Why do Nords like Talos?

Nords love Talos because he's a legendary Nord hero, a warrior-king who founded the great Septim Empire and united Tamriel, embodying their ideals of strength, honor, and human triumph over elves; they see him as a cultural icon, a potential incarnation of their chief god Shor, and a symbol of their independence, especially when his worship is banned by the Elven Thalmor.
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Who did Nords worship before Talos?

It was the old Nordic Pantheon led by Kyne, the Kiss-at-the-End, Mother of the Nords and War-Wife of Shor. Ysmir, the Dragon of the North, also held a significant place as hero-god(s) even before Talos.
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Why do the Thalmor care about Talos worship?

The Thalmor didn't want anyone to worship Talos because he was once a man and the Thalmor could not believe that it would be possible for a man to become a god. For example, Elisif (the Jarl of Solitude) still secretly worships Talos, even though Solitude is the city most strongly allied with the Empire.
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Was Talos a Breton or a Nord?

Talos was seen as Skyrim personified: an overall crucial figure to the culture, heritage, and tradition of the Nords.
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Why do the Thalmor hate Tiber Septim?

There is no way the Thalmor like Tiber Septim. They don't like the Empire having control over Summerset. They wanted to go back to the Dominion's independence and influence over Valenwood and Elsweyr. They don't approve of being invaded by humans, or of huge robots that cause dragon breaks/stomp Summerset to pieces.
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Tiber Septim EXPLAINED! - Talos, The Underking, Zurin Arctus, Ysmir Wulfharth - Elder Scrolls Lore

Was Tiber Septim a good guy?

He was a Dov in the truest sense of the word. A cruel, ambitious, power-hungry tyrant. TBH Paarthurnax's name should have belonged to this guy, it suits him much more. Whatever his nature as a god may be or the nature of his Empire may have been, Tiber Septim the man was evil without a doubt.
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Who is the real villain in Skyrim?

The main villain in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is Alduin, also known as the World-Eater, a powerful dragon and the firstborn of the dragon god Akatosh, who seeks to destroy the world (Nirn) and enslave mortals, requiring the Dragonborn to stop him to fulfill their destiny. While DLCs introduce other antagonists like Lord Harkon and Miraak, Alduin drives the core main questline, aiming to end the world prematurely. 
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Who was the very first dragonborn?

In The Elder Scrolls lore, Miraak is historically recognized as the first Dragonborn, a powerful individual with the soul of a dragon, who lived in the Merethic Era, predating Saint Alessia. While Alessia was the first known Dragonborn ruler who established a covenant with Akatosh for liberty, Miraak was gifted his power by Akatosh to fight Alduin but betrayed his masters, becoming the first to absorb dragon souls and use shouts, eventually becoming trapped in Apocrypha by Hermaeus Mora.
 
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Are septims made of real gold?

There may be a lot of gold, but they can limit the amount of gold that is made into septims. Essentially, septims are kind of a fiat currency because a septim is more valuable than the amount of gold used to make a septim.
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Do the Nords worship Talos?

But in the eyes of the common Nord, they worship Talos because he was a Nordic hero, founded the Empire, and killed a bunch of elves.
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Which god is banned in Skyrim?

Talos is a major God in Skyrim who's worship has been banned as a part of the Empire's peace treaty with the Thalmor. Talos is the divine form of Tiber Septim - the only mortal to ever be joined with the divines.
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Was Ulfric a Thalmor agent?

Yes, Ulfric Stormcloak is considered a Thalmor asset, but not necessarily a willing, direct agent; a hidden dossier reveals the Thalmor manipulated him after capturing him during the Great War, using his hatred for the Empire and Talos ban to fuel the Skyrim Civil War, which serves their goal of weakening both sides, though Ulfric is largely uncooperative with direct Thalmor contact.
 
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Did Tiber Septim actually become a divine?

He wasn't actually a god until the end of TES 2 however, many hundreds of years after Tiber Septim's death. The ending of that game basically caused the three oversouls making up 'Talos' (Tiber Septim, the Underking and Zurin Arctus) to retroactively become a god. It changed the past as well as the present.
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Was Odin a queer?

Brit Solli, archaeologist at the University of Tromsø, argues that Odin, one of the most important Viking gods, was queer – and that it is about time to reclaim the diversity that the Viking era represented both in culture and in opinion of gender.
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Who is the most Worshipped Norse god?

Odin is the chief deity in the Norse pantheon and ruler of Asgard, worshipped as a god of war, wisdom, poetry, prophecy, runes and the dead.
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Who owned Skyrim before the Nords?

Alright, so we know that Skyrim used to be populated mainly by Nedic tribes from Atmora (Referring to them as Atmorans), The Dwemer, and Falmer. The Falmer and the Atmorans being under the control of the Dragon cult.
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Why is it illegal to own a $20 gold piece from 1933?

The 1933 Double Eagle is illegal to own because it was minted just as President Roosevelt outlawed gold circulation (Executive Order 6102), meaning none were officially released, making them stolen government property; most were melted, but a few escaped, leading to decades of government seizure and legal battles to claim them as property of the U.S. Treasury. 
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What race was Miraak?

Miraak was a Nord, an ancient human race from Skyrim, who served as the first Dragonborn and a powerful Dragon Priest during the Dragon War before being trapped in Apocrypha by Hermaeus Mora. While his true face is hidden by his mask, game data and lore confirm his Nord heritage, though some speculate he could be an "Atmoran," an ancestor race to Nords.
 
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What is the rarest Dragonborn color?

The rarest Dragonborn colors are typically those from less common dragon types like Platinum, Adamantine, Mithral, Steel, Brown, Gray, and Purple, often considered rare due to unique origins (like being divine offspring or lesser dragon types) or ancient, mixed bloodlines, with Platinum often cited as exceptionally rare, sometimes linked to Bahamut's direct lineage. Prismatic Dragonborn, with shifting rainbow scales, are also incredibly rare and often homebrew creations, mirroring legendary dragons.
 
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What are the 4 mythical dragons?

In ancient times, the Jade Emperor ruled over the earth. Four Dragons: Long Dragon, Black Dragon, Pearl Dragon and Yellow Dragon asked the Jade Emperor to send rain to the drought-stricken world which threatened people's lives and safety.
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Has anyone ever 100% beaten Skyrim?

Skyrim finally truly beaten as fanatical player does 'everything that can be done' in the game, nabbing every item and perk in quest to hit level 1,337. This is how our grandparents felt watching the Moon landing.
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Who is the serial killer in Skyrim?

The primary serial killer in Skyrim is Calixto Corrium, also known as "The Butcher," who stalks and murders young women in Windhelm as part of a twisted necromantic ritual to resurrect his deceased sister, Lucilla, triggering the "Blood on the Ice" questline where the Dragonborn must uncover his identity and stop him. His seemingly harmless curiosity shop, Calixto's House of Curiosities, hides his dark obsession with death and reanimation, a descent from grief into monstrous obsession.
 
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