

During the Interregnum, when the Reach became an independent Reachman kingdom and lost its status as a Nordic hold, a tenth hold named Karthald was created from the Reach's northern fringe. The nine traditional holds of Skyrim are: Haafingar, Hjaalmarch, the Pale, Winterhold, Eastmarch, the Rift, Whiterun, Falkreath, and the Reach. Each hold is a large area of land roughly equivalent to a county in Cyrodiil, each individually governed by a jarl who maintains court in the hold's capital city.

The Nords long ago divided the province into nine geopolitical regions known as holds. However, the southern regions of the province are relatively mild. Much of the northern half of Skyrim is cold and covered in snow. Skyrim holds four of the five highest mountains in Tamriel (the Red Mountain being the only one outside Skyrim). Morrowind lies to the east over the Velothi Mountains, Cyrodiil is south beyond the Jerall Mountains, Hammerfell (and the latest incarnation of Orsinium) is to the south and west, High Rock is past the Druadach Mountains to the west, and the Sea of Ghosts runs along the province's long northern coastline. Since the Pact of Chieftains was signed in 1E 420, the Moot does not give serious consideration to anyone but the High King's direct heir unless one is not available. The High King typically rules until death, though acts of dishonor, particularly the appearance of cowardice, can lead to the recall and reconsideration of the Moot. A jarl is a regional ruler chosen through heredity and, rarely, through right of arms. The sovereign, the High King of Skyrim, is chosen by the Moot, a convention of jarls. Though currently inhabited primarily by Nords, the Elves who they replaced had resided there since time immemorial. Many past battles have given it a ravaged appearance and many ruins. Skyrim, the northernmost province of Tamriel, is a cold and mountainous region also known as the Old Kingdom, Mereth, or the Fatherland, or Keizaal in the dragon tongue. Native Populace: Nords, Snow Elves (indigenous)

To find out more about each DLC, click on the guides below to find everything you need to know about Skyrim's current DLC.Capital: Bromjunaar (pre- Dragon War), Windhelm (until 1E 420), Winterhold (unknown), Solitude (as of 4E 201) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim features three major DLC's that each contain brand new quests and features.

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