Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-12349789-20140623050410/@comment-5870856-20140707212334

172.5.97.2 wrote: it is a reference to Notch of Minecraft. Shortly before Skyrim was released, Mojang (the creators of Minecraft) wanted to release a new game called "Scrolls". Bethesda got quite upset about it, and sued Mojang, Notch tried to work out a compromise with bethesda, but the lawsuit still went through, so the designers of the game added in this weapon as a nod to Notch.

Could you be a little more specific? Everything you've just said seems to imply it wasn't a Minecraft reference, and you're claiming it as evidence that it was.