Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-99.20.122.225-20130115014402/@comment-1992639-20130126201152

I just checked the US trademark archives to get a better idea. Redguard's serial registration number is almost identical to Skyrim's, in the low 852xxxxx range. This probably means that both names were published close to eachother, as even Dawnguard and Hearthfire have a serial number of 856xxxxx and 855xxxxx. So unless Bethesda initially intended to make a Redguard DLC before Dawnguard and instead reserved that title for a later game, it might not be a DLC. Currently new registration serial numbers are in the 859xxxxx range.