Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11344160-20140211191109/@comment-3539474-20140211230003

Elves always have issues with humans ever since the slaves rebelled against the Ayleids. In my opinion, it's a religious matter and it triggered a conflict on both sides (Mer and Man). The "Nine" Divines draws heavily on the ancient Aldmeri pantheons and watered down Nordic gods. But the Eight Divines were known and recognized as Gods throughout all of of Tamriel just under different names/aspects. The head of the pantheon was Akatosh, who was the head of Tamrielic pantheon before Tiber Septim was even born.

When Tiber died and was made a Divine, human priests were taking the elven pantheon and adding onto it without making a separate religion. Talos then in the minds of mankind, became the most "important" of the Divines. High Elves were blessed with long lifespan by Phynaster, so to the Altmer who many were old enough to even have met Tiber in person, they wouldn't have ever supported his ascension. Bosmer doesn't care much about their superior cousin but they have to submit to the Thalmor after AD have overran Valenwood. The Dunmer however, doesn't have a problem with Humans because Tiber never actually conquered Morrowind, Vivec made a treaty with him which is how he got the Numidium to unite Tamriel.