Did we basically get a second glimpse of Zenithar? *Spoilers

Post » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:59 am

In Morrowind, we run into a Redguard by the name of http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Jon_Hawker. When you help him out, he gies you a reward and you find out http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Zenithar#Zenithar.

In Skyrim, we get challenged by http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Tsun and in return of defeating him in a dual, he lets you in the Hall of Valor.

I thought Tsun was a interesting fellow, so I looked him up in the Gods section over at the UESP wiki, and it mentions:

Tsun, Nordic God of Trials against Adversity

Extinct Nordic god of trials against adversity. Died defending Shor from foreign gods. The etymology of the name and the divine sphere hints at Tsun possibly being an older Nordic version of Zenithar (a god purportedly "that will always win"); compare especially to Z'en (Bosmeri), Xen (Altmeri) and Zeht (Yokudan). The example of Stuhn entering the Imperial pantheon as Stendarr should be considered too.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Tsun#Tsun

Now, I know this is another case of who is who, like Alduin=Akatosh, Alduin is not Akatosh, etc.

Thoughts?
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Post » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:23 pm

Tsun is the Nordic face of the spirit that other cultures see as Zenithar, Ze'n, Zeht, etc.

All of the gods seem more or less schizophrenic.
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Post » Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:12 pm

All of the gods seem more or less schizophrenic.


Schizophrenia =/= multiple personality disorder.

People REALLY need to stop calling the gods schizophrenic when they have no understanding of the word or what it means.
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Post » Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:49 pm

Got an uncle is actually schizophrenic, along with a dose of bi-polar disorder. Stop misusing it, the TES gods suffer MPD.
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Post » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:43 pm

It's funny, I didn't quite feel right about using the word, since I was just regurgitating what I've read on the boards before, and I was actually planning to edit my post after looking up the proper definition before ya'll beat me to it. Sorry for the mix up.
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Post » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:57 pm

But anyway, it is rather interesting to note that gods appear to be able to incarnate in one another's realms. I had never really considered the Aedra incarnating inside of one another's realms. I also wonder if the souls of the dead have mythopoeic power over the gods even in the afterlife, and that's why Xen manifested as Tsun.
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Post » Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:35 pm

But anyway, it is rather interesting to note that gods appear to be able to incarnate in one another's realms. I had never really considered the Aedra incarnating inside of one another's realms. I also wonder if the souls of the dead have mythopoeic power over the gods even in the afterlife, and that's why Xen manifested as Tsun.



Well sovengarde is where nords go when they die, tsun and shor are both nordic gods who died.
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