User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/A question of morality/@comment-5709731-20121212201209/@comment-80.216.219.47-20121212231255

Given to them by the pet "high king" of the empire yes.

Did the People of Skyrim want to give up part of their lands to the elves?

No, I think not, seems to me that the empire has a history of giving away human lands to elves for free.

First Solstheim and then Hammerfell, what's next?

Stormcloaks care about dead elves and elves being given their just desserts I should think.