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I 'secured the rights' for two Skyrim related books written by Theobald, a modder form Tamriel Rebuild. I love them both. Here is the first one:

Fate of the Snow Elves

by Theobald


Squirrel, squirrel
Canst thou see?
There?s a Snow Elf behind thee!

Springing from the foxes den,
He hid himself behind the tree!

His feet tapping in the snow;
Where did he go? Do you know?
Giggling at you, little man;
Catch him! Catch him! Did he flee?

Find him quickly if you can!

Squirrel, squirrel
Canst thou see?
There?s a Snow Elf behind thee!


That?s how my mother used to mock me, when I was a small child and we would venture into the forest to pick up sticks and logs for the fire.
And that is also one of the many various songs about Snow Elves that Nord mothers usually sing to their children.
As a youngling I was always eager to see these mysterious little beings which seemed to be everywhere save for where I cast my gaze and I was extremely furious that I always turned around too late and did not manage to see one.

Most Nord children stop believing in Snow Elves when they grow up and they lose all their childish interest in them in favor of much more practical things like hunting, wrestling and mead. However, my interest in them survived to my adult age and even now, in the autumn of my life, they do not cease to provoke my curiosity and spark my imagination.

FATE OF THE SNOW ELVES:

How does the history become a legend? How did these ancient mer, once engaged in lengthy and bloody conflict with our fathers, transform into the fairy-like bugaboo race of children?s songs? How can an entire civilization disappear without leaving any, even the smallest, evidence of its existence?
These were the questions which aroused my curiosity during my youth, when I was studying at the world-famous bard collage in Haafingar.

Many Nord children know the Snow Elves from their mothers? songs and sayings, but how many of these children, when they reach adulthood, realize that there is a true story behind the folklore? That these stories and songs derive from actual history, and were not merely invented to frighten children?
We Nords are extremely selective in what we remember of our history. We are proud of our bold ancestors, who came from Atmora to colonize Tamriel; we remember deeds of ancient heroes who fought fierce monsters and met with gods face to face; we praise mighty warriors in our songs and recall the glorious battles they won. That is all well and good!

But what do we know about these who inhabited our lands long before us? How much are we interested in the history, culture and character of those we defeated and whom we overwhelmed in passing of time?
These are the questions Nords need to ask, but in fact want not to ask.
At least, that is what I have been told during my studies at the Bard college. And that is perhaps one of the reasons I decided to leave it and to choose my own path.

I dedicated my life to the research and rediscovery of those parts of our history I considered important and not just those which have been already preserved and interpreted and in some degree transformed by our adored bardic tradition.
That is why I became a pilgrim, instead of bard, and why I spent 20 years of my life on the journeys through the land of my fathers, seeking understanding more fully our customs and traditions.

However, in spite of the long years I spent on these journeys the multitude of locales I visited and people I interviewed could show me absolutely no trace of the Snow Elves. I did not see or explore any ruin, encounter any artifact or scroll, or discover any site which could suggest that it once belonged to Snow Elves.
This fact stole sleep from my yearning eyes many a night. How was it possible that if Snow Elves once inhabited -- dominated, truly -- our lands, they did not leave behind anything of their ways and culture that would survive to this modern age for those of the present era to discover?
I searched for explanations in libraries and familiarized myself with many scholarly theories explaining this mystery, only to refute them all at the end.
None dared to challenge the problem as it was and to conclude proper consequences from the true state of being. They just offered plain excuses for our ignorance instead.
For example, according to one, Snow Elves once lived at the peaks of high mountains because that was the mildest climate in their time, but now not even the heartiest of Nords can climb that mountain to see these remnants to bear witness of their existence and survive to share tales of what they have seen. What an insult to the brave highlanders who reached even the most remote places of our lands that these library worms in their cabinets do not even dare to think of!

More say that Snow Elves actually lived deep underground, far beneath the icy cave tunnels. In favor of this ?underground? theory, its defenders argue that it is also the image of Snow Elves in the traditional songs and sayings, where Snow Elves lived in dens, caves and holes in the ground. I would not put too much credence in this fact and rather asked a question: How could any race survive in such hostile conditions like those in the ice caverns, where there was no sunlight and temperatures were so low that human breath freezes almost immediately?
The most absurd theory says that the Snow Elves actually did not build any architecture and lived in trees with symbiosis with the nature. I would not even comment on such a ridiculous theory.
Least but not last, there is also small and often overlooked group of scholars, who's influence is growing in recent times.

According to them, Snow Elves are not truly extinct, and we can still find their descendants in our lands; per example, on the wild island of Solstheim. Yes, Rieklings are the twisted image they intend to hold the legend and majesty of the Snow Elves.

For myself, I possess considerable doubt that these wild and primitive 'blue goblins' have any connection to the magnificent and noble race of Snow Elves.
Perhaps there might be some hereditary connection and Rieklings actually might be bewildered descendants of the Snow Elves, but even so they would necessarily be dark and distant relations.

It is more than obvious that these primitive savages do not bear any sign of possessing the rich cultural heritage of their hypothetical ancestors.
This theory again gives no explanation to the central question: What happened to the civilization of the Snow Elves, and where did all of their marvelous artifacts and architecture vanish?

My explanation, however, is far more simple and persuasive; it is just the one least pleasant to fellow archaeologists and to their hopes and expectations.
Time swallows everything, and so it swallows even the Snow Elves, however grandiose and spectacular their civilization might have been.

Unlike the Deep Elves of Morrowind, who disappeared suddenly at the peak of their civilization, and who left behind great fortresses and shrines for archaeologists to explore and rogues to loot, Snow Elves were supposedly extinguished by our ancestors, millennia ago.
Their cities were razed to the ground by our fathers; their settlements were covered by snow and ice; their bones were crushed into dust under the conquering boots of our armies; their finery and craft melted down to forge our weapons; and their shrines slowly brushed away by merciless wind.
There is nothing left for us to discover; nothing but these legends and fairy-tales.

It is surely no coincidence that nowadays we can still visit ancient ruins, which remain near our fathers? citadels, but there is not even the slightest trace of the culture of their enemies, the Snow Elves. Perhaps what I have been taught at the college was right, and we Nords should not remember more of the past than is necessary for preserving the proud ideals we have of ourselves today.

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And the second one:

Book of Nordic proverbs

- One day crows feast at the wolf?s table, the next day on his corpse.
- Who sits nearest the fire breathes most smoke.
- There is no more wretched thing than that which makes a goblin sing.
- To see one wolf is to sense many.
- As the wise learn from error, so the brave rise from defeat.
- Even moonlight fades.
- Not everything in a bear pelt has it?s power.
- Those who leave the dead undisturbed see no spirits.
- What winter snow hides the spring sun will reveal.
- The wind blinds those who struggle against it, as it hides the future from those who follow it.
- To know the future one must remember the past.
- Not all wolves walk on four legs.
- He who fears defeat is lost.
- An impatient man will lose more time wandering in darkness than he who waits for the dawn.
- A strong tower repels warriors, but attracts thieves.
- Great armour does not make great warrior.
- Best to cross thin ice unburdened.
- Who fears death, never truly lives.
- To find out, what is on the bottom of the mug, you must drink all the beer.
- If you want to save your eyes close them. If you want to save your life keep them open.
- Small arms don?t swing big axes.
- Sometimes it is safer to be a beggar in rags than a warrior in armour.
- Babbling fools attract more fools, silent sages gather wisdom.
- The more years in a tree, the more strikes for the axe.
- This the wolf knows, even he is food for crows.

Collected by Theobald

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I read these on the TR forums and loved them. Great move to bring them over!
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very nice... although my personal theory on Falmer and Rieklings is ths....

traditionally, Goblins and Altmer has been 'partners' in war. The Altmer used goblins as cannon fodder, frontline troops and as auxiliaries. However, as elves spread across the world, Ayelids in the Heartleand, Altmer on Summerset and High Rock, Bosmer developing in Valenwood, Dwemer and Chimer in Morrowind, and Falmer in Skyrim and other northern areas... some took with them their traditions. So it was that the Falmer brought with them northern goblins to serve in their armies and hunting parties. However, the adaptability of both peoples turned Altmer-ish Falmer into the snow elves, and the more northern goblins in Rieklings as time wore on. Rieklings, with their resistance to cold, their strong musculature, and small body, are well adapted to the freezing cold of Skyrim.
and so when the Nords arrived and with great difficulty killed off the Falmer, they also encountered these northern goblins that have become Rieklings, and used as mercenaries and slave-warriors by the Falmer... and as time passed, and oral traditions error, Rieklings and Falmer became one in the histories of the Nords. Also, this may have sprund from perhaps a reliance of the Falmer on Rieklings to boost their army as the Skyrim tundra cannot support a high population. It is likely the Falmer either lived in dens or nomadic. Therefore when their people where gathered for war, they needed to also to gather Rieklings, so eventually Riekling was a connotation for Falmer and Falmer for Riekling as they fought together vs. Nords for so long. Also, it would probably be customary for the Nords to jeer at the Falmer by calling them Rieklings partially because of their "alliance" with them perhaps. and so, that is my theory....
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Great job scoring those books, Zarkis Good job!
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One of MY nordic histories for Skyrim.

According to ancient Nordic tradition, the Snow Elves, or Falmer, were a brave and valorous people. Our wars spanned generations and almost laid low both cultures. Our good fortune was that we survived more or less intact while the Falmer did not. Still to this day great ruins survive near our cities and towns, some of elven heritage yet others of our own ancient past. Sadly, with the fall of their beloved Snow Prince, the Falmer lost their heart and soul. Our Nordic forefathers buried the Prince with great honor and dignity as befitted his courage and heart. The Falmer were almost extinguished in that last battle, leaving only a shattered remnant to wander into the darkness.

The sad relics of the once great Falmer race took to living in caves, in fear for their safety. All their civilization did nought for them in these straits; survival became the only culture they could afford, for many generations to come.

Through the aeons the Falmer did survive, but the cost was great. So much had been lost in the scramble for survival. Their stature shrunk, as is the Green Mother's way, making them sturdier and better fit for their cave life. Lacking the warm kiss of Mother Sun, the Falmer's skin grew dark and leathery, better to protect them from the damp cold below. When at last their numbers increased to the point their cold caves could no longer contain them, they once again appeared above ground.

Now known as Reiklings to those unfortunate enough to have made their aquaintance, these savage descendants of a once great people have nought left of their forefathers but their skill in battle. Small of stature, yet they can lay low many a tall, proud Nordic warrior in the span of a heartbeat.

While not the noble and beautiful Falmer of ancient times, the Reiklings have our pity for what they have become and our respect for the tenacity and skill it took to do it.

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It never hurts to have some different views on a very mysterious topic. Looking forward the first archeological conference about the Falmer/Snow Elves/Reiklings debate in the city hall of Riften (weapons not allowed)... Wink

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Several theories can definitely be used in parallell with each other, but if the theories are to be truly equal to one another there can't be anything in the mod that support one theory over the other. Doing so would imply there's just one correct view. And it would be a shame to leave the concept out of the mod, I think... I guess if there are two different theories, one could make a poll about it and see which theory is the most popular one among our members?

Oh, and generally speaking, once you guys settle something maybe we should add it to the Lore board? Just a thought.
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Actually the theories do not differ so much as the background noise does. lol What I see is two different views of the same history with the Imperial based Bardic view casting the Nordic views into doubt. It is not surprising that the Bardic College would not like the idea that a proud culture such as the Falmer could degenerate into the Reiklings, yet anthropologically the theory is not only sound but highly probable.

Once too many of the leaders and thinkers of any culture die off, the culture tends to dwindle and fade into antiquity, leaving their descendants primitive and savage seeming. (Look at the cultures in our own world which have done the same.)

Again I believe their way of looking at Nordic culture itself lends to the apparent disagreement. It is implied that our Fathers treated the Falmer with disdain and destroyed their culture. Historically, our Fathers treated all heroes with honor, whether they be Nordic or not.

While there is as yet no ironclad proof as to the origins of the Reiklings, it was long rumored that the remnants of the Falmer did take refuge in the labyrinthian caves within our mountains. Evolution over the millenia would indeed bring changes to stature and skin color. The rigors of life in that cold, harsh environment would not long allow the continuation of the high Falmer culture, instead all their energy would have to have been spent on staying alive.

We may never know the true fate of the Snow Elves or the origin of the Reiklings however the connection between the two is highly probable. With fresh thinkers from the Bardic College and our own Archaeological findings, perhaps we can come closer than ever to deciphering this mystery!

Oops, forgot to sign it! (The chance to discuss these with someone not of our own school has excited me far too much! lol)

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Welll I have been sitting back thinking reading and considering everything that I could find and then logicly analyzing all angles of this issue. I have realized that both the falmer and ricklings had mounted forces. When the falmer headed underground they couldn't ride the horses but as time went on and evolution took its toll on size and stature they would have come to the concept of ridding the "piggies' since the "piggies" are small and compact they would be well suited for underground mounts. Is this what actualy occured I dont know but makes excellent food for thought. As well as substantuating what I have come to call the evolutionists theory of "where did the falmers go"


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I look forward to the opportunity to do some spelunking and exploring with you Zarkis, however we may have to restrain our comrades Danath and Razorwing. Their love of "if it moves it dies" may impede our investigations at times so we will have to watch them closely.

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@RW

So far, there isn't anything which supports one theory over the other (and I won't sneak anything in...I promise Wink ). Why should we destroy a beautiful mystery with boring answers...

@Danath_in

lol...You certainly win the originality price of the Riften archeological meeting. :D

@Galrina

Yes

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Well Zark, I suppose this means we'll have to come up with some quests into deep dark cold icy caves to search for bits and pieces of archaeological history. :) hehehehe

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Yes...Maybe the player finds a leg bone of a "piggie"... Tongue

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well whether the Falmer are Rieklings now or they were closely associated....
the Rieklings are here now, and they are both closely associated.....

personally I think, that out of the two routes, me and Galrina had presented the best theories...
anyhow, I don't care either way, but perhaps the archeological place in Riften has two camps... one group believes in the close association, the other believes in the evolution into Rieklings... who knows? I dunno
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In hindsight I might have jumped to the wrong conclusion that one theory in this thread supported that snow elves were much like other races of elves but that they presumably died out long ago and that riecklings are related to goblins, while the other theory supported the idea that snow elves evolved / degenerated to riecklings. Maybe the memory of the old Snow Elf reskin Quentin Fortune did back in -04 played some part in me reaching that conclusion.

But the thought behind my previous post was that:
1) I personally think it would be really cool if these snow elves slash riecklings slash falmer were something the player could experience hands-on in the mod.
2) If that were to happen there couldn't really be conflicting explanations for them.

There could be erraneous theories, sure - erraneous in the sense that they differed from what was decided to be shown hands-on in the mod - but maybe it should then be highlighted that they were theories and not facts. I'm speaking very generally now, not directly related to the writings in this thread. The parallell theories would work even better if the setup was that the player finally solved the mystery of the Falmer, which is why there would have been different theories at the start of the game.

But another part of the thought was that if you guys couldn't reach a conclusion about which theory should be the 'correct' one then it might be best to omit the actual Falmer from the mod, because then all theories would be just as valid and not disproven by what the player experienced in the mod. And everyone would be happy and dance and sing. :D

Btw Galrina, just a sidenote, I don't think I've heard the term "Nordic" used officially, just "Nord". Maybe because Bethesda didn't want to overplay the Viking influence of the race, since they borrow a fair share of influence from other cultures as well? Just something that crossed my mind.


Oh, and let me know when you guys want me to set up a Skyrim board and which (if any) existing threads you'd like to be moved there. Good job!
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there seems to be more support for the Riekling = Falmer theory.... but I still hold on to the possibility of my theory... however I do like both... and also... can I contribute to conceptualizing Falmer architecture? maybe?
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Razor: I suppose it's time to do a Skyrim thread huh? hehehe

Kuk: If your conceptual art of the Wendigo several months back is any indication, I think it would be great if you'd do a few test sketches to get us all started? :)

Also, Danath lost the Wendigo sketch when we got blown away (so to speak) and if you still have it could you please repost?

I hadn't really thought about bringing the Falmer back into the game, I have been more or less hammering out the Lore for the Skyrim region, however you're right RW. It would be extremely cool to bring it to life in the mod, if we can come to some consensus.

At any rate, the Lore we are "building" lends itself to a lot of possible quests somewhere and sometime. We've got such a great bunch of creative thinkers on this board that I can't see anything being a roadblock for long.

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two different drawing of my impression of your description of the wendigo of skyrim...

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THANKS A MILLION!!

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Woot! Thanks a million Kuk! *HUGS*

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Woot! Thanks a million Kuk! *HUGS*

Blush ....
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"Thanks a million Kuk" would be even funnier if you guys knew what kuk meant in Swedish :D
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LOL I don't think I want to know Razor! LMAO

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Hehe prolly not Wink
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damnit!

just call me kuku or ku from now on.... now I do not disagree that my kuk is worth more than a million, infact, its inmeasurable in value, BUT..... Razorwing.... you have just opened my eyes to something embarrassingly disgusting.... people on this forum call me for short: kuk, kuku, or ku.... gosh
.....so I am a cock.... shit.....


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sorry guys, I type like I talk sometimes... and sometimes I am very foul mouthed...
well versed in both Taiwanese swears as well as english... thanks to my dad who is also since coming to USA as immigrant... uhh... excuse me for my profanity and rudeness (overreaction)... to.. "kuk"

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quote:
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damnit!

just call me kuku or ku from now on.... now I do not disagree that my kuk is worth more than a million, infact, its inmeasurable in value, BUT..... Razorwing.... you have just opened my eyes to something embarrassingly disgusting.... people on this forum call me for short: kuk, kuku, or ku.... gosh
.....so I am a cock.... shit.....


Sorry man Frown
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by KuKulzA
damnit!

just call me kuku or ku from now on.... now I do not disagree that my kuk is worth more than a million, infact, its inmeasurable in value, BUT..... Razorwing.... you have just opened my eyes to something embarrassingly disgusting.... people on this forum call me for short: kuk, kuku, or ku.... gosh
.....so I am a cock.... shit.....


Sorry man Frown

its ok... language is language....
"yes" in one regional Taiwanese is a swear in another region....

so its cool, I don't mind... as I said, its an overreaction to a minor thing...
I am sorry for my rudeness... but you notice I did not delete it... believe that if I am stupid enough to say it/post it, I might as well take responsibility for it... live with no regrets, be a man and be responsible...
wow, now I am getting philosophical... out of what? ...kuk
...Razorwing, you really got me started :D

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LOL Guys, I raised 3 boys and 2 girls, you can't shock this old lady. I won't call you that anymore.. lol. How about Kooky? or Kukla? Dancing Banana

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How about Kooky? or Kukla? Dancing Banana

kuk.... Eek 1 ...kuk will be fine... Roll Eyes

anyhow, sorry for all this disturbance, although Razorwing kindly enlightened us to some Swedish, it was I who type-bad... so lets talk Skyrim...

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In hindsight I might have jumped to the wrong conclusion that one theory in this thread supported that snow elves were much like other races of elves but that they presumably died out long ago and that riecklings are related to goblins, while the other theory supported the idea that snow elves evolved / degenerated to riecklings.

hmmm.... yeah we have 2 schools of thought on this matter...

but regardless, Rieklings are misunderstodd, whether they are now-Falmer or closely associated, they aren't stupid (Krish hiring Grahl), they aren't without leadership (Dulk rallying the loyal Rieklings to old Kaarstag Caslte), and they ARE strong and fast.... really... although they are midgets.... like halflings... ugly hobbitses, but not as ugly as Gollum



personally I am planning to after Vvardenfell make some betmer mods allowing you to play as goblins, Rieklings, Sload, and dreugh... maybe others even...

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All the joviality aside, I think these texts deserve to be put ingame. Any relevant comments? Wink
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Well then, in they go. They're much too good not to share.
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