Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-9687035-20130518004940/@comment-26987392-20151110021148

I think we can all agree that:

Imperials - Romans

Nords - Vikings/Nordics(duh)

Redguard - Arabic

The problem begins with mer and beastsfolk, since they don't exist IRL. Personally, I think the Khajiit are similar in culture to arabic-egyptians, who are known to be great merchants of the Saara desert.

Bretons, despite having the same name of an RL people, do not have the same characteristics.