Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27007772-20140611204941/@comment-173.22.54.110-20150411192047

Draevan13 wrote:

173.22.54.110 wrote:

But hammerfall (the red guard province) is actually winning the war against the thalmor. Skyrim doesn't need to be strong enough to invade a liner they just have to be strong enough to rePell an invasion. It would actually be quite difficult invading skyrim because it is so far away from their home island and a ocean route is difficult due to the rough seas. Hammerfell was facing one Dominion army, which had been ground down by 3 years of constant fighting from Imperial and Redguard Legion forces. Hammerfell never faced the entire Dominion military alone.

And yes, Skyrim is hard to get to. This hypothetical is assuming they found some way to get there.

My point is that there are very few points where troops and supplies could enter Skyrim due to the mountains, meaning a defending army can bottleneck them. Plus everyone in Skyrim would be united against them whether they sided with the empire or stormcloaks.