Svartr

This article has an excess of redlinks in it. Attention is requested to create new articles from links to relevant topics and remove those links which lead to pages unlikely to be covered by the wiki.

Svartr
Race	Nord
Gender	Male
Death	2E 4/5??
Homeland	Skyrim
Family	Svargrim (descendant)
Title(s)	High King (west)

Svartr was a High King of Solitude, and the rest of the western portion of Skyrim, during the Second Era.

History

Svartr was the Jarl of Solitude in 2E 431. To stop Freydis, daughter of Logrolf, from becoming High Queen, he claimed she was an illegitimate child of Logrolf's, and thus a moot was called to select the next High King or Queen. Although Freydis was named High Queen in Windhelm and gained control over the eastern region of Skyrim, Svartr became High King in the west, causing a schism that split Skyrim.

Svartr was ineffective in holding back the Orsimer and Reachmen that plagued the West Kingdom during his rule. After the Sacking of Orsinium, many Orsimer fled east into Falkreath, and Yashnag gro-Yazgu founded an Orcish kingdom in the hold. The Reachmen took control of the Eastern Reach, ruling it independently. His descendants were given power after his death, and Svargrim became the ruler of the West Kingdom in 2E 561.

Trivia

• Svartr owned a herd of cows whose descendants are the only ones that can provide milk for Solitude Eidar cheese.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls Online (mentioned only)

References

Notice: The following are unlicensed references. They are not copyrighted by a ZeniMax Media company, but can still be considered part of The Elder Scrolls lore and are included for completeness.

High King of West Skyrim
Logrolf	2E 431 - 2E 4/5??	Svargrim
←		→