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Hbxn wrote: So the Nords don't TRY to exterminate the snow elves right......, they keep it just as you say FINDERS KEEPERS, while the Snow Elves are Envious and tried to secure the eye for themself, while in the process they killed many Nords with no mercy as you can see yourself in the book you linked

So still they're guilty
 * Sarcasm*.

And no, they were forced to attack the Atmorans because of that glowing orb. And it's a religous thing since they worshipped this certain  Aedra. The orb have nothing to do with the Nords or the Nordic pantheon.