I'm not so quick to dismiss the account of "The Bear of Markarth" for pure imperial propaganda when the same author wrote "The "Madmen" of the Reach".

And "propaganda" of "what" isn't exactly clear if "The Bear of Markarth" was published right after the Markarth incident, well before the stormcloak rebellion has taken root. Then the account could simply be taken as an attack to Ulfric's alleged handling of the retaking of Markarth which by all means, according to the account, is very morally repulsive. And justifies the aggressive tone the author is using to express his opinion of the incident.

... meh, still don't think they have any real legitimate claim to the reach, its akin to Italians today donning fur pants and deer heads, taking to the forests of France or to the Roman ruins of Tunisia and raging gorilla warfare on that countries people because their ancestors owned them places. Fact is, borders, culture and ethnicity of regions change, and in the TES universe, it's even more important you adapt to those changes, lest you end up a fiercely xenophobic lunatic, with a likely smelly dead deer head for a hat, human skulls for belt buckles and an acorn for a heart.

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Very very cool Armor... and if the world were to listen to your advice, then Israel wouldn't lay claim on Palestine/Israel. I figure that countries DO care about their homelands, a good example being that the Argonians went north into Morrowind during the Red Year to take back southern Morrowind (Being that it was once part of Black Marsh)