User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-1600847-20121031011532/@comment-1600847-20121031204350

If the Thalmor could bring the Empire to its knees (including Skyrim), I doubt Skyrim alone would be able to hold its own for long. Especially not a divided province.

Maybe Bethesda will do what they did in Daggerfall, make both sides cannon through some magical shenannigans.