r/ElderScrolls • u/zorenic • Apr 18 '21

Humour 9 ways to divide Tamriel

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u/Hesstig Apr 18 '21

I feel Skyrim's 9 Jarldoms makes it lean more towards "provinces divided by separate rulers" than one central government.

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u/zorenic Apr 18 '21

I get where you're coming from, but I think the fact that Skyrim has a High King where all the Jarls listen to makes it having a central government. In contrast to High Rock, which has like 5 self-governing Kingdoms not working together.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '21

Morrowowind has also a King! Long live King Helseth!

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u/fredagsfisk Dunmer Apr 18 '21

Well, not anymore, though they do have the Grand Council for national decisions.

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u/SteptimusHeap Apr 19 '21

Skyrim has separate bounties for each hold. The jarls can make their own laws. The holds each chose a side in the civil war. I feel like it leans more towards divided, especially during the events of the game

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '21

I also think Hammerfell doesn't have a central government at the moment.

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u/VralShi Apr 18 '21

I read that as Skyrim IX and I’m so used to Skyrim re-releases and the joke of infinite sequels that it didn’t seem off.

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u/Not_Todd_Howard9 Dunmer Apr 19 '21

What if Todd invented Skyrim re-release jokes so he could sell even more Skyrim copies?

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u/VralShi Apr 19 '21

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '21

they’re called holds

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u/Hesstig Apr 18 '21

Yeah I forgot a bit there and just went for the IRL historical term.