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[[File:Talos Shrine.jpg|thumb|257x257px|Concept art of Talos.]]
 
[[File:Talos Shrine.jpg|thumb|257x257px|Concept art of Talos.]]
 
{{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}}
 
{{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}}
'''Ysmir''' is the [[Nord]]ic aspect of [[Talos]].<ref name="vof">''[[Varities 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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'''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.
   
 
==Deity==
 
==Deity==
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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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"/>
   
 
==Title==
 
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===Ysmir Wulfharth===
 
===Ysmir Wulfharth===
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 to hear their voices, he got killed, he was not the one destined to unite Tamriel.<ref>''[[The Arcturian Heresy]]''</ref>
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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>
   
 
===Pelinal Whitestrake===
 
===Pelinal Whitestrake===
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>Journal in the quest, [[Pilgrimage]], {{Knights of the Nine}}</ref> but also as Ysmir.<ref>''[[Before the Ages of Man]]''</ref>
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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>
   
 
===The Last Dragonborn===
 
===The Last Dragonborn===
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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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]

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