Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-139.218.211.126-20131213051049/@comment-13446185-20131215055352

190.227.12.5 wrote:

the question is: is it saarthal post or pre dragons ? are the nordic ruins of the dragon cult period traditional nordic buildings or the style changed to please the dragon overlords ? the question is: is it saarthal post or pre dragons

I'm guessing you're referring to the "Dragon Cult" because Dragons have always been around.

Yes, the Dragon Cult dates before Saarthal,

"In Atmora, where Ysgramor and his people came from, the dragon priests demanded tribute and set down laws and codes of living that kept peace between dragons and men."

-The Dragon War

"when men first walked the lands of Skyrim, there arose in the city of Saarthal a great enchanter."

"And from that comes the name the legends gave him: Ahzidal"

"He sought the secrets of Dragon-runes, and won for himself a seat among their high priests, but it was not enough."

-Ahzidal's Descent

are the nordic ruins of the dragon cult period traditional nordic buildings or the style changed to please the dragon overlords

Now this one can be disputed. By this quote, it can be said that the Dragonic Temples aren't Atmoran fashion and, Windhelm is what Atmoran architecture looked like.

"The elven captives were set to work, bringing forth stone to build in their conqueror's fashion.

"Thus was founding of Windhelm, the city of kings"

-Songs of the Return, Vol 19

But as I quoted above, the Dragon Cult was prominent in Atmoran history. Also Saarthal seemed to be designed in a Dragonic way, which was built before Windhelm.

But the culprit behind that was probably just Bethesda laziness.