Atmora

Atmora is a frozen, unlivable land. In the Elvish tongue Atmora means "Elder Wood". Atmora was once warmer though still an icy place, populated by the Nedes, which were organized into clans and fought in civil wars for hundreds of years. More than 4,000 years ago, a man named Ysgramor travelled to the distant continent of Tamriel. He founded the capital city of Saarthal, which was soon razed by the Aldmer, the ancestors of all Elves. Ysgramor retreated to Atmora with his two sons, and raised an army of 500 Nedic warriors known as the Five Hundred Companions, to take revenge against the Falmer, who were almost completely eradicated. Ysgramor founded Skyrim, the first human kingdom of Tamriel.