Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-95.145.114.13-20130121200615/@comment-203.219.85.18-20130214070330

my god i hate the internet.

NOT ALL RELIGIONS ARE CATHOLIC! the idea of sovengarde is NOTHING like a dual diety heave/hell basis that some beliefs use. this is based on a common belief of layers. (hence norse world tree). earth is smack in the middle ground. above us is the gods realm and above them in some is the gods afterlife (not in skyrim) below us is the human afterlife which ALL humans go to and its a merry old place (hence its name UNDERWORLD) in some belief systems there are additional levels each more or less worse than others but generally you have the 3

gods realm,

mans realm (earth)

spirit realm.

this is what skyrim uses and it makes sense. like all realms/countries non are good or evil its the people there that make it so. sovengarde is only hell like while Alduin is there, then it becomes more heaven like as balance of power tips