According to legend,Ysgramor landed first at Hsaarik Head, at the extreme northern tip of Skyrim's Broken Cape. It was the first region of Tamriel to be settled by humans, who migrated there from the land of Atmora in the far north, across the Sea of Ghosts. They called the land Mereth, in recognition of the vast number of Mer that lived there. Skyrim, also known as the Old Kingdom or the Fatherland is the home of the Nords.ĭuring the Merethic Era, a legendary Atmorans leader namedYsgramor, led an expedition from Atmora to the land that would later be known as Skyrim.
