@michaelmechex Wait, does it actually??

@@thalmoragent9344 yes, get in there and try it for yourself

So even their whispers cause a minor earthquake! Damn!

Oh, as to why I mention the sidequest is they all look nearly the same, so I often end up talking to all them sometimes, trying to find Angeir to get the next one.

Mantella effect 😎

@@kingclint2382 Oh gods, a punster, where's my crate of throwing-tomatoes?

IIRC, the animal totems and Dragon Cult were one in the same, as the dragon was the "chief diety" of the animal totems. Which would also explain why the animal totems (or at least allegories for them) can be found in Nordic ruins directly associated with the Dragon Cult

@@willswenson3169 exactly! We at least know that at the time of the Dragon Cult, when the last batch of Atmorans came to Tamriel, they worshiped nine gods represented by animal totems, the chief of which was The Dragon. But we also have reason to think (from Fanari) that even before that, the Atmorans worshiped something like the All-maker. Because of this, I can imagine All-maker worship turning into animal worship, and from there, the dragons convince (at least some) Atmorans to worship them over the other animals and in return grant them (or at least the priests) inhuman power. This becomes the animal-totem Dragon Cult. I doubt all Atmorans we're cool with this. They probably differed in their beliefs. Some would have been more traditional/Skaal-like, some would be hierarchical Dragon Cultists, and others would be something in between. But of course the dragons were not content with only some Atmorans worshiping them. As a result, a terrible civil war ensued, eventually leading toward Ysgrammor fleeing to Tamriel. When he returned for the 500, only the Dragon Cult sympathizers were willing to aid him (revenge is not the way of the All-maker) which is why the Skyrim's ancient Nords are of the Dragon Cult variety (according to this theory).

@@RevengeoftheEnts could be it’s an interesting idea at least.

Thot ment something else, he's also a grown man who hadn't entered a high school long before it ment that

Idk this text but Toth is also the Ancient Egyption God of Wisdom and Knowledge.

@@timyuusis3372 I don't think Kinmune was meant to be taken as canon. I think it's just basically part of the unreliable narrator trope that MK uses and he's basically a troll so he wanted it to be a meme essentially

Agreed

Agreed, but they are also being told what they can and can't do by a race that they are at odds with anyways

@fredreich groypson in a way he did but not completely. He didn't get mantled by talos so he still exists. Plus mundus which is a part of the universe is tied to him so he can't be completely destroyed unless the rest of the gods and everything else get destroyed too

But this whole thing with Whitegold Concordat was to get revenge on Talos for when he conquered everything except Summerset, and to defeat them he unleashed Numidium on them, nearly destroying their homeland, and slaughtering thousands of Mer. He commited a war crime, became an Emperor of the entire world, and as a reward he became a god, worshipped for centuries. And they have to suck it up? Where's justice in that? As a citizen of a country that got the worst beating at the hands of Germany during WWII, was ruined, betrayed, and got little to none recompense from Germany for what they did, hell, they still proudly display our greatest pieces of art stolen during the War in their museums, and refuse to hand them over. And Altmer had far worse than we did (well, except concentration camps). So, I'm not surprised they went after Talos, instead of Shor. They wanted division in Skyrim, not unified opposition. If they banned Shor, Nords would split from the Empire instantly, and likely joined forces with Hammerfell. After that, Empire would have only High Rock left, and Breton politics are quite treacherous. If they saw advantage in that, they would split from Empire, and Cyrodiil would be all alone. There would be no Empire left, and since Cyrodiil economy is totally dependent on trade and taxes from other provinces, they would join the coalition, not as Empire, but as kingdom. And thus, Empire is disbanded, and there is new political block consisting of old Empire's provinces, not bound by the Concordat, and ready to renew the war against the Dominion. And remember, elves have much smaller birthrate than humans, so humans would be able to recover from their loses much faster than the elves. Dominion had to prepare for the next conflict, but they wouldn't be able to win by playing fair. So, they have to sow a dissent and infighting among humans to weaken them for the final confrontation.

​@@grzegorzflorek5623 Damn, that's a lotta words. Too bad I'm not reading em'

Not really pretty sure they're separate spirits

@@ciaranmck4469 And Arkey and Malacath are also separate, but we still get Orkey. Hircine is the second Lord of Flesh, Lorkh the first. It can be seen that Hircine, taking his job, is related.

@@Theology.101 don't get me wrong the reachmen do believe that lorkhan and hircine have similar origins but there's clearly a separation

Atmoran

@@amir_shaban_80 nords are decadents of the atmorans

@@Lcgx no shit sherlock

@@amir_shaban_80 you might be the dumbest person to comment on one of these videos, your first reply was pointless and served nothing of any use.

@@amir_shaban_80 but go ahead and explain to me how he doesn't truly embody the nords culture...

Why tho

Never realised mate thought the greybeards all spoke 🤦🏽‍♂️

@@ciaranmck4469, it's been a while but as far as I can remember they don't even grunt or make a sound when you try to talk to them, they just silently look at you. I think it's a neat little detail, shows that they're aware of their power and seeing how Arngeir is the oldest makes sense that he would have the most control over his thu'um allowing him to speak normally. 😊

@@saerbhreathach540 bro 😂

@@saerbhreathach540 they sometimes greet you by saying dovahkin after you do the voice trial. Otherwise silent.

Well, technically all Mer are cousins, but yeah, perhaps he was simply a buffer Dwemer who nearly seemed Orc like with his strength and stature

Imagine seeing Whitestrake attack the White-Gold Tower yeeting the Ayleids left and right.

@@travishabursky4362 A game could never live up to that. I was thinking we could get a game that took place during the rise of the Alessian order during the reign of Belharza or something. My theory is that they killed him and blamed in on elves in order to take over

@@idipped2521 an interesting theory.

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Feel you, Im very good ^-^

I lost my shit when I first learned that.

(not including 2nd era bs)