Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4092092-20130801070333/@comment-3573184-20130830082654

DarthOrc wrote: It was the much higher birth rate of the Nords and their expanding population that triggered the Snow Elves into attacking the Nords in the first place. That theory was pretty much disproven by the College of Winterhold questline, and the Skyrim book "Nights of Tears" which suggests the attack was caused by the Nords finding the eye, and the Falmer wanting it.