User blog comment:Kidtragic/Elder Scrolls Races and Cultures Compared to Real Life./@comment-71.219.146.235-20131122074438

I use Religion, History, & basic physical aspects as the primary dividers.

These first few, everyone agree's on....with a few twists

Nord = Norse/Old Deutsch (Northern Europeans...including parts of Russia) & Greek Order of Elysium (Alesian Order)

Breton = Celtic, Gaelic, Gaulic (Western Europe, England/Ireland/Scotland)

Cyrodilic = Roman/Etruscan/Macedonian (Post Greek)

Orcs = Mongols, Huns, Turks. (there can be only 1...so the Dunmer are absolutely NOT candidates)

All below, are Geographically South*** of the above.

Yokudan'/Redguard = Phoenician/Egyptian/Caananite/Atlantean. They seem to be closest to the Sons of Ham & Egyptus (Biblical Legend), Phoenician Sea-Merchants from the coast of Northern Africa, & a high likihood they are the Survivors of Atlantis. They are neither Semitic nor Arab, yet take some stylization from both...or just the opposite. They were the origin of those styles. :) Who knows :). :) Blacks over a 1000 years ago seemed to be much more....independent & very proud. They didn't have hand-outs or welfare on Merchant Ships. Anything is possible.

Altmer/High Elves/Ayleid (Aliens) = Persian/Babylonian/Iranian (The word Aryan comes from Iran. Hence the Elven Racial Superemacy & the conspiracy to take over the world...or destroy it.) They are too tall to be any of the Asian Races.

Chimer/Dunmer = All the different Semitic Tribes of Mesopotamia. The Hebrew/Israelite  were not the only Semites. Their deities are actually comparable to the game's. The arid enviroment of Morrowind is also a giveaway. (Veloth = Moses?)

The Chimer/Dunmer are absolutely not Asian, Islander, nor Mongolian. Whoever say's so is an idiot & needs to take another geography course. One may argue that there is a little*** Turkish.

Bosmer = Coastal Forest Asians are my best guess. Vietnam, Burma, etc. This can include Southern Chinese...but that might be stretching it.

Argonian = Swamp & Island People? I have no idea. Keep Ancient America out of this.

Kajhiit = Arab or Assyrian..somewhere close to Babylon/Persia/Iran. Definately not anything suggested here. Tscesci = Chinese? Strong Dragon Culture. Akavir =  Likely the Japanese, considering the armor & weapon design...that or the Japs fit some other race that also inherited the Akavir Culture. Strong Dragon Culture. For TESO there is the Eagle, Lion, & Dragon. The Eagle/Falcon/Hawk = Babylon, Greece, Rome, Egypt. The Norse/Germanic use the CrowThe Lion = Assyrian & Babylonian are built around the concept of The LionThe Dragon = Norse/Germanic are built around the slaying of Dragons. The Chinese & Japanese are built around the worship of Dragons.