Skyrim - The HEART of NIRN - Lorkhan, Shezzar, Shor - Elder Scrolls Lore

In our latest Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim video we delve into the lore of the Heart of Lorkhan.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2011.

The game's main story revolves around the player character and their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater, a dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world. The videogame is set two hundred years after the events of Oblivion, and takes place in the fictional province of Skyrim. Over the course of the game, the player completes quests and develops the character by improving skills. The game continues the open world tradition of its predecessors by allowing the player to travel anywhere in the game world at any time, and to ignore or postpone the main storyline indefinitely.

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[RyanDavis-nrgl]

The dwemer should have just quicksaved before striking the heart lol

[edgarrice]

TES6 will reveal what really happened to the Dwemer. When Kagranac used his tools on the Heart, the entire race was instantly turned into mudcrabs.

[thevoidlookspretty]

I love Kagernac’s though process:
Miner: “Sir, We’ve found the heart of a dead god.”
Kagernac: “Hold my sujama and get me a freaking quill! I’ve got an idea!”

[LSM]

Somewhere in Markarth Calcelmo is hyperventilating at all this info.

[skelitonking]

OMFG! The Amulet of kings being the blood of Lorkan and not Akatosh makes so much sense; especially if you’re a follower of the last Dragon born is Shor in mortal form theory. The gift of the Thuum was given to men to be free from the rule of dragons, almost every dragon born we can think of in lore is human (Mankar may be an exception) and The dragonborns purpose is specifically to hunt and devour the souls of other Dragons, dragons being the physical representation of Akatosh, the god responsible for Lorkans death. It’s as if he got his ultimate revenge.

[donal]

I listen to The Fudge at bedtime. It's like a bedtime story for me

[adamantiumreaver]

Man the lore in Elder Scrolls is insane. Too bad we dont see it come through in the series. Just mostly in books and short un-eventful quests.

[legendred]

The moment Kagrenac stroke the Heart all of Dwemer turned into sweet rolls

[raelaash]

Youtube subtitles: "When trina mac and oreo tried to destroy the heart of lorkhan, "

[honestkyn]

Come and look upon the heart and AKULAKAN.

[GT-wjgl]

Kagrenac was the Cheif Tonal Architect, not the leader, of the Dwemer. Dumac Dwarfking was the leader of the Dwemer. Hence his surname.

[softwordshavepower]

Ah, I love it when Fudgemuppet or Camelworks updates! Great work.

[dantemcedgelord]

That Jeremy Soule track brings back so many memories

[nakenmil]

Okay, so here's some things I've picked up from deep lore discussions around the web on this topic:
1. The Dwemer succeeded. Sorta. Their souls were transmuted into the gold armor of the Numidium, thus they became one with the god they invented. What exactly this means is unclear. This is based on a forum post by Kirkbride several years ago (yes, I know he is controversial, but it's at least one explanation offered).
2. The "soul" that the heart gave Nirn is... time. Prior to the Heart landing in the earth of Nirn, time was non-linear and had no direction or pace. But a heart beats at a steady pace, thus granting time a rhythm and direction, and linear time. This is really interesting because time is otherwise associated with Akatosh/Auriel, the Dragon God. This isn't the only time Lorkhan and Akatosh seem to have an odd relation with each other, however - like the origin of the Amulet of Kings mentioned in the video. It's possible that the two are just opposite facets of something greater, much like Anu and Padomay once were. Akatosh's role in the ending of the world through Alduin each kalpa (cycle of existance) seems to also tie into this duality - Lorkhan/Shezzar creates the world, Akatosh/Alduin destroys. Or maybe it's more complicated?
3. Lorkhan means "Doom Drum" in Aldmeri, and is probably a reference to his beating heart, and what it means in the worldview of elves.
4. The tools used by Kagrenac are references to tuning devices, as his the title "tonal architect", all references to the rhythm and pitch of the heartbeats. The idea seems to be that the Dwemer were seeking to exploit the Heart's powers by either altering, imitating, or enhancing the Heart's beats.

[TheSuperRatt]

Fun fact: In the Khajiiti pantheon, the cat-folk interpretation of Anu (Ahnurr), is the antagonist. Fadomai (Padomai), is the loving mother.

[Swolling]

My man Drew. Your voice is perfect for lore videos reminds me of an elder scrolls Oxhorn. Michael and Scott do an excellent job with other types of videos

[freetimechannel]

I hope they dont forget Jyggalag in ES6

[thecowshow]

Damn those gods that punished lorkhan






HEARTLESS

[Priceluked]

Shor is literally the only God worth worshipping if you're a human.

[DysmasofTailholt]

Well, this undoes everything I thought I knew. The amulet of kings is Lorkhans blood, which explains a lot.