User blog comment:Kidtragic/Elder Scrolls Races and Cultures Compared to Real Life./@comment-69.171.160.121-20130713121842/@comment-109.156.92.94-20130727105406

I agree with most of these although I think the orcs represent Celtic peoples. I've no idea where the Mongol/Hun comparison comes from. Their strongholds seem to represent the hill forts of Celtic culture. I also think the altmer represent imperial Britain between the 17th and 20th centuries. There's a lot of elitism and snobbery combined with xenophobia which is similar to the attitude of our upper classes at the time. I would say the khajiit also represent a Romani culture with hints of Indian there too.