Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-205.206.90.136-20140731002525/@comment-82.23.138.127-20150210213106

I doubt it is common knowledge of how old Abnur Tharn is among others in the ESO universe. Bare in mind, Abnur doesn't actually 'look' 164 and it is widely suggested that he extended his life through Necromancy, which one would assume slowed his aging process. It's likely that Abnur hasn't announced to the world his real age and has lied, choosing an age that one would believe he would be based on his looks. The 'Brief history of the Empire: volume 1' book was written by inhabitants in the world of Tamriel, not the real life writers of Elderscrolls lore. They were likely none the wiser of Abnur's age and simply recorded the age of Talos, who to their knowledge, was the humanoid with the longest life span.