User blog comment:MonkeydashUnderscore/Imperials Or Stormcloaks?/@comment-4712846-20120520035940/@comment-1786741-20120520041931

Yeah, I guess banditry and lawlessness (which has always been apart of their culture as per the article on them) are great aspects of a people. THey siezed Markarth through a violent rebellion and thus were kicked out by an equally violent rebellion.