Lore:Ysmir

"YSMIR, the Dragon of the North, who always appears as a great bearded king, had powers innumerable and echoing. He was grim and dark and the most silent of the invading chieftains, though when he spoke villages were uplifted and thrown into the sea."
—36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 9

Ysmir, Dragon of the North is the Nordic Name of Kings, a title bestowed upon several heroes throughout history, typically by the voices of the Greybeards. In his sermons, Vivec claimed that Ysmir always appears as a great bearded king.

• Wulfharth, Dragonborn High King of ancient Skyrim (and later undead warrior) who was also called "Ysmir Kingmaker" and "Ysmir, Dragon of the North."
• Tiber Septim, also known as Talos Stormcrown or "Ysmir, Dragon of the North." Dragonborn Founder of the Third Empire of Man, member of the Nine Divines.
• The Last Dragonborn, a hero who was recognized as "Ysmir, Dragon of the North" by the Greybeards in 4E 201. The Greybeards also referred to them with Talos' title of "Stormcrown".
• Pelinal Whitestrake, an ancient hero of mankind who fought alongside Morihaus as the champion of Alessia. Known by various other names and titles, one being Ysmir. Though some have claimed another bearer of title may have been conflated with Pelinal.

Worship and Legends

Ysmir is considered part of the Nordic pantheon and has been described as the Nordic aspect of Talos, who withstood the power of the Greybeards' voices long enough to hear their prophecy. It is also being said that after this event, many Nords could not look upon him without seeing a dragon. Nords commonly swear by Ysmir in their everyday language.

One story speaks to a king of men and dragons alike by the name of Ysmir the Forefather who upon death, ascended to Aetherius and took his place in the heavens as The Warrior Constellation. Although scholars, such as Caecilus Bursio, were skeptical if the story was truly literal, instead finding it more likely that Ysmir was associated with the Warrior constellation as it represented his own strength as a warrior, and became only further associated with it after his death.

Gallery

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  Plaque of High King Wulfharth

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  Tiber Septim

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  The Last Dragonborn

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  Pelinal Whitestrake

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  High Hrothgar, where Tiber Septim and the Last Dragonborn were declared Ysmir

Notes

• ^1	While the specific stories about Ysmir the Forefather are technically cut content, an answer to a question in a Loremaster's Archive directly addressed these stories and elaborated on them.

• Pelinal was the only person referred to as such who was not said to be a Dragonborn, however he was a champion of Akatosh (and the Eight Divines as a whole) regardless.
• The Ysmir Collective was a great library that was the cornerstone of academic life at the College of Winterhold

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.