User blog comment:Jericho Henry135119/Which side do you prefer to be on during the Skyrim Civil War?/@comment-216.252.48.12-20120411213952/@comment-86.24.55.168-20120412101951

if Hammerfell could defend themselves then Skyrim can, and Hammerfell is very near Summerset Isles so they were easier for the Thalmor to attack.