Skyrim: 5 More Spooky Theories Crazy Enough to be True - The Elder Scrolls 5 Lore

[@EpicNate]

Who's this 'Jurgen' people keep talking about? I'm obviously refering to his less-famous nephew; 'Gergun' Windcaller.

[@Axl_Ericsson]

TheEpicNate315 yeah, everybody knows good ole' Gergun :D

[@foreverlost5884]

now, that was a man

[@nothisispatrick1259]

I callz him "German Windfarter"

[@Skeltered]

Oh, ok. Makes sense.

[@papermist1158]

why is this man so relateable 😂

[@sophiagoodwin7193]

Theory: The skeletons of Skyrim are much weaker to those of Oblivion because of the Nords’ prejudice towards milk, therefore the people of Cyrodil are much more likely to have stronger bones.

[@JargonMadjin]

I think that was confirmed true actually

[@blemishednicely8402]

WolfSmith 64 Osteoporosis, FTW!!! (Lols)~

[@verneve]

I love this theory. XD

[@rebeccachaloux6167]

Oh that makes me laugh 😅

[@shiro_the_trap2513]

Makes sense

[@plxntboi]

I've always wished that Rune was fleshed out a bit more as a character after hearing his backstory. I really like that theory!

[@roanc3709]

i wanted a quest so bad. i even tried investigating it myself to see if was one of those weird ones that dont get added to your journal

[@virgilmcmath6363]

there were a few people I thought that about

[@netcyber]

Imagine, if it turns out that Rune is in fact the Grey Foxs' son (or descendant). And the name actually refers to the markings on the cowl that someone found him with, and forgot about.

[@omaedaachillies3209]

But the thing is you guys do know about the statute of the gray fox also found in the thieves guild. So partially erased from history might not or might have to do something with rune.

[@thekeeperofscrolls3703]

netcyber Descendant because skyrim is way after the last games

[@KRYvideos]

THEY'RE PUTTING POTIONS IN THE WATER THAT TURN THE FRICKING MUDCRABS GAY!

[@morble757]

AsgardGaming Sounds like a god Saturday night

[@Chris-yp4cn]

Sounds like the perfect spot for a Mirelurk- shit, wrong game!

[@maverickmason4946]

AsgardGaming OMG!!!! LMAO am I the only one who gets what you just did there? Bloody brilliant. Yeah almost nobody here knows who alex jones is probably. -_-

[@ethanb7657]

Now you fucked up!

[@maverickmason4946]

2lateforyou look up Alex Jones '' they're putting chemicals in the water that's turning the friggin frogs gay

[@madilyns5117]

I have a theory: What if the reason that the falmer always have alchemy supplies around or on them is because they want to try and restore their eyesight...

[@incognitospaghet1452]

You....you genius

[@aboredguywithaninternetcon4663]

The snow elf you meet in the dawnguard dlc says he's trying to cure "The betrayed" so maybe this is his and possibly other hidden snow elves that we don't know about's doing.

[@madilyns5117]

@@aboredguywithaninternetcon4663Maybe!

[@DogNamedWatson]

God, the Falmer's story is so heart breaking to me. I feel so much sympathy towards me. My Bosmer character hates killing them, because she wishes she could help rehabilitate them.

[@madilyns5117]

@@DogNamedWatson Same here, though I feel a bit less guilty because they killed my horse

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

Maybe Lord Harkon just bought some merch from the newly opened Mythic Dawn Museum!

[@pisscvre69]

Harkon May have power from Molag Bal but that doesn’t mean he has his favor just that he once did, so I think it’s quite possible he was with the mythic dawn as he would see the instability of a new mythic age as an opertunity to gain more power than he ever could otherwise, that or in that particular case Molag Bal could have wanted him to help the mythic dawn cuz a new mythic age opens Tamriel up to all of Oblvion not just Dagons realm, and Molag ball is being the lord of domination, obsessed with the goal of taking over Tamriel, why he only tried once (the plane meld) is really confusing honestly and we can only assume he must have often had more descrete ways of attempting to take it over or maybe he’s aware that if he takes it all he’ll no longer have new things to dominate so he lets it be overall free so he can continue to get an endless supply of new mortal souls to torture, even if that’s the case the temptation of a new mythic age would likely be to good for him to resist so it’s possible he instructed Harkon to help the mythic dawn. That or if he and or Harkon was against the mythic dawn it could as he said in the video just be a trophy, perhaps he had a lot of fun killing mythic dawn members and likes to look back on it and fondly remeber, maybe he even got away with being disguised as some sort of heroic stranger who wants to help fight the Oblvion crisis and enjoyed being praised by the public for killing tons of people for once before mysteriously disappearing ie going back to his vampire life, Either way I hope it was more than bethesda going “yeah seems good and edgy let’s do that”

[@valdezd625]

Another fact about Alvor's behaviors; if you are a female character and walk up to his wife, occasionally you'll get the line "You're pretty enough, I suppose. Just stay away from my husband, Alvor." This goes to show just how much she distrusts him.

[@Niobesnuppa]

One thing I've as a Norwegian always found slightly amusing about Rune is that when you talk to him, you tell him that he has a very unusual name, whereas in the real world Rune is actually a very common name in the Nordic countries. It's kind of like approaching a fantasy character named Richard and telling him he has a very unique name.

[@effeffiagonalick5078]

The giants cohabitation with Dwemer theory could also explain the Dwarven Centurions. As in, the giants’ size and strength inspired the contraptions.

[@gaaraofthefunk7163]

Effeffia Gonalick Not to mention some of those artifacts are powered by grand souls which they could have then easily obtained from mammoths 🐘 🤔

[@pyrovonfire7966]

Don't giants also give grand souls

[@cheeseham9503]

And the steam is based off of the burps they have from eating too much Mammoth Cheese.

[@fishbot9902]

the steam (and fire form the forge master) could be expanded by that dragon in black reach too

[@SleepEvermore]

@@pyrovonfire7966 I'm pretty sure giants give Greater Souls

[@evaneberhard248]

Imagine being an ultimate bad ass who lives in hell with aspirations to take over just to be stopped by some guy named martin

[@HighFalutinTootin]

What's in a name?

[@claudiomrozinski8231]

"that dude named Martin" you should give him the respect he deserves

[@xenthon8160]

Yes

[@juarezamorim]

should call him Patrick Stewart son.

[@roanc3709]

could you maybe consider adding subtitles to your videos? I love your videos but i have a weird hearing problem (well not a hearing problem more a processing problem because i was deaf for a while as a baby and the bit that processes language ended up a bit weird) and sometimes i dont understand what your saying and have to go back and the auto generated ones arent really that great. i know it might take time and if you really dont have that time then i dont mind but i would be really grateful if you could do that

[@bystander5278]

Paige C up this comment so he sees it! :)

[@iomlandiobh650]

I have auditory processing disorder too! Captions would be really helpful

[@erickhenriques6219]

It would help non-native English speakers like me too.

[@taylovespatch2]

You can turn captions on this video with most youtube videos

[@erickhenriques6219]

Paige C Those captions are automated and mostly wrong

[@wolveraspeaks]

If a Dwemer smokes weed.... Does he become... A high elf🤔

[@JargonMadjin]

Nice

[@LaGalaxy-jr4gh]

Oh god that joke is terrible but kind of funny

[@Jesusfish1110]

😂🤣 that was great

[@Aethiral]

that was ... deep .. elf

[@tidepod3557]

yes

[@martijnvanweele6204]

Have you ever taken a good look at Dragons in Skyrim? Have you taken note of their colours? If you have, you'll have noticed a pattern: the more powerful the dragon, the more colourful they are. If that is the case, then isn't it strange that Alduin, the greatest of all dragons, the firstborn of Akatosh, the World Eater and all that, is black as night? If more powerful dragons are more colourful, then Alduin should be brilliantly iridescent. So why isn't he? I have a theory, but first, we need to talk about mantles. In the Elder Scrolls Verse, there exists a concept known as "Mantling". Mantling is the process by which one being impersonates another being to the point where the universe itself stops distinguishing between the two, making them, for all intents and purposes, one and the same. Vivec, Almalexia and Sotha Sil attempted to Mantle the Daedric Princes Mephala, Boethiah and Azura respectively, and Tiber Septim ascended to godhood and became Talos through his successful Mantling of Lorkhan. If one can become a god by embodying that god's domain, then the opposite might also be true; a god acting outside of their domain might lose their divine power. Alduin is at least a demigod, if not a facet of an actual god, and he too has a domain; it is his job to eat the world at the end of time, and return the power stored within it to the Aedra, so that creation might begin anew. But Alduin wasn't satisfied with that. Instead of destroying the world, he attempted to rule it, thus acting outside of his domain. My theory is that Alduin lost a lot of his divine power as a result of acting outside of his domain, and this left him, quite literally, as but a shadow of his former self. That is why he is black. It also explains why he could be beaten so easily by a mortal (most unironically anticlimactic boss fight I ever fought). There is a dark side to this theory: if Alduin could only be beaten because he was acting outside of his domain, and thus did not have access to his full divine power, then perhaps the opposite is also true. Alduin might indeed be allowed to return at the end of time to fulfill his task as the World Eater, and when that time comes, we will not see a dragon with scales blacker than the blackest night. No, we will see a brilliantly coloured beast, with shining, iridescent scales too blinding to look at. This will be Alduin at his full divine power, acting within his domain, acting out his true purpose. And with his full power at his disposal, nothing will be able to stop him.

[@TranscendentLion]

This also makes sense when you consider that Alduin's father, Akatosh (or, at least, Auriel), is associated with sunlight.

[@santiagovaldez8286]

Or maybe designers thought black was cooler (although I prefer your theory xD)

[@Wanettepoems]

I really, really like this theory. I also now wish to see an iridescent Alduin. That would be so neat c:

[@The_Ethereum]

Halil Mert Iridescent. Not rainbow. His scales would be bright and probably golden and silver. Colors of power and authority. He’d also probably be much bigger and not as monstrous looking. Ya know. Less spikes and horns and more fin like appendages. Although. His eyes would probably be as black as the void. Anyway. He’d be much stronger in any case and maybe this dragon born is akatosh’s way of finding a new son. A new dragon to take a new mantle after a new world is created and the dragon born is Skyrim has obtained shouts that no other dragon uses.

[@jacobmiddaugh2445]

Alduin levels with you starting from level 10. It depends how weak you are to make him weaker.

[@joakperey]

the new murdered to death is "killed and caused him to lose his life"

[@blemishednicely8402]

Fisto "Killed to lifelessness" (1st one's free, lols)~

[@changelingman9687]

Please never stop saying "murdered to death."

[@Jesusfish1110]

Corey Dunn I thought I was the only one🤣

[@ethanb7657]

What, have you never seen anyone murdered and left alive?

[@changelingman9687]

wise

[@egosolsum3239]

Jyminaurus Phoenix "I was killed to death"

[@jynsln]

Jyminaurus Phoenix "Someone murdered me to death!"

[@Tempestarii26]

Nobody: Nate: *_ERASED THEMSELVES FROM HISTORY_*

[@michaeldoten6503]

Nate: says the right version of the tomb where the horn is located Also Nate: says Jurgen wrong

[@pulsefel9210]

well with nocturnal's curse you have to consider that 1. she can always reapply it in the 200 years since oblivion, 2. it may of only been lifted for those two specifically, 3. there is the possiblity that ONLY the sheogorath change is canon so while we know for certain, due to the events of a main story being canon, that the player from oblivion is now sheogorath we DONT know for certain that the cowl was ever truely freed of its curse. could also mean rune's parent IS the player from oblivion...i mean they are immortal now

[@michaelross2972]

Pulse Fel Well the usual rule that Bethesda goes by concerning continuity is that the protagonist of each game completes all guild lines. It would be pretty weird for it not to be canon that the Hero of Kvatch completed every quest but the thieves guild Also Sheogorath aka the Hero of Kvatch mentions the Grey Fox when you meet him in Skyrim, so it's safe to assume that he did do the thieves guild quests.

[@blemishednicely8402]

Does the un-cursed cowl only erase one's identity while they wear it? I havent looked it up/forget but I KNOW it still works when the Player wears it & any bounty incurred while wearing it doesn't apply to the Player once they take it off (tho IIRC the bounty amount as the Gray Fox stays at w/e # the Player got it up to AS him). I can't remember if the curse was merely permanent rather than just temporary (I guess the guy you help isnt wearing it so assume the curse extended the effect to permanence) Another possibility is he may have only had one parent left & they died wearing it...if one died as the Fox, would that effect their living memory at all? Tho, there was only 1 Cowl & that wouldn't answer why the other parent is forgotten (unless Rune's mother died during birth, so he never knew her)...I have no idea if that would work with canon/lore though - just a thought~

[@pulsefel9210]

that is actually a good point, the cowl doesnt show up in skyrim so its possible theres a skeleton out there somewhere with it on!

[@blemishednicely8402]

Pulse Fel It's a possibility at least...like even if the restored cowl only erases you as you wear it, I wonder if one dying with it on (coming to their end as an unknown entity) would effect how they were remembered in life or even entry to, say, Sovnegard. At the very least the person wearing it, nobody would know what happened to them as even the Gods wouldn't know THEY had met their end or how...ditto for assessing if they are worthy for entry to the Halls in afterlife. If the mother had died, Rune wouldn't know her & back in that day (despite game mechanics w ownership) property etc would be in the Father's name...the "???" would easily fit in such a scenario. Not saying this is so or even based off any existing sources, but it would make sense~

[@blemishednicely8402]

Pulse Fel Actually thinking a bit farther, IF Rune's dad died as the Gray Fox (wearing the cowl), it is completely feasible that nobody would even know the man NOR that his son had survived & was now lost/seeking him out. If you didn't know the guy was dead, a detective (for lack of better term) wouldn't consider him as a likely candidate for reunification/association with "Rune", afterall~ (since nobody knew the kid's name & in this case nobody who knew his father could possibly know he was dead, it is most unlikely randomA&randomB would ever be connected...most would think the 2 were still together, whether alive or dead/missing)

[@aw6129]

Frey has a bust of the Grey Fox under his house in Riften

[@Socrates458]

Sounds like he got...BUSTED

[@irishboxer92]

I think I'm gonna BUST

[@redgames5645]

Akillezzz your image DOI

[@benjaminjohnson3755]

Well... Frey always wanted to get a head in life.

[@andrewchapman2039]

I like to think the Hero of Kvatch simply kept the cowl forever, since they went on to become Sheogorath, that would mean it's somewhere in the Shivering Isles.

[@JargonMadjin]

Wearing the Cowl in the Shivering Isles is nothing but a benefit ingame by the way since none of the guards attack you there for wearing it, plus I don't think the cowl's curse would be relevant to someone taking the mantle of Sheogorath

[@deannasmith4443]

i imagine the hero of kvatch gave it to their spouse during the process of mantling uncle sheo, thus erasing both of rune's parents from history.

[@TheLadyLiddell]

So... then following that logic... Rune's father is Sheogorath?

[@stardustcomet4714]

"I'M SO HAPPY, I COULD JUST TEAR OUT YOUR INTESTINES AND STRANGLE YOU WITH THEM!" -Sheogorath at every family reunion.

[@jennyms1998]

I wish Rune and Saphire had at least a small quest to them ... It's these little opportunities Bethesda missed out on that make Skyrim feel just a bit lifeless sometimes

[@jennyms1998]

true! despite all the re-releases that game has had, Bethesda has completely abandonded it. they spend years making it pretty and maybe tweaking the engine a bit but why did they not integrate some cut content and maybe add a few quests, make people actually wanna replay the game yet again?

[@onlyinohiooooooooooo]

you can give the letter from glover mallory to sapphire after getting it, its not a quest, but you get a unique gem that sells for 5000 gold, so i think its worth it

[@crunchthedying5606]

@@onlyinohiooooooooooo it is not you keep it and treasure it because no one sells up to 5000

[@jamesparkinson3243]

Sapphire has a very tiny mission where, if you have the dragonborn dlc, you can take a letter from glover malory to sapphire.

[@5226-p1e]

@@jennyms1998 actually the sse version of skyrim adds many subtle things that were not in oldrim. one i can think off the top of my head is one nate did a video on. you remember that nightgate inn fultihm guy? if you wear full thalmor armor if front of him. on oldrim he does nothing. but in sse he attacks you. that alone is added content tho subtle. but i have seen so many others since nate brought up his channel using the sse version of skyrim. and since at the time of him reporting all of these things. i was playing oldrim on my pc. and i have not found many things that he has discoved within the sse version. just simply did not exist within the oldrim version. but i agree with you, it would have been really cool if bethesda added a little mission for rune and sapphire.

[@yawnosmannonen4934]

The pelt in Harkons room is specifically a werewolf pelt not a normal wolf pelt, if you look at the item it is named werewolf pelt.

[@deannasmith4443]

there's a castlevania easter egg in the display case next to it too. the room is clearly harkon's trophy room, why wouldn't he display the banner of a group of opposed daedra worshipers who he help wreck?

[@CzotrPiarnecki]

I've always assumed that Skyrim's thieves guild is a different organization than the Cyrodil's thieves guild, hence they're not connected to Gray Fox whatsoever.

[@TyrBarghest]

Welp, there goes my theory on the giants. I was betting they used to be dwarves. They have the pointed ears of a mer and the beards that dwarves stereotypically have. As for their height and lack of intelligence. I was putting that up to a curse. Dwemer were known for overstepping their boundaries and trying to attain the knowledge of the gods. I figured a god got annoyed and cursed them. Made them too big to fit back into their old homes and too stupid to do anything about it.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

"And for your treachery against the heavens, I curse with you inconveniently large bodies! Take that you stupid dwarves who aren't actually dwarves now! HAHAHAHAHA"

[@jinx184]

The Dwemer, per the lore, weren't cursed exactly. They just kinda all fuckin disappeared at once. Excepting one or two who didn't and don't actually know why the rest of them did.

[@mcsurvival665]

That's actually pretty plausible but It would be better if there was proof to back it up. Overall 8/10 theory

[@DaveManPrice]

J's are Y's in skyrim! yurgen not jurgen! yarl not jarl!! cmon nate u know this!!

[@deannasmith4443]

not if you're role playing a khajiit who's having a hard time with those weird smoothskin mouth sounds.

[@swoluigi3828]

deanna smith ACKCHYUALLY ITS KAHIT

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

+Swoluigi It's actuall Ka-Yeet

[@banggang.697]

His pronunciation of names in elder scrolls aren't so good

[@bi-bibabyblue9649]

Dave Price ... there’s a pinned comment from 1 0 M O N T H S A G O!

[@Hopscotchpro11]

6:30 also, if you play as a female character his wife will say to you "yeah, your pretty, but stay away from my husband"

[@nickwinderweedle6854]

What if jergen was slain in battle by a daedra and earned it's respect, so in return it honored him afterwards by making the inscription?

[@sansinukob6265]

Nick Winderweedle make sense

[@BidiguiloChefao]

Nick Winderweedle george windcaller

[@onlyagamer5482]

Are you sure it works that ways. It was probably written before they made the dragon language.

[@Komyets]

Dunno, remember that the Daedra and... almost any being of Daedric nature holds absolutely no respect at all towards any living creature at all? I doubt the word was written there for that reason xD

[@nickwinderweedle6854]

Komyets I forget which book, but I read in the Skyrim lore about a daedra that fought against a mortal and came to respect said mortal.

[@MoosterMeisen]

All the the Aedra were once daedra before giving up some of there divine power to create mundas and sovengaurd, therefore wouldn't it be safe to assume that they too would use the same or similar runic symbols in their language as the daedra. Perhaps it was written by Kinareth on his tomb since she was the one who first gave mortal men the power of the voice.

[@lexi1104]

imagine something causing an entire theory, like the flag, and someone from Bethesda hearing about it and being like oh shit thaaats what I was supposed to remove

[@catierambles]

I was really disappointed, actually, that we never helped Rune figure out who he was. That would have been something nice to do for him. Maybe after you become leader of the Guild, you gain more "connections" and a side quest becomes available that allows you to help Rune discover his past.

[@kikidevine694]

This is the downside to Tes games, imo; they have the habit of leaving questlines feeling unfinished. Guild quests are a case in point; you work your ass off becoming leader of the guild and all you get is more of the radiant quests. I'm the most powerful thief/companion/mage in Skyrim and you still need me to steal a statue from an empty house? Also why do you not get access to Mercer's room when you become leader of the Thieves guild?

[@stardustcomet4714]

Sheogorath: "...Well except for that Martyn fellow. But he turned into a dragon-god, and that's hardly sporting."

[@impossibleegaming1570]

What's Ulfric's favourite outdoor activity? High King (Graenolf's joke)

[@darklordaranyx2467]

You stole that joke from Graenolf!

[@impossibleegaming1570]

Darklord Aranyx I couldn't help it. It's such a good joke

[@xxveymorakxx8189]

Darklord Aranyx At least he/she credited him...

[@darklordaranyx2467]

Tormented Treecko He edited the comment after I answered.

[@crunchthedying5606]

I watch graynolf proof eso and nate and graynolf talk about and show fallout4 and skyrim

[@urielgarcia6327]

Murdered to death is now my favorite phrase

[@AJBproductionss]

"Not wanting to be *MURDERED TO DEATH* "

[@jackwilson9468]

I've played skyrim for at least 700 hours and there is still a lot i have never done or found and that just proves how much effort Bethesda put into this game, only wished morrowing and oblivion fanboys could take off their nostalgia goggles and enjoy this game as much as we do.

[@JargonMadjin]

And the games will only get better

[@blemishednicely8402]

Jargon Madjin ...statement retracted upon release of ESO... (Lols/jk)~

[@jackwilson9468]

I like morrowind's story but the gameplay and many mechanics it has are infuriating to deal with and oblivion has some of the best quests in all of the elder scrolls but graphicaly speaking even morrowind looks better than oblivion at some places.

[@Aethiral]

Not all morrowind and oblivion “fanboys” not enjoy Skyrim. I’ve mentioned this before but all those games are good. I don’t know which one I like better between oblivion and Skyrim tbh. The quests in oblivion felt so much more fulfilling but it lacked the combat and graphics that Skyrim contains. That makes the world a greater place in Skyrim. Yet I enjoyed both of these games. I’m not saying all Skyrim quests are lacking some of them are absolutely brilliant but I felt like oblivion had more character put into it. It sometimes felt a bit rushed of course but the ones that were thought through were amazing. Especially the voice acting.

[@Gamer3427]

I consider Skyrim the superior game over all, but I definitely feel like there were a lot of aspects that Oblivion did better. Spells, (including spell crafting), story, character design, and for me at least, the leveling system, (at least for things like acrobatics and such), were all better done in Oblivion just to name a few. As a result, I definitely can't blame people for enjoying the previous entries more. Again, I ultimately consider Skyrim the better game, particularly in regards to combat and exploration, two of the main components to the series, but that doesn't mean there's not a valid reason for people to enjoy the past entries just as much......

[@Heychuh]

I always wondered why there wasn't a follow up to Rune. The Greyfox theory makes a lot of sense all of them did lol nice vid 👍

[@jacobmiddaugh2445]

I've seen a video suggesting Lydia was brainwashed. I've also figured out you need the Hearthfire dlc to marry her. Maybe she is the whiterun jarl's other wife who has the derranged son in dragonsreach.

[@howtokillaspartan]

I always thought Rune was a reference to Lonestar from Spaceballs or at least the reference to what spaceballs was referencing. Reason being Lonestar was a orphan without any knowledge of his parents except a mysterious necklace who grew up and become a smuggler. His necklace is also covered in some alien language.

[@krudmonger]

"What are your own wacky explanations behind some of what goes on in this frozen world?" There's a secret cabal of bakers who go around replenishing the world's sweetroll supply, because no matter how often I steal them, they keep reappearing as if by some dark magic. (I know items refresh. But lore-wise, I like to assume it's snackromancy.)

[@TheMotorhead30]

#1: perhaps Jurgen Windcaller worshiped one of the non-evil Daedric Princes, like Merida or Azura?

[@chessnitemayr]

Shooterguy15 Meridia. Merida was a Scottish princess, not a Daedra. Lol. Sorry, I'm a spelling freak.

[@WHITERYDAH]

Malacath is not a evil prince

[@PlumbVibes]

Fam who gave birth to dragons. A aedra. Deadra and aedra are basically the same thing just one of em is nice. If you think about it dragons are made by a deadra/aedra. Meaning they are deadric creatures.

[@jotarokujo4727]

Meridia,a good Deadric prince?I know that she hate draugrs,guosts,vampires,and Necromancer(So Mannimarco and Molag bal) but she also helped Umaril,the antagonist of Knith of the Nine dlc

[@necronustheeverchosen1994]

The Giants & Dwemer, the Gray Fox, and the Daedric runes on Jorgen's coffin are the most surprising stuff to me

[@ZedemMonk]

We know that Ysgramor Companions ended up making a pact with Hircine, so it is conceivable that Jurgen had also made a deal with a devil.

[@alpharabbit2353]

"The curse was lifted". Not if that quest was noncanon... You can't expect the Hero of Kvatch and Bruma was involved in every faction

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Ace Hunter Blake Said this to someone else, but yes, all guild quests are canon, it’s just not explicitly stated YOU did it. SOMEONE became guild master through a huge heist.

[@hathus5536]

I've always thought that Jurgen may have fought the daedra and earned their respect through battle so they put "Windcaller" on his tomb as a sign of respect

[@mudman28]

On the gray cowl, keep in mind that the hero of kvatch doesn't necessarily have to participate in the thieves guild quest. This would allow for the possibility of the cowl to maintain its curse.

[@theautumnolivia5806]

I have a theory: What if the Dragonborn was the last person to have worn the Gray Cowel ? because at the beginning of the game, I'm pretty sure we have no idea who we are, and all throughout the game ( before we know we are Dragonborn ) Nobody else knows who we are either. I don't know, it's just a theory I came up with

[@juarezamorim]

your character is aware who he/she is because you can talk about your past or parents with give you plenty of options to choose, it's pretty rare but it happens.

[@shiestysean]

I would've loved it if there were a few intelligent falmer

[@blemishednicely8402]

Sean Sheist Well there is the one Arch-Curate...but he is technically a vampiric Snow Elf (1st iteration) & not one of the Falmer they devolved into (2nd iteration). Sea Elves would be cool to come across, too...but yeah, I agree with you on that is a shame they are just around to be killed off - I mean, you can chill w the Rieklings afterall, right, why not a couple Falmer (guess they think you're a Dwemer...TOLD you those Dwarven boots/armor were a bad idea *clank*clank*)~

[@Kainlarsen]

It is noted in the game that the Falmer are beginning to slowly regain their intelligence.

[@blemishednicely8402]

Kainlarsen That's because they rebelled against the Dwemer & are no longer being fed the toxic fungus since the Dwemer disappeared...but I was talking about when the Giants became Dwemer refugees, not the Falmer. The Giants used to have armies, complete with uniforms & when THEY were ran into the mountains/took Dwemer refuge, they were noticeably less intelligent & very much in a diminished capacity when they re-appeared above. The Giants acted as guards for the Dwemer & some theorize the Dwemer used their souls to power Centurion's/dynamo core's, causing this. *EDIT* (shit, my bad...I thought this was a different comment, lmfao >_

[@stevekirkham2573]

There are powerful falmer mages. I assume they have intelligence already.

[@shiestysean]

Steve Kirkham I meant like able to speak intelligent. hell they had a speaking reikling

[@HueghMungus]

@ 2:06 " A Dude named Martin " *REEEEEEEEEEEE* A man sacrificed himself and you meme about his death! Damn heathens!

[@lutan4867]

Ikr

[@TotallyNotDV]

So, with Rune's parents, it -may- have been possible that Nocturnal recursed her cowl. Seeing as Nocturnal is an almighty Daedric Prince, I, personally, wouldn't find it surprising that she reinstated the curse after the events in ES4: Oblivion, possibly seeking out revenge?

[@papermist1158]

i bet hes saying murdered to death just to spite us now 😂

[@damonjesus445]

The only real problem I have with the Grey Fox theory, is that the cowl only afflicted one person at a time. It always seemed to me, that Rune's backstory was supposed to be a riff on Lonestar from Spaceballs.

[@BiggestGal]

THE J IS PRONOUNCED LIKE A Y AAAAAAAAAAA

[@swoluigi3828]

Seth Matteson Jarl? Nah. Garl

[@Slay-Skypra-Here]

BEST OUTRO EVER,,,

[@bakura306]

What's to stop Nocturnal to ReCurse the cowl? It's her relic.

[@crunchthedying5606]

Sheogorath duh

[@gigaswardblade7261]

when the grey fox finally got the cowl uncursed he said "great to be alive again".

[@MikefromTexas1]

*Vol-ki-har,* not "Volikar".

[@supdude1498]

Stone Bull 0728 nerd

[@EzioIlMentore]

+Victor Albero Why are you even here on a Skyrim video?

[@supdude1498]

EzioIlMentore Liking skyrim doesn't make me a nerd Correcting something so very small like the guy did makes him a nerd Dumbass

[@EzioIlMentore]

+VIctor Albero "Dumbass" damn, someone is insecure.

[@raspira8576]

Who cares i prefer saying volakir cuz it has a better flow

[@BadgeurW0lf]

Nate, go to labarynthium, lost valskaag, there is a Draugr queen there named Iorel (interesting NPC) her account of the ysgramor saga really shadows him as a less than honorable character, it is a great addition and as there is no quest to find her it was totally accidental, great story tho :)

[@aria_chatt]

Ok, assuming this man actually plays the game, presumably with sound, how does he still manage to mispronounce these words and names that are said multiple times in dialogue?

[@_rocovak_]

ZHC It remind me of me. I used to call Whiterun Windrun... pls dont kill me

[@aria_chatt]

@@_rocovak_ ok, that's fine because I think it comes up like twice in dialogue, but I have a friend who pronounced jarl with a j sound for 5 years. I can't forgive him for that

[@bystander5278]

No kidding, I discovered your channel a few days ago and I've almost been devouring your videos! You are among my favourite youtubers ever bro, keep up the great work!

[@supernovaHD0]

I dunno if other people know about this but I just noticed on my like 10th play through. When you kill your first dragon and head back to whiterun. Upon hearing the grey beards calling Npcs around you may look to the skys

[@imasquirrel675]

I love channels that still are basically still based off of Skyrim (my favorite game) so that’s why I love this channel

[@tukxu]

Doesn't that mean that Sheogorath is the Gray Fox...?

[@pinkhorror3433]

Actually you never do anything in any of these guilds, all you do is the main questline + DLCs in all TES games. So that, the hero of Kwatch was never to become the Gray Fox, nor even join the thieves guild. That's the first thing you need to know about the in-game lore.

[@jotarokujo4727]

The Dovahkiin is the only person who have done all the questline,because he is the LAST DRAGONBORN and if you say:So it can be his son or his brother,but no because a dragonborn is a mortal who had a dragon's soul,and the only dragonborns who existed are Mirrak,Reman Cyrrodyl,Tiber Septim AKA Talos,Wulfrath and dovahkiin and they all have dragon's soul,but they are not related and they desendents will not be dragonborn but they will have dragon blood,so the dovahkiin is the best,and if CoDA was writed after Skyrim the ending will be:the last dragoborn used a shout for controlling the Numidium and save evryone,and after by the help of Odahviing,Durneeviin,and Nords and imperial soldier and the Numidium he destroy the Thalmors,rebuilt Morrowind,making a new empire,and becoming the hero,the emperor and defender of Tamriel

[@necromia7490]

The amount of speculations that I have seen from your videos are amazingly interesting.

[@IC3YWHITE]

Love the vids keep it up

[@Lyoko012345]

The grey cowl’s curse was technically only half lifted. Before the curse was lifted in Oblivion if a person puts the cowl on they become erased from memory and history even if they remove it. After the curse is lifted the cures only takes effect when it’s being warn, with the effects being lifted once it is removed. With that being said it still leaves the question of why his parents have it and how they seem to be sharing it.

[@potlick18]

There are female giants. One of the Dungeons in Elder Scrolls Online has a Giant Matriarch boss fight.

[@coolguyva11]

Nate here's a little helpful tip that can be in your next video(s): If you return the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller after you get it from Delphine, instead of going to Arnegier, go back to Utensgrav and activate the pedestal it was taken from, you get a free dragon soul!

[@sirbillius]

With the grey cowl one I assumed that the Hero of Kvatch gave it back to Nocturnal after assuming the title of Sheogorath. What would the daedric prince of madness need the cowl for?

[@deannasmith4443]

why would the prince of madness give nocturnal her cowl back instead of perverting it to madness?

[@sirbillius]

deanna smith Because he’s unpredictable to the point of giving the Dragonborn the Wabbajack for no apparent reason.

[@UltimaXReborn]

Considering the fact that the Cowl can hide the wearer from any force less omniscient than an Elder Scroll, including Nocturnal herself, maybe by wearing the Cowl the CoC can 'hide' from themselves as Sheogorath?

[@fenrisvermundr2516]

@@UltimaXReborn I mean they can already change what they look like, whenever they want to, even making themselves look like A Bearded Lady with a Penis, or a Muscular Hairy Man with a Vagina.

[@mitchstephens5161]

Nate! Who do you think would prevail if all antagonists were allowed to pursue world domination? Do you think that Mirraak would conquer the dragons? Would the Vampires defeat them both by blacking out the sun? Or would the army of the dead resurrected south of solitude be the last ones standing?

[@Necrobadger]

The number 1 theory is completely destroyed by the fact that you FIND Rune's origin in a shipwreck in the north.

[@anyalyssawest]

There is no OFFICIAL connection to Rune ever found, in game. There is a THEORIZED connection to a shipwreck found near Solitude. You're probably thinking of Brand-Shei, the dark elf merchant that you frame during the introductory Thieves Guild quest. He gives you a quest to find clues to his past, which is located on a shipwreck northeast of Winterhold.

[@robmitch4085]

True the curse of the cowl was lifted. But you also got to think that not only do daidric (No I can't spell it.) artifacts change what they do from hand to hand but also go back to their realm to kind of be remade and sent back. As a point Asura's quest. She says it does not matter what you do as it will inevitably go back to her realm an be made anew. So the cowl being an artifact it would not be too far a reach to say that sure you broke the curse but it went back at some point and the curse reset.

[@valonyaver600]

You should make a compilation about every time you mispronounced something in a video.

[@CalvinDWalker]

Have we considered the possibility that the Cowl's curse was ONLY lifted for the ONE guy? He didn't specifically say anything about whether the curse was ended indefinitely, just that his curse was over. It's quite possible that Nocturnal's curse continues for any mortal who wears the cowl, regardless of whether one man defied the odds and reclaimed his history.

[@unforgiven181]

Well.. the Thieves Guild Quest in Elderscrolls 4 is Optional.. May the Cowl's curse wasnt lifted in the Canon of Elderscrolls Lore?

[@nightsky916]

hmm i dunno there's a book in game that suggests the events of thieves guild did happen sort of.

[@deannasmith4443]

all main faction quests are canonical, they just may or may not have been completed by the player character. if they didn't do them... someone else canonically does them, with the attribution remaining vague in later games.

[@1mookiea]

On the topic of the snow elves: they didn't know it would cause them to lose their sight. The plant was to help ease their living underground. Their blinding happened generations because of the plant, to which the dwarves enslaved them.

[@__harambe70]

We want more Skyrim videos.

[@adamthompson6669]

Whatever Bethesda announce at this e3 this series can never die please. Love this series keep it up.

[@wyrmoffastring]

"Dude named Martin" lol doesn't sound as epic as Martin Septim, avatar of Akatosh.

[@nonexzistantred]

The giant in black reach was probably a coding error because has anyone noticed that there is a giant camp above where the giant is located, and black reach is considered an outside cell.

[@maggiejohnson3696]

as a German speaker all the mispronunciation of J's hurts my ears lol

[@garysimpson7326]

Observation: Morvunskar has a room that contains a shrine to Dibella and two leather strips. Also, Sanguine, the Daedric Prince of debauchery can be reached on a quest by travelling to Morvunskar. I have a theory that those folks are having a pretty good time.

[@zisforzorua1906]

Time to skip class just to watch this.

[@3raur]

Z is for Zorua Don't it isn't worth it

[@zisforzorua1906]

Xx_Dope_Master_Legend_27_DabMaster_xX TOO LATE

[@3raur]

Z is for Zorua Don't do it again then

[@chrisbuttino4098]

Xx_Dope_Master_Legend_27_DabMaster_xX you never skipped class?

[@GECKman88]

The grey fox curse was lifted, however that only meant who you are without the hood was "real" but with the hood you were still an unknown and not an unknown in both cases.

[@frozty715]

*_VOLIKHAR_* THIS ANNOYED ME SO MUCH!

[@CenturianEagle]

I think runes backstory is the coolest! Love your channel !!

[@grady3251]

I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW YOU MISPRONOUNCE THESE NAMES!!!! THEY SAY THEM IN THE GAME!!! HAVE YOU NEVER PLAYED IT?!? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@rivalessence2339]

Common Dagger it’s not that serious.

[@slyseal2091]

For one, its german pronunciation, so logically a native english speaker doesnt process it in the way a german person would. Secondly, names arent really keywords in Skyrims quests, especially considering the Greybeards have way too much dialogue to listen to over long spans of time.

[@grady3251]

All I'm saying is that its so obvious he looks up this stuff on the internet (I'm not saying hes never played the game, he might remember the name slightly) and he just reads it off of a script without bothering to maybe play the game to see it firsthand. German pronunciation or not, it seems hard to believe someone who's channel is devoted to Skyrim would say stuff like Jurgen with a hard J, or Harkon with a long O, or Volkihar like Volikar.

[@ihsahnblack]

What I find kind of funny is how LOADS of people complain about his pronunciation. But does it REALLY matter? I mean, there are some people who aren't that capable of saying (or even remembering!) the right pronunciation of some words, no matter how many times they hear them (I, for one, can never remember the correct pronunciation of the word 'recipe' in English, even though I've heard it a thousand times). Also, the appreciation should be for the content: who cares if he says Jurgen instead of Yurgen? Even if the channel is devoted to Skyrim, it doesn't mean that one has to spend ages remembering the correct pronunciation of each German-sounding word in the game! Enjoy the content a bit more, maybe? And be less prescriptive with the pronunciation? :)

[@grady3251]

It's just the fact that he sometimes says stuff like "I'm gunna butcher this name" or "or how ever you say it" but how hard is it actually to just hear the name said in the game, which he obviously has access to because he has in-game footage throughout his videos, the pronunciation is right there! There is no reason he should say this stuff wrong because even if he has a shadow of a doubt he can at least look up videos on the topic if he doesn't actually want to play the game

[@bassbunnylove]

The giant in black reach always always bugged me it was just SO odd. I really like this theory and the one with Rune too. Usually I find they chose the words deliberately in a letter or book. I don't think it's hard to believe a daedric prince could restore a lifted curse

[@ribas3814]

*sigh* ... *Y*urgen Windcaller, not Jurgen... Man, I like your videos a lot, but you mispronounce so many things...

[@ribas3814]

Also, Castle Volkihar, not Volikhar.

[@BiggestGal]

He says “murdered to death” so much. Just say killed. Chriiiist.

[@davigouveia9376]

Seth Matteson its a joke m8

[@somberstricken4424]

Y'all chill. Who gives a shit? You know who and what he's talking about right?

[@ribas3814]

VegaHammer Is it? It might be, but at least to me it doesn't give the impression of being one.

[@chemicalflex119]

I swat most youtubers but you sir are the only one that i have notifications for LOL

[@wolfmasterwho8741]

heyo mister mayo

[@lukelaw13ll]

I mean, it's entirely plausible Nocturnal placed the curse back on the cowl after the events of Oblivion. I mean think about it, after the Hero of Kvatch obtains the cowl, they will have eventually done something with it, they aren't immortal. It's not too unrealistic to believe that it found it's way back to Nocturnal, who cursed it again

[@Discoveryy]

notification squaaaaaaaad

[@decapitated420]

Hoot hoot!

[@isaiahcervantes7752]

Just a little bit late

[@MinishMoosen]

The cowl's curse has been lifted but, iirc, you can still use it to make guards forget you. So maybe the power is still intact, but the wearer has control over it and can erase themselves from history if they want to.

[@PalmelaHanderson]

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE "MEHRUNES DAGON" CORRECTLY, BUT NOT JURGEN. YUHR-GEN. YUUUHHHR-GEN. The ease with which you mispronounce nearly everything is nothing short of miraculous.

[@Noctvrna]

During the quest in Oblivion, the curse was not lifted from the cowl but the Gray Fox himself. When you receive the item, after putting it on, NPCs would automatically start hating you. You would no longer be recognised as the hero of Kvatch, nor any of your other achievements are mentioned afterwards. Ppl started viewing you just as the Gray Fox, as the cowl is just treated as one of his features. But, as I mentioned previously, Corvus Umbranox has lifted the curse from himself, not the item. So the theory wirh Rune's parents is highly possible. Too bad it didn't make it as an actual quest in Skyrim.

[@omegatheta1701]

Y’all are arguing about pronunciation and nobody is calling out the fact that the mythic dawn was mainly an altmer organization and not a human one....? Dafuq wrong with y’all he got actual lore wrong and y’all are calling out poor pronunciation?!

[@613mitzvoth]

Jonathan Cambron you my friend are Dovahkiin that is what I have been ranting about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@deannasmith4443]

people are not dwelling on it because it's not likely that harkon was a member of the mythic dawn and instead took the banner as a trophy... to display in his trophy room... alongside the "pieces of dracula" easter egg, werewolf hide and other relics and easter eggs scattered around the same room.

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

Love these videos. The Mythic Dawn flag found int the vampire castle is hanging above a bloodied torture rack. I think the vampires were fighting against Mehrunes Dagon and the Mythic Dawn or it could be a secret sacrificial tribute to Mehrunes Dagon. Who knows. I don't think it was oversight on the part of Bethesda.

[@mikeynth7919]

Count Janus Hassildor, vampire Count of Skingrad mentioned that Mehrunes Dagon had no love for vampires as they made poor slaves. Wouldn't surprise me if other vampires had no love for Dagon's followers.

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

@@mikeynth7919 Ahh. I didn't know about that line.

[@toxicmale2264]

Michael a misogynist? Oh yeah, he forgets to ask permission from the ladies before he could try to woo them.

[@ladygrey3636]

An important thing to keep in mind for #1 is that Dunmeri script shares letters with the Deadric alphabet. Also, being a "good" person does not affect where your soul goes once you pass away: Everyone goes to Aetherius unless you have traded your soul or otherwise lost it due to a deadric prince's influence. I would think any deal he made with any prince would land his soul in his respective realm. So the script on his tomb is simply using deadric/dunmeri letters. If anything I would say it “just” hints who buried him. Considering the history between Dunber and Nords (Particularly those that used the voice) they may have added his title as a sign of respect