Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11458474-20130926235435/@comment-26060313-20150131194205

86.147.72.112 wrote: I almost thought i agreed with Spyro for a second then i realised he was probably thinking of Beowulf and i was thinking of Beowulf & Grendel anyway as for LotR vs Beowulf usually when TES makes a reference modern things like movies (or books) its with easter eggs, i doubt something as important to the game as the Greybeards would be a reffrence to a movie and book it's much more likely being a reffrence to folk tale like Beowulf in my opinion. Of course they could be called Greybeards because they all seem to have grey beards. Yes, I think you are absolutely right about TES not being about LotR. But the term "greybeards", in this context, is meaning "old men". Also, when the term greybeards is used intentionally replacing "old men" it is almost always meant to refer to specifically wise old men. Greybeards in Skyrim live on and "serve" High Hrothgar. And if you have read Beowulf, you will remember that the Greybeards in that story were high-ranking, and wise old men who served Hrothgar.