Secondly, most medieval literature and artwork suggests that dragons are operate on a slightly smaller scale… What you see in Skyrim are in fact known as Wyverns. Firstly, a ‘historically accurate’ dragon has four legs and wings on its back. Unfortunately, there are two major inaccuracies. The European folklore on dragons isn’t too different from what you see perched on the castle towers and rooftops around Skyrim: armored hide wings fire-breathing were all accepted ‘truths’. Their message is brutally clear: where there are Norsemen, there are dragons. The monk that produced this piece was intending to emphasize all the evils that signal the arrival of Viking raiders. “This year came dreadful fore-warnings over the land of the Northumbrians, terrifying the people most woefully: these were immense sheets of light rushing through the air, and whirlwinds, and fiery, dragons flying across the firmament.” For example, take a look at this extract from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles: In fact, the concept of dragons has existed in Europe for eighteen thousand years (and twice that in Asia). And yes, there’s historical accuracy here.įire breathing dragons did not exist in the Middle Ages (I know, I’m upset too) but the belief in dragons has been very much alive for a very long time. Your execution is postponed by the arrival of a big ol’ dragon. This is very fortunate decapitation would really spoil all that time spent getting your hair just right in the character creator.
Luckily for you, the execution is interrupted. Whilst each Elder Scrolls game becomes more fanciful and magical as the story develops, there are still aspects of the game that make absolute historical sense and other aspects that don’t quite fit. The majority of readers seemed to enjoy the makeshift history lesson, so here we are at Part 2.Īnother collection of observations lie below. Some parts of the game show accurate references to historic details, whilst other features were based on misunderstandings of the past. Three weeks ago I shared these observations. The Vikings are the main inspiration, whilst other ideas are taken from various points in the middle ages. You know, the more I play Skyrim, the more I begin to realize that historical accuracy isn’t the main point of the game…and I’d be very disappointed if I wasn’t too busy Fus-Ro-Dahing the local wildlife across the landscape.Ī few weeks ago I began to play Elder Scrolls V, and almost immediately began to spot the many ways that History has influenced the game.
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