Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-184.166.113.144-20141219123942/@comment-72.74.78.185-20150110201455

I think you are misunderstanding the question. Time is shorter in game because some quests need to start at curtain times each day. In lore Nirn's years are the same as ours.

Skyrim - 2011

Great War - 1981 to 1986

events of Lord of souls and The infernal city - 1849

Eruption of red mountain - 1825

Oblivion - 1809

Morrawind - 1803

Daggerfall - 1779

Arena - 1765 to 1775

Talos's conquest of Tamriel - 1366 - 1376

End of the Reman dynasty - 481

Beginning of the first era - 2439 BC

(Supposed) beginning of the mythic era - 4939 BC