Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11345660-20130908095939/@comment-11345660-20130927140426

Actually, the Dwarves were there first, with the Snow Elves there as a lesser power. Onto the Forsworn, the Reachmen were actually not just bretons but Nords too, who lived in the reach alongside the people at Markarth. They broke away and tried to stage a coup, but failed and were banished from Markarth. Look up te page on Ulfric Stormcloak. They are directly involved with his orgins.