Hi,

I've a question...Does anybody know the exact year when Ysgarmor and his 500 returned to Skyrim and slayed the falmers?

Thanx for help, Lestat

Lestat,

The Imperial Library's timeline states only that they arrived during the late Merethic era. To the best of my knowledge there is no further information.

I suppose one can form a rough estimate based on the lifespan of early Nords and the 1E 143 assent of King Harald, the "thirteenth of Ysgramor's line." I would not advise this however, as we have no information on the average lifespan of Nords, the length of the reign of each king, and the genealogy of Ysgramor's decedents.

Thanks for that...it would be great if someone could form me a date from your informations. If we look at the vikings, the normal male had a lifespan between 30 and 50 years, depending on their position in the clan. Main reason for a early death was war or/ and starvation. I guess we could compare this to the nord.

But then there's the part where the Nords were cursed with short life-spans, which they eventually threw off onto the Orcs.

There isn't enough information for a guess, but you can guess the maximum and minimum.

Assuming that each King sires a heir between (20 - 40 ), it's a bit broad but we're looking for a maximum and a minimum.

Assuming that each Heir directly follows his Father up on the Throne. This is the heavy assumption, any other form of inheritance makes guessing problematic.

Harald was the thirteenth heir, so he has twelve ancestors before him.

Assuming Harald was 20 years old when he became King.

So Harald came to the Throne (12 * 40 | 20 + 20 =) between 260 or 500 years after Ysgamor. Which is between 117 and 357 ME. A interval probably better described as the Middle of the Late Merethic.

Your're right, it is the best description...but I write a few pages of Ysgarmor's Diary for our epic Skyrim Mod for TES3 and I need a date on the topic...the dairy starts when Ysgarmor and the 500 sail back to Skyrim to take revenge on the "night of tears"...Middle of the Late Merethic is perfect for a book which retell the story but not really for a diary.

Thanks for that,


Lestat

Just number the days since he left. Ysgamor was the first Historian.

Good idea, thanks :foodndrink: