User blog comment:Kidtragic/Elder Scrolls Races and Cultures Compared to Real Life./@comment-24.151.43.14-20141108223453

I would say the Orsimer are more like the Huns than the Mongols, because they're really just bands of warriors than a proper empire. There really aren't many orcish cities, just Orsinium and a lot of strongholds dotted here and there. Also they're mostly considered barbarians by other elves and men, which is more like the Huns than the Mongols.