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'''Ysmir''' is the [[Nord]]ic aspect of [[Talos]] ([[Tiber Septim]]). He withstood the power of the [[Greybeards]]' voices long enough to hear their prophecy. Later, many Nords could not look on him without seeing a [[Dragons (Lore)|dragon]]. Ysmir is a name that has also been attributed to [[Wulfharth]], [[Pelinal Whitestrake]] and the [[Last Dragonborn]], although the authenticity of these stories is unclear.
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{{Quote|The Nordic aspect of Talos. He withstood the power of the Greybeards' voices long enough to hear their prophecy. Later, many Nords could not look on him without seeing a dragon.|[[Mikhael Karkuxor]]|Varieties of Faith in the Empire}}
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'''Ysmir''' is the [[Nord]]ic aspect of [[Talos]].<ref name="vof">''[[Varieties of Faith in the Empire]]''</ref> According to the Greybeards, the name "Ysmir" is also a title which means "Dragon of the North." It was given to the Emperor [[Tiber Septim]], who withstood the power of [[the Greybeards]]' [[Thu'um]], they recognized him as a [[Dragonborn (Lore)|Dragonborn]]<ref>Dialogue with [[Arngeir]]</ref> and gave him the title.
   
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According to the Greybeards, the name Ysmir is in fact a title which means 'Dragon of the North', and was christened upon the warrior Tiber Septim when the Greybeards formally recognized him as [[Dragonborn (Lore)|Dragonborn]]. The same title is also given unto the player character in {{Skyrim|!}}, implying that the name of Ysmir has been given to all Dragonborn.
  
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Ysmir the deity is the Nordic aspect of the Imperial God known as [[Talos]],<ref name="vof"/> after he had been called to High Hrothgar by the Greybeards to conquer Tamriel.<ref>[[Throat of the World (Skyrim)|Etched Tablets on the Throat of the World]]</ref> On his death, he became Talos in the Imperial Pantheon, and Ysmir in the Nordic one.<ref name="vof"/>
   
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This may also be supported by the tale of [[Tiber Septim|Tiber Septim's]] taking of Hroldan, where he was visited by the spectre of a long dead Nord king called Ysmir, who taught him to use the dragon shout. This spectre may have belonged to an even earlier Dragonborn warrior.
  
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Ysmir is also a name that was attributed to [[Wulfharth]], [[Pelinal Whitestrake]], and the [[Last Dragonborn]].
   
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===Ysmir Wulfharth===
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Ysmir Wulfharth was a Nordic King during the First Era.<ref name="FSoKW">''[[Five Songs of King Wulfharth]]''</ref> His Thu'um was said to have been greatly powerful.<ref name="FSoKW"/> Originally, Wulfharth thought he was called by the Greybeards when they were calling for Talos. But when he arrived, he was destroyed by their voices, as he was not the one destined to unite Tamriel.<ref>''[[The Arcturian Heresy]]''</ref>
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===Pelinal Whitestrake===
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Pelinal Whitestrake was a Nedic or Imperial knight who fought against the Ayleids during Alessia's slave uprising.<ref>''[[The Song of Pelinal, Book III]]''</ref> He would later be known as the Divine Crusader,<ref>Quest journal during "[[Pilgrimage (Knights of the Nine)|Pilgrimage]]"</ref> but also as Ysmir.<ref>''[[Before the Ages of Man]]''</ref>
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===The Last Dragonborn===
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During the events that unfold in {{Skyrim}}, after completing "[[The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller]]," the Greybeards greet the [[Last Dragonborn]] in the dragon tongue with the words: "''Lingrah krosis saraan Strundu'ul, voth nid balaan klov praan nau. Naal Thu'umu, mu ofan nii nu, Dovahkiin, naal suleyk do Kaan, naal suleyk do Shor, ahrk naal suleyk do Atmorasewuth. Meyz nu Ysmir, Dovahsebrom. Dahmaan daar rok.''". This can be translated by: ''"Long has the Stormcrown languished, with no worthy brow to sit upon. By our breath we bestow it now to you in the name of Kyne, in the name of Shor, and in the name of Atmora of Old. You are Ysmir now, the Dragon of the North, hearken to it."''<ref>Dialogue with [[Arngeir]]</ref>
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Revision as of 04:20, 4 January 2020

Talos Shrine

Concept art of Talos.

"The Nordic aspect of Talos. He withstood the power of the Greybeards' voices long enough to hear their prophecy. Later, many Nords could not look on him without seeing a dragon."
―Mikhael Karkuxor[src]

Ysmir is the Nordic aspect of Talos.[1] According to the Greybeards, the name "Ysmir" is also a title which means "Dragon of the North." It was given to the Emperor Tiber Septim, who withstood the power of the Greybeards' Thu'um, they recognized him as a Dragonborn[2] and gave him the title.

Deity

Ysmir the deity is the Nordic aspect of the Imperial God known as Talos,[1] after he had been called to High Hrothgar by the Greybeards to conquer Tamriel.[3] On his death, he became Talos in the Imperial Pantheon, and Ysmir in the Nordic one.[1]

Title

Ysmir is also a name that was attributed to Wulfharth, Pelinal Whitestrake, and the Last Dragonborn.

Ysmir Wulfharth

Ysmir Wulfharth was a Nordic King during the First Era.[4] His Thu'um was said to have been greatly powerful.[4] Originally, Wulfharth thought he was called by the Greybeards when they were calling for Talos. But when he arrived, he was destroyed by their voices, as he was not the one destined to unite Tamriel.[5]

Pelinal Whitestrake

Pelinal Whitestrake was a Nedic or Imperial knight who fought against the Ayleids during Alessia's slave uprising.[6] He would later be known as the Divine Crusader,[7] but also as Ysmir.[8]

The Last Dragonborn

During the events that unfold in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, after completing "The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller," the Greybeards greet the Last Dragonborn in the dragon tongue with the words: "Lingrah krosis saraan Strundu'ul, voth nid balaan klov praan nau. Naal Thu'umu, mu ofan nii nu, Dovahkiin, naal suleyk do Kaan, naal suleyk do Shor, ahrk naal suleyk do Atmorasewuth. Meyz nu Ysmir, Dovahsebrom. Dahmaan daar rok.". This can be translated by: "Long has the Stormcrown languished, with no worthy brow to sit upon. By our breath we bestow it now to you in the name of Kyne, in the name of Shor, and in the name of Atmora of Old. You are Ysmir now, the Dragon of the North, hearken to it."[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Varieties of Faith in the Empire
  2. ↑ Dialogue with Arngeir
  3. ↑ Etched Tablets on the Throat of the World
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Five Songs of King Wulfharth
  5. ↑ The Arcturian Heresy
  6. ↑ The Song of Pelinal, Book III
  7. ↑ Quest journal during "Pilgrimage"
  8. ↑ Before the Ages of Man
  9. ↑ Dialogue with Arngeir
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