User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Nords do trust magic/@comment-24635935-20140324224242

I think the Nords simply trust practical and helpful magic over others they would consider wimpish, like conjuration, alteration, and illusion. Things that enhance their raw power, like destruction and enchanting, as well as things to help them recover when the battle is over, like restoration. Also, many of their enemies use magic like most elves and the Thalmor, and magic has caused many problems for the Nords, like the destruction of Winterhold and the Oblivion Crisis, caused by Mankar Camoran and the Mythic Dawn, who were avid magic users. However, you can say that the thu'um, originating from ancient Nords, is technically a type of magic, as wards and magic absorb and resist effects can block shouts. In a way, the Nords did at one point trust magic in some form.