I accidentally shouted Lydia off the side of the Throat of the World once. I swear the thing I say most often during my playthroughs is: DAMMIT LYDIA!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
A huge smile spread across my face when you said “..in the opening quest in Skyrim..” because I am currently replaying Skyrim, hit level 26, and then headed to see the Greybeards finally because I got a bit sidetracked clearly 😂 always gives me a chuckle when you can play for dozens of hours without progressing the main story whatsoever lol. God I missed this game.
That actually makes the other quests pretty easy. Unless you’ve already killed the dragon in whiterun. I think that’s the trigger that makes other dragons appear. I’m not entirely sure though because I really feel like it was later in the quest line because I’ve done a playthrough or 2 without dragons
The fact that Jurgen Windcaller is in Sovngarde means he's a follower of Shor, not the Daedric Princes. I'd say that 17 is an important number in TES, but not necessarily related to the Daedra in Jurgen's case. The Daedric writing on his tomb is probably a bit of respect to the Chimer who defeated him at Red Mountain, thus leading him to the Way of the Voice, since the Chimer and later Dunmer use Daedric script. The line about Proudhome existing before the Tapestry makes me wonder if it's one of the Towers, like Adamantine, White-Gold, Red Mountain, and the Throat of the World. Each in its own way is sacred to Akatosh/Alkosh/Auri-el (although Red Mountain was a stronghold of the Dwemer and Chimer, it was also the place that brought Jurgen to his Way of the Voice), and each has strong associations with a Tongue, if not a Dragonborn. The fact that each potential Dragonborn is called a king in some way may be related to the Covenant of Alessia, which specified that the true ruler of the Empire would always be Dragonborn, and that so long as they wore the Amulet of Kings, the Veil would always be a measure of protection between Nirn and Oblivion (until Martin Septim's sacrifice made the Veil permanent without the Amulet). Belharza, Reman Cyrodiil, Tiber Septim, and Martin Septim were all explicitly Dragonborn, even if none of them were around with dying dragons to be witnesses taking souls. It makes me wonder if Akatosh wanted some others like Ja'Darri and the Tosh Raka to be Emperor of Nirn, but those darn ignorant mortals didn't quite understand his intentions. (Also, implications for post-Skyrim, given that Titus Mede is old, unpopular, and without an official heir; and the Mede dynasty is considered by many to be illegitimate.)
I’ve literally played Skyrim for like 8 years straight, and never occurred to me to return the horn to his tomb. Never knew you could get a soul from doing so. That’s awesome and good to know
Don't the greybeard take it? I haven't gotten to the point in the video you probably talking about yet, I'll prob edit this when I get to it Edit: yep just got to it, I don't think this happens, at least not on Xbox one, because you don't get the horn
@@frankcharlesiii524 It seems that the horn bugged for him and he didn't give it back upon finishing the quest but you can actually get the dragon soul by touching the tomb after the quest, so all ist well ;-)
I've done it a few times but only because i accidentally went back there while having the horn and interacting with the mantle lol. I always thought it was some fever dream till i repeated it years later again by accident.
I havent played skyrim in like a year and still cant get enough of the elder scrolls lore videos and mythology. Iv put thousands of hours into just skyrim alone nvm oblivion and I still find myself wanting to play them again when i watch these videos. Love this channel.
Im thousands of hours deep into ESO, and have yet to play Skyrim, though I know alot about it and Oblivion through videos. Seriously thinking it may be time for Skyrim.
This video was supposed to come out last October so he likely had it banked and just uploaded it as is. He will probably do an update video soon. Or he might just keep uploading regular vids, keeping the content on his channel separate
@@0-3-5epik A While? 11 bloody months, and yes bloody. Do you know how many times I've killed Nazeem? 1 452 times. Considering the human body has on average 1.35 gallons of blood I've spilled nearly 2000 gallons of blood waiting. But yes I'm happy he's back, I appreciate your agreement.
24:00 Technically, High Hrothgar might've been built by either ancient Proto-Nords - those who according to legends were "created" by Shor and Kyne right there, on the top of the Throat of the World, and later moved to Atmora to become atmorans; or by Shor himself. That script might be Atmoran language. Speaking of Proto-Nords who lived in Skyrim before moving to Atmora, it was also them who had probably built the Skyforge, before the snow elves took over those territories. Because one of forms of Kyne, a goddess Proto-Nords worshipped more than any other god apart from Shor, is an eagle (or a bird of prey in general) which neatly explains its bird-themed architecture.
Its interesting to notice the Snow Elves also had an end of times Monastery dedicated to Akatosh.. It fell-just like the snow elves society did, but it still holds importance during an end of times event with the tyranny of the sun prophecy.
A few likes have brought me back to think about how each akatosh temple has nearby friendly dragons. Paarthurnax. Ju'Darri's dragon friend. The 2 lake dragons with their own altar in the Snow Elf temple. I assume that goes on, but it adds more to think about.
@@TheMeestLord isn't Auri-el the elf society's name for Akatosh? The elves had the same pantheon of gods as the nords, except Thalos, but called them different names. Of course, I still think it makes sense for the dragonborn to be Akatosh, and your deaths really happen, but you just turn back time after death to go back to your save points, and you absorb dragon souls.
@@djja8844 Most elves HATE Lorkhan who the Nords know as Shor their chief god. They really didn’t worship Dibella or Kynareth either. A strong argument can be made that Akatosh did not exist before the 3rd century of the 1st era when Alessia created the imperial pantheon which incorporated both elven and human deities as well as ones they shared. Shor was left out and Auri-el became Akatosh who was much more sympathetic to humans. This was done to accommodate the diverse peoples of the new empire. But Auri-el fought in the first war against the people who would become humans and Shor was on the other side and fought against those who would become the elven peoples.
Hearing your voice just brought some amazing memories back. I first found your channel last year when I was purchasing my first home. I never played Skyrim before watching your videos, and you got me to play this fantastic game! Thanks for making this incredible series. It has filled up so much driving time and general listening time with all the creative lore this game has to offer!
i couldnt imagine hearing all the lore from nate before playing i bet that was a ride! lol i did that with fallout 3 though years ago and it was just great
Wow you look so young to have bought a house! I'm assuming it's in the south or maybe midwest where cost of living is lower, but I could be wrong. Congrats either way, that's no small feat these days, especially with covid and everything.
@@iapples38 Haha, thanks! I really need to update my user icon. Made this one 8 years ago. But nonetheless at the brisk age of 22 we did indeed get a house. And yes, living in the south helped a ton with that, you are 100% right. Thanks for the kind words, internet traveler!
Im not sure if you do "merch" but if there were a coffee mug that said "without any further ado, lets do further," I would buy fifteen (and one) because I watch these videos every morning before work without fail. For some reason the way you formulate/present concepts is INCREDIBLY satisfying. Youre incredibly talented and I wish you success in anything you set out to do.
I almost screamed when I passed the thumbnail. My mind was like wait no....it couldn't be who else placed and has the text like that. I'm so hyped your back Nate damn we missed you so much man!!!!
I guess you could say that's one of the many tiny details you _may_ have missed...in...the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim! And with that we are going wrap up. As always like ratings are very much appreciated, and I hope to catch you all in my next comment. Peace out everybody!
I played Skyrim for really thousands of hours starting over and over again for my different classes and builds throughout the years but i didn't know about this.
As someone who is currently working on getting myself on track in life, it's good to see you're on your feet and getting back into the swing of things. I've said it before and I'll say it again. You're epic, Nate.
Brother you have no idea how comforting it is to hear "Hey how's it going guys" again! It's like reconnecting with an old friend. A warm cozy, by the fire feeling. Going to the lake with your parents when you were a kid... That kind of feeling.
Hey Nate, Wendell here. I've been a long time viewer of your channel and I am so happy to have you back. I hope the past 11 months have treated you well and you've had time to recuperate after everything that happened. Thanks for the years of entertainment man.
@@spacecocaine1823 He had to take an indefinite leave of absence for almost a year, but he's back now and he's gonna explain things in detail in a future video.
Here’s a mystery, I think. Has anyone ever asked where Aventis Arinteno got the body for his black sacrament ritual? Is it his mother? Or father? He is an orphan. I’m very curious
dude i just met him again last week n was wondering the same thing. it being his mom seems unlikely. i feel like her body would have been removed when he went to the orphanage. unless that's confirmed somewhere
You find a letter in the house that specifically says the steward sent a guard to escort him back to honorhall but suspiciously the guard is nowhere to be found. Yeah. He killed him
@@aedragorix o... that's a disturbingly cool theory. i dunno tho. aventis hates the orphanage so i always assumed that a guard came, took him away, and then he ran away from the orphanage after having to deal with grelog.
As for the deadric runes on Jurgen's tomb, the Steel Plate armor also has deadric script on its helmet. Which translates to Nord Plate, so perhaps the ancient Nords just enjoyed labeling things in daedric script.
I mean... if you learned a new language that many respect, but is not of your own, there're many things you'd do with it during your peak of excitement from new knowledge
@@lilianakolb2032 I don't know if you know, but when you kill Alain and get Aegisbane you can retrieve it to its owner, I discovered this accidentally when I was talking with Torbjorn about going easy on the argonians.
23:50 - Is that a Flying Whale...? That video made me start playing Skyrim again... And as for the 'so many doubts', they must clear it in tes6.... you never know maybe the player will go back in time and meet the past heroes like Ysmir, DB, etc... Thanks for the video Nate...
i never realized how bad i missed the intro until i heard it here again. Nates videos brought me so much happiness and kept me sane through out quarantine. welcome back dude!!
Has anyone ever carried Jurgen's horn to Sovengard and tried to interact with Jurgen with it, possibly reverse pickpocketing the horn into Jurgen's inventory?
I didn’t realize how much I missed your videos until I got the notification you posted and literally leapt from my chair in excitement 😂 It’s really good to have you back
As an Icelander i always thought that Ustengrav meant one of these, The Eastern Grave or The Outer Grave or The First Grave. Great to see you back by the way Nate (:
I believe the deadric runes on the sarcophagus are some sort of "tome" that protect his body and soul from the daedra, so that no one could use him in death or raise him from the dead, and the dragon soul you get from the easter egg is mearly his knowledge of the dragon tounge as the greybeards do the same when teaching you. I do also think that he was dragonborn, but kept that to himself.
I don't think he was a Dragonborn since the Way of the Voice is more sided towards Kyne and the ability of mortals to learn shouts, not by the blessing from Akatosh himself
At the end of each kappa, alduin returns to reap the world and allow the seeding of new life. Also Akatosh is a stickler for history repeating itself. Remnants of a previous dragon break make sense to explain why the khajiits have the same story and symbolism. Just look at the pantheons between races, the are like distorted mirrors. So too is this story. The end of a kappa began for the khajiits, and they stalled or stopped it for a time, or perhaps simply altered how the Kappa ended. Now in skyrim, the kappa yet again nears its end. alduin returns by the throat of the world, raises his army of destruction and is “slain” by the dragonborn. And so the kappa... continues? Ends? Changes? How long before histories strands unravel? Jorgen windcaller has lived before, just as the dragonborn, just as Sheogorath. The cycle begins anew.
The LDB wasn't stopping the Kalpic cycle. They were *resetting* it. Alduin had abandoned his destiny and began dominating Man, eventually seeking dominion over the entirety of Tamriel and probably Nirn. This was a problem for obvious reasons, since Alduin is the end of time and all that (like how Anui-El is the beginning of time and Akatosh is the present time). Since TES reportedly goes on into the 9th Era if you take MK's writings as canon, the Kalpa wasn't supposed to reset in the 4th. The Dragonborn was making sure that when it happens Alduin fulfills his duty instead of seeking domination over the world again.
Finally, THE Epic Nate has come back. You haven't missed a single step dude, and you mentioned needing several more videos to tell part of the backstory here? Fuckin go for it, I've literally never not been very satisfied and appreciative of your videos. Welcome back
Jurgen Windcaller's story reminds me a bit of Miraak's. A dragonborn that was defeated, then (possibly) taken in by a daedra that made him more knowledgeable and stronger. herma Mora might collect Dragonborns. since the player character goes through a similar story.
I just found your videos on Skyrim V. I can't tell you how many times I play this game since it came out! Your videos add a lot of back story as well as trying new things. Thanks so much for your time and diligence for putting out this content. I just started a new game and I NEVER knew or even thought of taking the horn back!! I am this time!! Thank you!!
The Daedric font on Jugern's tomb was supposed to be in Dragon language, in Dovahzul, if you look at the Skyrim Concept Arts you can find out that it actually is written in the Dragon language. And those tablets on the way up to High Hrothgar are very similar to the Dragon Language, but not an exact copy, maybe a modernization for mortals? Also those flying whales, great job Sir!
Man, I love to see how much you love this game and how excited you sound when talking about it, that it's just contagious, got me replaying the game every time I watch one of your videos, I hope you continue to make awesome videos for us who love the lore of TES!
I'm sure you already noticed, But something i just noticed was in the beginning scene when you meet Alduin He does the push shout at you. Which made me think of what Parthanaax says when you first meet him, When he says patience there are traditions to be held upon a first meeting of two of the Dovah and has you share you're thuum with him. Made me think that while Alduin may not like you he does atleast honor tradition. I just thought it was interesting.
One theory I'm taking a long shot towards is the dragon born is the shezerine of shor, known as lorkan to the elves. And I think the daedric princes used to follow him like he was the leader of their cult, or hero worshiped him when they heard about what he did. And so they flock to his reincarnations like flies to honey.
@@Ed_man_talking9 But then why do the Deadra still try to kill us? And why would they force us to follow them? It makes some sense and would certainly explain things but there are a few holes in your theory.
@@JonatasAdoM Yes, except the Dragonborn does not have ties to all of them. Not exactly. In fact he never engages with the most feared and powerful Daedric Prince, Jyggalag.
OK. Its brilliant. Now explain Delphine. How does she get into Ustengrad and get the Horn? She isn't Dragonborn. There is a reason the Greybeards have a poor opinion of the Blades and vice versa. How does all that fit into this deep lore?
Yes, it was definitely Bethesda and not at all Zenimax Online Studios who made the game and has been making the DLC since the beginning. Bethesda bad yes. Give internet points.
Some thoughts 1) Delphine explains that the Greybeards were "predictable" in sending you after the horn, implying its a tradition for all dragonborns (and possibly prospective greybeards?) to retrieve (and assumedly later return) it. 2) There is little evidence as to you doing anything more than staggering at the force of the greybeard's chant, anything further is entirely speculative. 3) Given the look of his other horn, its possible Paarthurnax's missing horn also had two ends, meaning they could have gone to both Jurgen and Ja'Darri 4) The Greybeards can directly grant the Dragonborn the equivalent knowledge of a dragon shout, several times over. i see no reaosn their founder could not in some way enchant their tomb to do the same upon the return of the Horn 5) I wonder if the runes of those messages on the steps to High Hrothgar bear any resemblance to the ones on the Eye of Magnus or the Elder Scrolls... 23:50 A Snow Whale tis a rare sight to behold
3 Partysnacks horn is not nearly big enough to be both. It is more likely that the second prong was shaved of when drilling the horn. The other horn is also really different, though that is not necessarily a big dead since it is in another game.
Ngl when this video came out I had just worked a long shift and it was the first thing in my recommendations when I got home and I actually yelled out of pure joy. Beyond excited to have Nate back
“The tales say that EpicNate315 is a descendent of almighty Todd himself, but you can only meet him if you put all of the Dragon Priest masks on all of the named dragons and he will talk to you for twentyminutes about Elder Scrolls, and Fallout.” Closes book-
I’m still curious about how Delphine retrieved the horn before the Dragonborn could get to it. If the only way you can get into Jurgen’s tomb is by using whirlwind shout, does that imply that Delphine knows how to use the way of the voice? And if so, does that not go against what the Blades believe in? So many unanswered questions.
Well not necessarily. The Way is about the voice not being used for glory/personal gain. However it's entirely feasible that as a Blade she had access to either a tutor to teach her, or some written record to go off of and learn at least a couple minor shouts. The Way of the Voice is not the use of the Voice itself.
YESSSSS I was literally just thinking of you, I don’t mean yesterday, I don’t mean this morning, I literally mean right now. You’ve been missed and I’m glad you’re back!
It's worth noting that when the Greybeards grant you their knowledge of Shouts, they use the same visuals as when you absorb a Dragon Soul. It's possible that when we return the horn to Jurgen's sarcophagus, we receive _his_ knowledge- just represented as a Dragon Soul for gameplay convenience
When the Greybeards grant you their knowledge, the effect displayed is the same as when a dragon gives you its soul, so I think that effect from Windcaller's tomb is his knowledge gifted to you as a reward for bringing the horn back. The fact that the knowledge is given to you in the form of 1 soul is the game mechanics' way of representing it.
I'm surprised he didn't mention that the other graybeards gave similar effects to be honest That said, jurgan windcalled might still have been a dragonborn. In years past, people knew the dragonborn only by their lineage to the imperial throne because there were no dragons to pit them against, jurgan could be an offshoot of the family, like the player Character of Skyrim might be. So jurgan, a dragonborn, comes to know of shouts, and learns some, at the battle of red mountain, one or more daedra teach him many more words of power in the dragon language and that's what makes him so powerful, and he can accept the information so readily because of his dragonborn lineage
There is a slight difference. When the Greybeards (or Partysnax) teach you a shout, you get the effect, but not the message ‘Dragon Soul Absorbed’ or the chanting sound that comes when you absorb a dragon’s soul. When you get the soul from Windcaller’s tomb, however, you do get that message. Knowing that Bethesda doesn’t always apply the best coding practices, it might just be something baked into the game for when your number of Dragon Souls is incremented (as is seen with the console command ‘player.modav dragonsouls x'), but I still think that it’s worth mentioning.
@@schrodingersmoth what I like to think is that if Jürgen was indeed a dragonborn then he then must have had a dragon soul, by returning the horn you freed his soul from the tomb and absorbed it. That would probably mean that he could have been revived in some regard like Alduin's dragons because they kept their soul, and you have to absorb it for them to be truly gone and un-revivable
@@YourPoliticalCousin But then how would we see him in Sovngarde? If his soul is either in his tomb of absorbed by the LDB, he wouldn't be in any kind of afterlife.
Glad to have you back dude! You were dearly missed!
Hi Eso.
Same here ESO
Agreed! I missed him a lot!!!
@@clashshorts9073 You mean you stoped!?!?
Wassup ESO
Seems like when we needed him the most, the graybeards summoned Nate to High Hrothgar
Nate is finally awake
Lol yep
YES
At least he didn't followed the Avatar example of disappearing when needed the most
This hurts my childhood. Avatar is sacred
“Hey, how’s it going guys? It’s Nate here” hearing that made me a different kind of happy
A straight up hood classic
😳
I came to post the exact same comment, but I’ll just reply to yours instead. I missed our man’s dulcet tones.
And so we can happily counter once again: "Hey, how's it going Nate, it's guys here."
Life's never been the same without that and "murdered to death" and also "and they, won't tell"
Greybeards: Never abuse the voice power.
Me: *shouting anything and everything off the sides of mountains while cackling*
BWAHAHAHA!! ME TOO!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I mean, the Greybeards specifically point out that the TESV MC is exempt from the obligation because of their prophetic status.
I accidentally shouted Lydia off the side of the Throat of the World once. I swear the thing I say most often during my playthroughs is: DAMMIT LYDIA!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice organization skill shopkeep. Be a shame if I shouted.
@@sandhilltucker Don’t. You. Dare. It took Camilla 8 weeks to fix it after last time.
"Don't abuse your dragon shouts"
Me using whirlwind sprint to carry ore when I'm over encumbered 🙃
Oh so it's not just me lmao
Me who only travels with whirlwind and 5 talos amulets
Careful, don't trip. :)
@@kitkat12326 LOL my rangergirl falling down the mountainside having shot myself off, or what I like to call "Foolz Goh Duh."
Buy a horse. You can fast travel overencumbered on a horse.
"Hey, you! You're finally awake."
Glad to see you back, Nate!!
“I thought you were dead” “My death was... greatly exaggerated”
**Nate Turns to Camelworks**
"So, you're the punk I've heard about."
Cracks knuckles and tenses thighs
A huge smile spread across my face when you said “..in the opening quest in Skyrim..” because I am currently replaying Skyrim, hit level 26, and then headed to see the Greybeards finally because I got a bit sidetracked clearly 😂 always gives me a chuckle when you can play for dozens of hours without progressing the main story whatsoever lol. God I missed this game.
I intentionally avoid the main quest line till I'm in my 50s.. makes it more challenging to play through it
That actually makes the other quests pretty easy. Unless you’ve already killed the dragon in whiterun. I think that’s the trigger that makes other dragons appear. I’m not entirely sure though because I really feel like it was later in the quest line because I’ve done a playthrough or 2 without dragons
I am currently level 72 and still have to go to the thalmor embassy, I plan to make Alduin the true final boss of the game
@@iam3gion204 you must’ve grinded your skills didn’t you 😂
I'm currently playing through on the alternate start mod, level 20 and haven't even visited helgen to officially start the main quest yet 😂 whoops
When Nate returns after 11 months:
*The Return of the King*
Legit 😊
The true High King of Skyrim
MAKE WAY MAKE WAY HE HAS RETURNED !
@@heresthadude1080 indeed
@@jaysus4316 I’m so happy 😁
Welcome back Nate we missed you!
“Hey, how’s it going guys? It’s Nate here.” Oh how much I’ve missed that intro! Welcome back, Nate! So glad to see you!
You could’ve just watched one of his past videos to hear that intro?
@@filthycockatoo2954 doesn't hit the same when it's not new
me too ^^
Brought tears to my eyes
Exactly! Felt the same!
The fact that Jurgen Windcaller is in Sovngarde means he's a follower of Shor, not the Daedric Princes. I'd say that 17 is an important number in TES, but not necessarily related to the Daedra in Jurgen's case. The Daedric writing on his tomb is probably a bit of respect to the Chimer who defeated him at Red Mountain, thus leading him to the Way of the Voice, since the Chimer and later Dunmer use Daedric script.
The line about Proudhome existing before the Tapestry makes me wonder if it's one of the Towers, like Adamantine, White-Gold, Red Mountain, and the Throat of the World. Each in its own way is sacred to Akatosh/Alkosh/Auri-el (although Red Mountain was a stronghold of the Dwemer and Chimer, it was also the place that brought Jurgen to his Way of the Voice), and each has strong associations with a Tongue, if not a Dragonborn.
The fact that each potential Dragonborn is called a king in some way may be related to the Covenant of Alessia, which specified that the true ruler of the Empire would always be Dragonborn, and that so long as they wore the Amulet of Kings, the Veil would always be a measure of protection between Nirn and Oblivion (until Martin Septim's sacrifice made the Veil permanent without the Amulet). Belharza, Reman Cyrodiil, Tiber Septim, and Martin Septim were all explicitly Dragonborn, even if none of them were around with dying dragons to be witnesses taking souls. It makes me wonder if Akatosh wanted some others like Ja'Darri and the Tosh Raka to be Emperor of Nirn, but those darn ignorant mortals didn't quite understand his intentions. (Also, implications for post-Skyrim, given that Titus Mede is old, unpopular, and without an official heir; and the Mede dynasty is considered by many to be illegitimate.)
I’ve literally played Skyrim for like 8 years straight, and never occurred to me to return the horn to his tomb. Never knew you could get a soul from doing so. That’s awesome and good to know
Once I heard that you could do this, I went to do it on a new playthrough, but I wasn't able to.
@@Xolcm hmm.. smells fishy then. Maybe a mod?
Don't the greybeard take it? I haven't gotten to the point in the video you probably talking about yet, I'll prob edit this when I get to it
Edit: yep just got to it, I don't think this happens, at least not on Xbox one, because you don't get the horn
@@frankcharlesiii524 It seems that the horn bugged for him and he didn't give it back upon finishing the quest but you can actually get the dragon soul by touching the tomb after the quest, so all ist well ;-)
I've done it a few times but only because i accidentally went back there while having the horn and interacting with the mantle lol. I always thought it was some fever dream till i repeated it years later again by accident.
5:22 "Deepen the mystery behind this man's history"
Bars.
Nate! Welcome back brother❤️🔥 You have been missed
YES HE HAS
Today is my birthday and Nate returned this day, very great coincidence.
But yes, he has been missed, very much.
So he's not dead
Yeah
I missed him too
And thnx fr ur work buddy
And hopefully he'll soon have content for the Anniversary edition!
I havent played skyrim in like a year and still cant get enough of the elder scrolls lore videos and mythology. Iv put thousands of hours into just skyrim alone nvm oblivion and I still find myself wanting to play them again when i watch these videos. Love this channel.
Every time I see one of these videos in my feed I fall into the rabbit hole again and end up binding more while doing sidequests.
Im thousands of hours deep into ESO, and have yet to play Skyrim, though I know alot about it and Oblivion through videos. Seriously thinking it may be time for Skyrim.
I love how he just came back like nothing happened. Great to see you again
This video was supposed to come out last October so he likely had it banked and just uploaded it as is. He will probably do an update video soon. Or he might just keep uploading regular vids, keeping the content on his channel separate
@@mediocregaming2551 but he said sus
He did do several community posts...
Didn't he say at the end "ill let you know where I was in a future video." Or something along those lines.
@@jimpickens2557 People said sus even before the amogus meme my dude
I feel like a little kid on Christmas! Great having you back, my ears missed you.
same he hasn’t made a video in a while finally he’s back
@@0-3-5epik A While? 11 bloody months, and yes bloody. Do you know how many times I've killed Nazeem? 1 452 times. Considering the human body has on average 1.35 gallons of blood I've spilled nearly 2000 gallons of blood waiting. But yes I'm happy he's back, I appreciate your agreement.
That "How's it going guys? It's Nate here." Just de-aged me by like 5 years
Yeo I missed this guy lol
Damn bro. You too? XD
24:00 Technically, High Hrothgar might've been built by either ancient Proto-Nords - those who according to legends were "created" by Shor and Kyne right there, on the top of the Throat of the World, and later moved to Atmora to become atmorans; or by Shor himself. That script might be Atmoran language.
Speaking of Proto-Nords who lived in Skyrim before moving to Atmora, it was also them who had probably built the Skyforge, before the snow elves took over those territories. Because one of forms of Kyne, a goddess Proto-Nords worshipped more than any other god apart from Shor, is an eagle (or a bird of prey in general) which neatly explains its bird-themed architecture.
Touch grass g
@@finlayscott6615 you seem to have missed which section of TH-cam you're on
@@prismatic9804 Don’t worry, I think it’s safe to assume that those who tell people to ‘touch grass’ need to do it.
You made me remember the pre-historic humans theory for some reason.
A year. A whole harvest has passed with no word of the scholar. And now, he returns. Talos be with you scholar.
Brother watch carefully, for the Altmer draw near. Speak soft and prey quiet.
*whistles in the background*
The TRUE High King of Skyrim has returned we missed you so much glad you’re ok and back with us
23:49 After all this time, still sporting the flying whales.
Spotting?
@@Dovinkii Sporting in this context probably means still using.
By the Gods, I'm not the only one!
What is the deal with those??? I was so confused...
Its interesting to notice the Snow Elves also had an end of times Monastery dedicated to Akatosh..
It fell-just like the snow elves society did, but it still holds importance during an end of times event with the tyranny of the sun prophecy.
A few likes have brought me back to think about how each akatosh temple has nearby friendly dragons.
Paarthurnax. Ju'Darri's dragon friend. The 2 lake dragons with their own altar in the Snow Elf temple. I assume that goes on, but it adds more to think about.
@@Ruhrich92 the lake dragons are aggro tho?
It’s is dedicated to Auri-el not Akatosh. There is a difference.
@@TheMeestLord isn't Auri-el the elf society's name for Akatosh? The elves had the same pantheon of gods as the nords, except Thalos, but called them different names. Of course, I still think it makes sense for the dragonborn to be Akatosh, and your deaths really happen, but you just turn back time after death to go back to your save points, and you absorb dragon souls.
@@djja8844 Most elves HATE Lorkhan who the Nords know as Shor their chief god. They really didn’t worship Dibella or Kynareth either. A strong argument can be made that Akatosh did not exist before the 3rd century of the 1st era when Alessia created the imperial pantheon which incorporated both elven and human deities as well as ones they shared. Shor was left out and Auri-el became Akatosh who was much more sympathetic to humans. This was done to accommodate the diverse peoples of the new empire. But Auri-el fought in the first war against the people who would become humans and Shor was on the other side and fought against those who would become the elven peoples.
very happy he's back, and him saying sus absolutly made me fucking crack up
Nate is the imposter
@@CosmoBubblegum 1 min xd
I almost didn't believe it when I saw it "Posted 19 hours ago" I missed you Nate! Great to hear your voice again
I nearly Chimed myself
Hearing your voice just brought some amazing memories back. I first found your channel last year when I was purchasing my first home. I never played Skyrim before watching your videos, and you got me to play this fantastic game! Thanks for making this incredible series. It has filled up so much driving time and general listening time with all the creative lore this game has to offer!
i couldnt imagine hearing all the lore from nate before playing i bet that was a ride! lol i did that with fallout 3 though years ago and it was just great
Good to have you in the Bethesda community.
What an awesome comment. This is why I will always love the Elder Scrolls community ♥️
Wow you look so young to have bought a house! I'm assuming it's in the south or maybe midwest where cost of living is lower, but I could be wrong. Congrats either way, that's no small feat these days, especially with covid and everything.
@@iapples38 Haha, thanks! I really need to update my user icon. Made this one 8 years ago. But nonetheless at the brisk age of 22 we did indeed get a house. And yes, living in the south helped a ton with that, you are 100% right. Thanks for the kind words, internet traveler!
Im not sure if you do "merch" but if there were a coffee mug that said "without any further ado, lets do further," I would buy fifteen (and one) because I watch these videos every morning before work without fail.
For some reason the way you formulate/present concepts is INCREDIBLY satisfying. Youre incredibly talented and I wish you success in anything you set out to do.
I almost screamed when I passed the thumbnail. My mind was like wait no....it couldn't be who else placed and has the text like that. I'm so hyped your back Nate damn we missed you so much man!!!!
Nate: *uploads his first video in a year*
Nate after the video is out: great now i can wait another year to upload the next video
Lmfao
🤣🤣🤣
Worth the wait!
Our god will return
think he got into a bad car accident and couldn't post at least that's what I understood from looking at his twitter fir like 20 seconds
I never knew you could return the horn to the tomb. I have played Skyrim for so long, and I've never found this
The horn has always been taken from my inventory when I get it back to the greybeards.
@@jamescarey6263 Same! Do you any chance have USLEEP/USSEP installed? The mod that fixes most of Skyrim's bug? Maybe the mod thought that was a bug?
I guess you could say that's one of the many tiny details you _may_ have missed...in...the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim!
And with that we are going wrap up. As always like ratings are very much appreciated, and I hope to catch you all in my next comment. Peace out everybody!
Yeah he knows, he featured it in one of his old “things you didn’t know you could do”
I played Skyrim for really thousands of hours starting over and over again for my different classes and builds throughout the years but i didn't know about this.
As someone who is currently working on getting myself on track in life, it's good to see you're on your feet and getting back into the swing of things.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. You're epic, Nate.
Hows life now
@@AxaFin SSDD.
@@varthalgamekiin4931 Dafuq does that mean
@@varthalgamekiin4931 nvm I googled, does that mean good tho?
@@varthalgamekiin4931 if not, dont let life discourage you. World is already a bad place we gotta work to make it even a tiny bit better.
Brother you have no idea how comforting it is to hear "Hey how's it going guys" again!
It's like reconnecting with an old friend.
A warm cozy, by the fire feeling.
Going to the lake with your parents when you were a kid...
That kind of feeling.
Hey Nate, Wendell here. I've been a long time viewer of your channel and I am so happy to have you back. I hope the past 11 months have treated you well and you've had time to recuperate after everything that happened. Thanks for the years of entertainment man.
What happened? I’m new to his channel.
@@spacecocaine1823 He had to take an indefinite leave of absence for almost a year, but he's back now and he's gonna explain things in detail in a future video.
@@wendellbaker5778 gotcha!
Can confirm, i've seen him in many videos.
23:50 Nates wondering what the language of the tablet is. Meanwhile, I'm wondering why there's a whale flying in the background
Looks like A shark to me.
Actually in the Lore of Elder Scrolls, there was once a species of giant flying whale. Nate mentions it in a past video.
Here’s a mystery, I think. Has anyone ever asked where Aventis Arinteno got the body for his black sacrament ritual? Is it his mother? Or father? He is an orphan. I’m very curious
It's his mom since he said she died in her home
dude i just met him again last week n was wondering the same thing. it being his mom seems unlikely. i feel like her body would have been removed when he went to the orphanage. unless that's confirmed somewhere
You find a letter in the house that specifically says the steward sent a guard to escort him back to honorhall but suspiciously the guard is nowhere to be found. Yeah. He killed him
@@aedragorix o... that's a disturbingly cool theory. i dunno tho. aventis hates the orphanage so i always assumed that a guard came, took him away, and then he ran away from the orphanage after having to deal with grelog.
Graverobbing
Not like there's a shortage of corpses with a civil war in progress
Oh dang, glad to see Hermaeus Mora decided to take the form of TheEpicNate315 again! Welcome back!
As for the deadric runes on Jurgen's tomb, the Steel Plate armor also has deadric script on its helmet. Which translates to Nord Plate, so perhaps the ancient Nords just enjoyed labeling things in daedric script.
Excellent point they acknowledged the daedra as a Supreme power and put I on favored nord armour :)
I mean... if you learned a new language that many respect, but is not of your own, there're many things you'd do with it during your peak of excitement from new knowledge
Ancient nords worshipped daedra?
@@lordomega9959 no but they knew of them and acknowledged they were a greater power
Ancient Nords were basically edgelords xD
Dang. 6ys of playing Skyrim and I never knew you could return the horn...
Same...what else did i miss o.o
I never even noticed they didn't take it
Fuck mate I had Skyrim on pre order when it launched, I've been playing this since literally day one and I never knew 😂
@@lilianakolb2032 I don't know if you know, but when you kill Alain and get Aegisbane you can retrieve it to its owner, I discovered this accidentally when I was talking with Torbjorn about going easy on the argonians.
@@jacobnicola5950 :OO ty
23:50 - Is that a Flying Whale...?
That video made me start playing Skyrim again...
And as for the 'so many doubts', they must clear it in tes6.... you never know maybe the player will go back in time and meet the past heroes like Ysmir, DB, etc...
Thanks for the video Nate...
Waters of chaos have invaded all space
I haven’t never felt so giddy in my life as when I saw a notification for this video. Truly blessed to have you back
You have a very nice PFP, fellow ranger :)
i never realized how bad i missed the intro until i heard it here again. Nates videos brought me so much happiness and kept me sane through out quarantine. welcome back dude!!
😘
Our god will always return,
Hail the Eternal Nate
@@cultofnatethemagnificent5879 hail the eternal nate
Welcome back lore master! Your coming was foretold by the Elder Scrolls themselves!
Has anyone ever carried Jurgen's horn to Sovengard and tried to interact with Jurgen with it, possibly reverse pickpocketing the horn into Jurgen's inventory?
No I haven’t
I didn’t realize how much I missed your videos until I got the notification you posted and literally leapt from my chair in excitement 😂 It’s really good to have you back
Sameeee
Same here, Im 30 years old and I legit ran to my living room squealing like a child 😅🤣
@@jackc9175 frrrrrr
It's good to hear your epic voice again, welcome back.
NATE!!! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WE MISS YOU... welcome back dude, hearing "hey how it's going on guys, it's nate here" is music to my ears
Totally agreed with you 😢😢😢😢😢. The epic dude is back. We really missed the epic dude. Why he did this to us😢😢😢?
Gotta love that there is an ancient flying whale in this video. The dwarves need to grab that bad boy.
And eat it...
As an Icelander i always thought that Ustengrav meant one of these, The Eastern Grave or The Outer Grave or The First Grave.
Great to see you back by the way Nate (:
I also thought eastern grave. I live in Denmark
I believe the deadric runes on the sarcophagus are some sort of "tome" that protect his body and soul from the daedra, so that no one could use him in death or raise him from the dead, and the dragon soul you get from the easter egg is mearly his knowledge of the dragon tounge as the greybeards do the same when teaching you. I do also think that he was dragonborn, but kept that to himself.
I don't think he was a Dragonborn since the Way of the Voice is more sided towards Kyne and the ability of mortals to learn shouts, not by the blessing from Akatosh himself
YES!! HE’S BACK!! I know what I’m doing when I get home from work! Glad to have you back, Nate. It’s been far too long
At the end of each kappa, alduin returns to reap the world and allow the seeding of new life.
Also Akatosh is a stickler for history repeating itself. Remnants of a previous dragon break make sense to explain why the khajiits have the same story and symbolism. Just look at the pantheons between races, the are like distorted mirrors.
So too is this story. The end of a kappa began for the khajiits, and they stalled or stopped it for a time, or perhaps simply altered how the Kappa ended.
Now in skyrim, the kappa yet again nears its end. alduin returns by the throat of the world, raises his army of destruction and is “slain” by the dragonborn. And so the kappa... continues? Ends? Changes?
How long before histories strands unravel?
Jorgen windcaller has lived before, just as the dragonborn, just as Sheogorath. The cycle begins anew.
The LDB wasn't stopping the Kalpic cycle. They were *resetting* it. Alduin had abandoned his destiny and began dominating Man, eventually seeking dominion over the entirety of Tamriel and probably Nirn. This was a problem for obvious reasons, since Alduin is the end of time and all that (like how Anui-El is the beginning of time and Akatosh is the present time).
Since TES reportedly goes on into the 9th Era if you take MK's writings as canon, the Kalpa wasn't supposed to reset in the 4th. The Dragonborn was making sure that when it happens Alduin fulfills his duty instead of seeking domination over the world again.
@@piyo744 Then there is Paarthanax's words about those who wish to either delay or hasten the end.
"So, its appearance on this tomb is also.. a little SUS."
😂 that broke me 😂
There's an odd, yet unmistakable sense of joy and comfort that comes from hearing you intro a video. Welcome back.
M’aiq once met Jurgen, please give him M’aiq regards.
M’aiq… I have some bad news… Jurgen unfortunately passed…
I hate these fake accounts.
How has life been going for M'aiq
So happy you are back! And safe. I was realy worried. Your voice brought so many good memories.
"where were you Gandalf?"
"I was delayed..."
So glad to see a new video of yours!
THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND, HE HAS RETURNED!
It's good to have you back, Nate!
Finally, THE Epic Nate has come back.
You haven't missed a single step dude, and you mentioned needing several more videos to tell part of the backstory here? Fuckin go for it, I've literally never not been very satisfied and appreciative of your videos. Welcome back
Jurgen Windcaller's story reminds me a bit of Miraak's. A dragonborn that was defeated, then (possibly) taken in by a daedra that made him more knowledgeable and stronger. herma Mora might collect Dragonborns. since the player character goes through a similar story.
Thank you for tossing that skywhale in there! Good lore nod.
Looks like a fish to me XD
Here he is
Camel!
And when the world needed him most……. He returned
I just found your videos on Skyrim V. I can't tell you how many times I play this game since it came out! Your videos add a lot of back story as well as trying new things. Thanks so much for your time and diligence for putting out this content. I just started a new game and I NEVER knew or even thought of taking the horn back!! I am this time!! Thank you!!
So glad to hear your voice! I've missed this! ❤
The Daedric font on Jugern's tomb was supposed to be in Dragon language, in Dovahzul, if you look at the Skyrim Concept Arts you can find out that it actually is written in the Dragon language. And those tablets on the way up to High Hrothgar are very similar to the Dragon Language, but not an exact copy, maybe a modernization for mortals? Also those flying whales, great job Sir!
“Elder scrolls youtubers: the return of the king”
Yess
Man, I love to see how much you love this game and how excited you sound when talking about it, that it's just contagious, got me replaying the game every time I watch one of your videos, I hope you continue to make awesome videos for us who love the lore of TES!
"The only way for a Khajiit to kill a dovah is to blow on a dragon horn"
Khajiit: "hmm..."
Lifts-her-tail: Oh, Sera...
Pretty awkward with Miraak huh?
10:51
23:49 glad to see that Tamriel's aquatic lifeforms are still thriving
I had to do a double take, glad others saw this
Thank you for this 😂
Thank you for the laugh. Good job.
🤣
Mihails snow whales on nexus
I'm sure you already noticed, But something i just noticed was in the beginning scene when you meet Alduin He does the push shout at you. Which made me think of what Parthanaax says when you first meet him, When he says patience there are traditions to be held upon a first meeting of two of the Dovah and has you share you're thuum with him. Made me think that while Alduin may not like you he does atleast honor tradition. I just thought it was interesting.
One theory I'm taking a long shot towards is the dragon born is the shezerine of shor, known as lorkan to the elves. And I think the daedric princes used to follow him like he was the leader of their cult, or hero worshiped him when they heard about what he did. And so they flock to his reincarnations like flies to honey.
@@Ed_man_talking9 At least it would explain the dragonborn having ties with all of them.
That would explain why he saved you instead of just attacking everyone.
@@Ed_man_talking9 But then why do the Deadra still try to kill us? And why would they force us to follow them? It makes some sense and would certainly explain things but there are a few holes in your theory.
@@JonatasAdoM Yes, except the Dragonborn does not have ties to all of them. Not exactly. In fact he never engages with the most feared and powerful Daedric Prince, Jyggalag.
So glad you back !
Bethesda: “yes…it’s all deep lore…we definitely didn’t just re-hash the same storyline to sell another DLC….”
The annoying thing it's that it definitely could be either XD
Go play Roblox little kid
OK. Its brilliant. Now explain Delphine. How does she get into Ustengrad and get the Horn? She isn't Dragonborn.
There is a reason the Greybeards have a poor opinion of the Blades and vice versa. How does all that fit into this deep lore?
Yes, it was definitely Bethesda and not at all Zenimax Online Studios who made the game and has been making the DLC since the beginning. Bethesda bad yes. Give internet points.
@@CartoonGamers23 nerd alert /s
Some thoughts
1) Delphine explains that the Greybeards were "predictable" in sending you after the horn, implying its a tradition for all dragonborns (and possibly prospective greybeards?) to retrieve (and assumedly later return) it.
2) There is little evidence as to you doing anything more than staggering at the force of the greybeard's chant, anything further is entirely speculative.
3) Given the look of his other horn, its possible Paarthurnax's missing horn also had two ends, meaning they could have gone to both Jurgen and Ja'Darri
4) The Greybeards can directly grant the Dragonborn the equivalent knowledge of a dragon shout, several times over. i see no reaosn their founder could not in some way enchant their tomb to do the same upon the return of the Horn
5) I wonder if the runes of those messages on the steps to High Hrothgar bear any resemblance to the ones on the Eye of Magnus or the Elder Scrolls...
23:50 A Snow Whale tis a rare sight to behold
3 Partysnacks horn is not nearly big enough to be both. It is more likely that the second prong was shaved of when drilling the horn. The other horn is also really different, though that is not necessarily a big dead since it is in another game.
We also get told in ESO that Ja'Darri's horn was given to her by Nahfahlaar
The Snow Whale interrupted my focus for a second. Lol
Ngl when this video came out I had just worked a long shift and it was the first thing in my recommendations when I got home and I actually yelled out of pure joy. Beyond excited to have Nate back
Man, it's good to see you back! I'm a little late to the party, but still!
This channel keeps dragging me back into Skyrim. Must be the work of sheogorath.
“The tales say that EpicNate315 is a descendent of almighty Todd himself, but you can only meet him if you put all of the Dragon Priest masks on all of the named dragons and he will talk to you for twentyminutes about Elder Scrolls, and Fallout.”
Closes book-
As always the ritual is worth it.
Hail Nate the Eternal!
Ah shit.. i killed all the named dragons (except for the Blackreach one)
Can I use commands to freeze the dragons in time?
Or can I use my dragon god powers to alter time and reality to make alternate me do it instead?
Watched every single skyrim video you made, it's a handfull.
Been missing your beautyfull voice
Welcome Back!!! You were dearly missed, glad you're back again. Hope all is well
I’m still curious about how Delphine retrieved the horn before the Dragonborn could get to it. If the only way you can get into Jurgen’s tomb is by using whirlwind shout, does that imply that Delphine knows how to use the way of the voice? And if so, does that not go against what the Blades believe in? So many unanswered questions.
Well not necessarily. The Way is about the voice not being used for glory/personal gain. However it's entirely feasible that as a Blade she had access to either a tutor to teach her, or some written record to go off of and learn at least a couple minor shouts. The Way of the Voice is not the use of the Voice itself.
she used the exit door to enter?
@@internetanalyst8166 no, it's closed.
@@16bursonk but if she used the way of the voice to get the horn she used the voice for personal gain. (To meet the dovakin)
Run really fast at the right wall while holding a plate out in front of you and you can bypass everything. Must be how delphin did it
I'm irrationally happy that EpicNate is back! Love these videos so much! He's the reason I jump back into Skyrim every few months or so.
THE RETURN OF THE KING! Glad to hear your voice again my dude!
YESSSSS
I was literally just thinking of you, I don’t mean yesterday, I don’t mean this morning, I literally mean right now.
You’ve been missed and I’m glad you’re back!
Hearing that intro again really brought me back.
Reminded me of the reaction the food critic had in ratatouille
Welcome back! So glad to see you're doing the Divine's work and giving us Skyrim content again ❤️ Hope everything's good with you!
It's worth noting that when the Greybeards grant you their knowledge of Shouts, they use the same visuals as when you absorb a Dragon Soul. It's possible that when we return the horn to Jurgen's sarcophagus, we receive _his_ knowledge- just represented as a Dragon Soul for gameplay convenience
Yessss, the king has returned, good to see you back!
I haven't watched this channel in well over 2 years and holy crap the editing and music brought back so many memories
When the Greybeards grant you their knowledge, the effect displayed is the same as when a dragon gives you its soul, so I think that effect from Windcaller's tomb is his knowledge gifted to you as a reward for bringing the horn back. The fact that the knowledge is given to you in the form of 1 soul is the game mechanics' way of representing it.
I'm surprised he didn't mention that the other graybeards gave similar effects to be honest
That said, jurgan windcalled might still have been a dragonborn. In years past, people knew the dragonborn only by their lineage to the imperial throne because there were no dragons to pit them against, jurgan could be an offshoot of the family, like the player Character of Skyrim might be.
So jurgan, a dragonborn, comes to know of shouts, and learns some, at the battle of red mountain, one or more daedra teach him many more words of power in the dragon language and that's what makes him so powerful, and he can accept the information so readily because of his dragonborn lineage
There is a slight difference. When the Greybeards (or Partysnax) teach you a shout, you get the effect, but not the message ‘Dragon Soul Absorbed’ or the chanting sound that comes when you absorb a dragon’s soul. When you get the soul from Windcaller’s tomb, however, you do get that message. Knowing that Bethesda doesn’t always apply the best coding practices, it might just be something baked into the game for when your number of Dragon Souls is incremented (as is seen with the console command ‘player.modav dragonsouls x'), but I still think that it’s worth mentioning.
@@schrodingersmoth what I like to think is that if Jürgen was indeed a dragonborn then he then must have had a dragon soul, by returning the horn you freed his soul from the tomb and absorbed it. That would probably mean that he could have been revived in some regard like Alduin's dragons because they kept their soul, and you have to absorb it for them to be truly gone and un-revivable
@@YourPoliticalCousin But then how would we see him in Sovngarde? If his soul is either in his tomb of absorbed by the LDB, he wouldn't be in any kind of afterlife.
@@schrodingersmoth lmao I realized that like 2 minutes after I posted it, that's a good point.
Thanks TH-cam, for letting 2 months go by before telling me that Nate's back. Thanks alot. Glad you're back Nate
OH MY GOD HE'S BACK! WELCOME BACK NATE, WE MISSED YOU!
I’m so happy you’re back! I cant wait to sit down and watch this in a few hours when I get off work!! Welcome back Nate! We missed you a whole bunch!!
Really missed you Nate. Also the greybeards always take the horn from me
Welcome back Nate! Can’t wait for you to pick it back up again! So many fans waiting to hear you again!
The fact that he still able to make Skyrim videos is amazing
When the world needed him most, he returned. Welcome back!
Welcome Back Nate!!!!
Glad to hear you again, your videos got me into Skyrim! Hopefully you are fine and healthy!
You are back after almost a year! So good to see you!!!