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Not actually an important question.

Way back in the day (though you can still find them today) a Hearth was in loads of homes. It was used for almost anything that needed to be cooked, plus it also provided warmth as well. "Keep the home fires burning" used to be quite a popular saying, and anyone can see the close resemblance to "Home is where the HEART is"

Plus it was operated with loads of fire.

Considering you are building a medieval-type home in an Anglo-Saxon type of landscape with Viking refrences abound, it just makes sense.

So, it also happens to be a month, a nice easy way to associate and identify with. It is being released in September (the associated "real world" time to HF in TES). Lastly, one would imagine the use of a Hearth with the Harvest and coming winter months.

It has everything to do with houses!