Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-97.80.69.248-20140817000615/@comment-177.212.63.128-20141009205507

Allies are not allies forever as well as enemies are not enemies forever. Egyptians and Greeks were allies and enemies many times in the Classical Era. Russia and Ukraine were allies in USSR but are enemies now.

The Ebonheart Pact was created in 2E572, Skyrim takes place in 4E201 it's a gap of 959 years. No info is given on when the Ebonheart Pact ended but it probably happened before Tiber Septim conquered all Tamriel and started the 3rd Era, which still gives a gap of around 750 years.

The conquering of Tamriel by a Nord, the Oblivion Crisis and many other things changed evrybodies mind.

If you have a different view of the world from your parents, which are around 20-30 years older than you, imagine how much the mind of everybody changed in 750 years.