Lore:Markarth
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| Markarth | |
|---|---|
| Type | Settlement |
| Continent | Tamriel |
| Province | Skyrim |
| Hold | The Reach |
| Appears in | Skyrim |
Markarth, also called Markarth Side, is a city in western Skyrim and the capital of the hold known as the Reach.[1] It is noted for its Dwemer architecture and the extensive ruins of a Dwemer city, Nchuand-Zel, beneath Understone Keep.
Control of Markarth and the Reach has changed many times. Markarth was inhabited by the Dwemer until their disappearance in 1E 700. The natives of the Reach, a people of mixed Breton descent, assumed control of the city and the surrounding lands until the time of Tiber Septim, when the Nords came to power and subjugated the natives. In 4E 174, while the Empire was distracted by the Great War with the Aldmeri Dominion, the natives seized the Reach with little resistance and broke away from Skyrim to form a short-lived independent kingdom with Markarth as its capital.[2] Ulfric Stormcloak gathered a militia and toppled the natives in 4E 176, reestablishing Nordic dominance over the Reach.[2] Desperate and alienated in their own lands, the natives began to call themselves the Forsworn and turned to their ancient traditions and rituals for help to rebel against the Nords. The Forsworn continue to wage a guerrilla war in the Reach as of 4E 201.[3]
The city is often noted for the Imperial College of the Voice founded by Tiber Septim, though no trace of this college can be found by the Fourth Era.[4][3]
[edit] See Also
- For game-specific information, see the Skyrim article.
[edit] References
- ^ The City of Stone: A Sellsword's Guide to Markarth — Amanda Alleia
- ^ a b The Bear of Markarth-The Crimes of Ulfric Stormcloak — Arrianus Arius, Imperial Scholar
- ^ a b Events of Skyrim.
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Skyrim — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
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