Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-8248675-20130606043855/@comment-3539474-20130913232754

Dovahsebrom wrote:

No, the Reach had always been a part of Skyrim though Reachmen and Nords had been disputing over the land for years. Eventually (probably around 1E 1000) the Reach became independent from Skyrim and became the ten kingdoms of the Reach which were then conquered by the Alessian empire. The Reach later broke away during the interregnum and great war only to have there kingdoms fail again. The only one that can answer this were the Snow Elves themselves or the Aldmer. The Reach natives have never gotten over this, despite being under Imperial control for over a thousand years, possibly due to the fact Imperials a lot more civilized than the cavemen