Falmer

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Falmer, or Snow Elves, are a race of Mer (Elves) that lived on the continent of Tamriel.

It is believed that the Falmer were the original elven inhabitants of Skyrim, the northernmost province of the continent of Tamriel, and were defeated and displaced by the Nords. The Pocket Guide to the Empire in the chapter on Skyrim mentions the Snow Elves as a local superstition, with Nord villagers blaming them for a number of random misfortunes and scant physical evidence of their existence.

Little is truly known about the Falmer. No cities have been found, and only one book remains (see below). They fought endlessly with Nords, since the later were in their expansion campaigns. It was in this time that Nords and Dunmer were killing each other in Vvardenfel. The Falmer had a presence on Solstheim north of the island of Vvardenfel.

There exist two opposed hypotheses about the fate of the Falmer. The Skaal claim that the pesky Rieklings are, in fact, descended from the Falmer. Conversely, the Altmer in Raven Rock claim that the Rieklings are simply snow goblins, and that the Snow Elves have blended with the other elven races through interbreeding. The book Fall of the Snow Prince, found in a burial barrow, seemingly supports the latter hypothesis, describing the fall of the Snow Prince, an elven leader who faced the Nords in the Battle of Moesring. A scholar who traveled to Solstheim (circa Nerevarine) in search of these elusive beings uncovered proof of their existence. He left for Skyrim, where he thought he might find more about these people.

Nords attribute almost any misfortune or disaster to the machinations of the Falmer, or Snow Elves, be it crop failure, missing sheep, or a traveler lost crossing a high pass. These mythical beings are popularly believed to be the descendants of the original Elven population, and are said to reside in the remote mountain vastnesses that cover most of Skyrim. However, there is no tangible evidence that this Elven community survives outside the imaginations of superstitious villagers.

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• Retrieved from UESP.