Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-15888551-20130819093722/@comment-1255618-20190327205533

I found a really cool video by FudgeMuppet talking about how all the apocalypses, and increasing hatred of magic, have led to technological regression on Tamriel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4OrwVR2KpU

Also, looking up the article about airships, it seems that Tamrielic airships rely on Dwemer technology, which means that reproducing the fundamentals of the Dwemer technology used in their construction would be extremely difficult since Dwemer technology is not well understood. Therefore, as more airships have been destroyed over time, it seems likely that their numbers are not being replenished in the later eras.