Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-50.13.147.154-20140713075901/@comment-16047389-20140714203227

The sources I have seen claim that he was in fact a Atmoran. Whether he was that or a Nord, I don't really care. There isn't too much of a difference between them for me to worry over. But I actively refuse to believe he was a Breton. Hjalti isn't even an Breton name. In the real world, Hjalti is an Icelandic name, as are most Nord names. Even if one insists that Tiber Septim was once Hjalti Early-Beard, and that he wasn't always known as Talos, Hjalti is still not a Breton name.

As for the Old Ghost of Hroldan, he never says that he and Hjalti were born in Alcaire. Just that he and Hjalti were trained by sword masters from Alcaire. And the Old Ghost of Hroldan is also a Nord, himself.