Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27007772-20140611204941/@comment-1600847-20150411000356

173.22.54.110 wrote:

But hammerfall (the red guard province) is actually winning the war against the thalmor. Skyrim doesn't need to be strong enough to invade a liner they just have to be strong enough to rePell an invasion. It would actually be quite difficult invading skyrim because it is so far away from their home island and a ocean route is difficult due to the rough seas. Hammerfell was facing one Dominion army, which had been ground down by 3 years of constant fighting from Imperial and Redguard Legion forces. Hammerfell never faced the entire Dominion military alone.

And yes, Skyrim is hard to get to. This hypothetical is assuming they found some way to get there.