User blog comment:Kidtragic/Elder Scrolls Races and Cultures Compared to Real Life./@comment-74.88.35.218-20151028040652

A good list, though the French/Celtic influence is far morre apparent than a British one. Speaking of which, in addition to the obvious Roman styles of the empire, they've always had a bit of Britain in them from various eras (whether it's the more medieval appearance of Cyrodiil in Oblivion or the very existence of the East Empire Company). And, to a lesser degree, there's a very slight Japanese influence due to the Akavari influence of the Blades.

I never really got an Egyptian/Persian vibe from the Khajiit though. A closer parallel to me always seemed to be India and the various Roma/Gypsy tribes that can trace their origins back there. It makes more sense, really, considering real-life Roma were wanderers and had a bad, often undeserved, reputation for being thieves and criminals.

The Dunmer are the most interesting because they seem to be a hybrid of a bunch of different real-world cultures, which helps to make them feel like the most wholly unique of all the TES races. I always got a bit of an African vibe from certain aspects of their culture as well as the geography of Vvardenfell as compared to Africa, though there were also very obvious Asian influences. Then you have the Ashlanders, who can easily be compared to Amerindians and Aboriginal peoples. And even though the Dwemer were obviously heavily based on the Ancient Sumerians and Babylonians, you can tell this ancient Mesopotamic influence extended to the Dunmer as well.