User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Real life comparisons to Elder Scrolls races (human edition)./@comment-25109952-20130916165909/@comment-24355185-20131230223427

People, Madanach is not an Irish name, not at all. Names like Rory O'Connor, Maeve O'Donnell, Seán MacDonagh and Níamh NíCheallaigh are all traditional Irish names. Also the swirly designs on Nordic weapons, armours etc were taken from carvings on an ancient Celtic tomb at Newgrange, Ireland. But there is more similarities. Highrock was once divided into many kingdoms. Ireland was once 150 kingdoms, called túaths, each ruled by a king (Rí). Highrock is now 3 kingdoms (Wayrest, Daggerfall & Sentinal); Ireland is divided into 4 provinces (Munster, Leinster, Connacht & Ulster)

Another point I have to bring up is that Imperials are NOT Greek. Casually throwing it in there because of geography I suspect. The Ancient Greeks and Romans were rivals! I firmly believe that the Greeks = Dwemer. Advanced society and independant city-states are very like the Greeks.