The Elder Scrolls Lore: Bretons
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ธ.ค. 2019
- The Bretons are the human race who hail from High Rock. Despite being classified as human, they are descendents of Humans and Elves who intermingled in the province of High Rock in Tamriel's early documented history. Because of this, Bretons are quite attuned to magic, unlike most humans, but hold a resistance against it unlike most Elves. This video discusses the Bretons, their history, their cultures, their pantheon, and the region of High Rock as well.
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Since TH-cam does not allow for incredibly long descriptions, I have created a viewable Google Doc filled with all of my sources in case anyone is interested!:
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I am Arthur, king of the Bretons.
King of the who?
The Bretons.
Who are the Bretons?
We all are. We are all Bretons, and I am your king.
I didn't know we had a king.
I am.
Well I didn't vote for you.
Monty python and the holy grail, a classic
Violence inherent in the system!
@@fumarc4501 You bloody peasant.
stanfordsan waffle
You dont vote for a King
Can’t wait to listen. Bretons are my favorite race in The Elder Scrolls. “Find a new hill, become a king.”
Lol, That's the best Breton saying ever... first time i saw it i really didn't understand how much It pictured well their people until i went deep into them. Easily one of the most interesting races in Tamriel, i mean, how can half-elves NOT be interesting?
Breton's are just the objectively best race in TES
Do you know of Darien Gautier? He's an awesome Breton in ESO.
You guys should play ESO
Ulysses Actually not.
Basic 25% magic resistance + Dragonskin that let‘s you allow absorb 50% magic from incoming spells.
You could argue the special ability is pretty good but why should you absorb spells from only mages when you can calm or inflict fear with the Imperial and Nord ability at the same time. The ability gets valuable against dragons and other magic creatures.
Or why being a „only a bit resistance to all“ when you can be 25% more resistant (50%) against a specific element like fire, which is used pretty often, when you are a Dunmer or Frost when you are a Nord.
It’s in general only good against magic users and being a magic user yourself.
When it comes to stats they are worse than Altmer regarding Magic and far more worse than any other race regarding combat abilities for example Redguards or Nords.
There is no best race as a whole but best races in their respective categories for example Altmer are the best in Magic and so on.
"they sometimes have more elven features..."
Pelinal Whitestrake: *REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMAAAAAN!*
Have you heard of Pelinal Whitestrake Animated Opera?
TH-cam it.
@@dravenocklost4253 Song ends...of the knight called Pelinal...
Oh, yes, I've seen it. Plenty of times. Masterpiece.
@Minwon Jang
He slaughtered innocent Khajit for absolutely no reason, so I mean... if he saw so much as a slightly pointed ear, he'd kill innocent Bretons without a second thought
@@thalmoragent9344 he thought they were a type of mer 😆
@@aurelian2668
No, they're not. They have a similar Ancestor but they themselves are Beastfolk, no Elven blood, nor the greater magical prowess that comes with Elven blood
I just love the medieval knights aesthetic that the bretons are rocking ;D
Same.
I wish Skyrim had more of that midevil style the older elder scrolls had
Bevin of astora we’ll considering that nords are basically Vikings it would make sense to have less of that style
@@bevinofastora873 you are exactly what ruined this franchise
@@ksquidplaysminecraft how exactly? No games have come out since Skyrim. While I love Bretons their my personal favorite, I would much rather see summerset isles or Elswyr
Bretons remind me of traditional "magic in the time of knights" era in fiction.
How have people become so dumbed down?
What do you mean by this comment
@@no-np8dw A standard fantasy era? I thought I was pretty straight forward. Like the old series Merlin.
@@ridesharetroll1540 And what's that supposed to mean, exactly?
@@no-np8dw he means they are generic medieval fantasy "humans that use magic alot" faction
I played as Bretons for Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. Definitely my favourite race!
Don't forget your race , you all are awesome too
Were you a mage or............................?
@@darthportus Morrowind: mage, Oblivion: hand to hand :P, Skyrim: spell sword, ESO: MagDK. I like their lore and talent~ :)
I never played the previous Elder Scrolls, but i played Skyrim and TESO, and like you, i did a Breton in both of them. My physique look more like them than the buffed Nords or the tall and slim Elves. I'm right in the middle, and for rp reason, i like my characters to kinda look like me.
@@arfanik9827 first time I see someone writing this. I never did anything in the fantasy genre, but this covid year made me try Skyrim. Still hooked and now I'm playing ESO and read a lot of fantasy books (now I can see the amazing beauty of LOTR, catching everything up). I always founded the fantasy genre weird. "Let your fantasy go and play someone you always wanted to be." I always thought that you need to be high for that, ore not happy with this life (don't think that anymore tho). But I still make my character look like me (visuals and gamedesicions). So it's like you in the fantasy world. I always thought that I was the only one doing this.
Lady of Scrolls, you've done it again! I've played through Skyrim too many times to count but have (for no specific reason) never played as a Breton. Now I'll have to start a new game! My 7 year old daughter was fascinated by this installment...great job!
Anthony Martinez it’s weird huh. I picked an argonian for the first time after I think 8 years of gameplay!
Moon Boi why you must be quite the character I don’t know anyone who would actually play as one very rare
I know this is 9 months old but bretons make absolutley op battlemages even more powerful than the stealth archers
Just focus on heavy armor,destruction,two-handed,enchanting,restoration and constantly use the "elemental fury" shout when ever you use melee to increase attack speed then do the mages of winterhold questline to earn morokei and mage's circlet and savos aren's amulet then enchant your heavy helmet and gauntlets with fortify magicka and as soon as you hit level 20 you'll become god
Lot thats crazy I’m picking a brenton for the first time as well. Need lore to have a better understanding of the culture. And so far I’m having a great time
Witcher's music, kkc's kvothe as thumbnail, elder scrolls' topic. Only need lotr reference to make it complete.
There’s some shire music in there somewhere.
Baratheon knight picture from GoT :D
Yeah Girl. You know I'm going to watch this when I'm done with my homework!
I’m proud to say that the first race I ever picked in Skyrim was a Breton because having an active 25% magic resistance at all times is very appealing and being able to regenerate 50% magicka from spells which can be huge in certain situations. He ended up being a one-handed conjuror and is definitely one of my favorite characters I’ve ever created in any elders scrolls game. And yes I am a Breton fan.
I remember someone in the Bethesda forums back when Oblivion had come out hosting a tournament between a couple of forum members, pitting their PC Champions of Cyrodil against each other. A Breton daedra conjurer in heavy armor destroyed the competition lol the character I submitted was a Breton mage in archimage robes and the archmages staff who was also a conjurer. My PC fared pretty well sadly did not win because of the lack of armor.
Found the old playlist for that tournament, my character is Kari th-cam.com/play/PL870AA2F98E05899C.html
3:49 Inter-WHAT?!?!
Lol, Please Pelinal *DON'T CAUSE ANOTHER MASSACRE, YOU ALREADY KILLED ENOUGH AYLEIDS!*
Omg, pelinal whitestrake, can you give me an autograph? In mer blood????
Pelinal Whitestrake Let’s kill some elves!!!
Would be a good premise for ESVI set in Highrock.
Pelinal Whitestrake RIP AND TEAR! TEAR THEIR GUTS OUT! UMERIL U ARE HUGE THAT MUST MEAN YOU HAVE HUGE GUTS!
I love the Celtic/Germanic culture in the Bretons, it mixes so well. Did I miss any?
It's more like french culture rather than germanic
Nords - North Germanic culture, vikings, Saxons
Bretons - "Latinized" Germanic people's, medieval England and France, that also have a Celtic origin (Britons and Gauls)
Redguards - Moors / Berbers. "Arabized" africans (North Africa
These are the influences the Human races in TES are based on
@@magentamomo7150 French culture is Germanic.
You might want to look it up the history of France. The very name of the country comes from the Franks, the Germanic tribe that became the prevalent force in France after the fall of the Roman empire, and the first royal dynasties of France. And they spoke a Franconian dialect similar to standard Dutch (both belonged to the Franconian family of Germanic languages). And ofc there were many other Germanic tribes that settled in Gaul after the Roman empire fell, and formed feudal kingdoms
And naturally, France has a Celtic origin with the Gauls, the original culture of France before the Romans
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
It's true, although one may argue that we could say France is different from Germanic today, enough to be said
I don't know if I'm making sense, English isn't my native tongue
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincessYou left out the Imperials, although we all know they're basically Romans
Thank you so much! I'm playing a breton for the first time in Skyrim, and this is hugely helpful for the immersion and the character backstory. It's an incredible video.
I just have to say that I love these lore dump videos Lady Scrolls. I'll just have these videos in the background while writing, doing homework, or playing the Elder Scrolls! I can't say I truly appreciate how long it takes for your research, but I do enjoy the lore.(Bosmer video being my favorite).
Bretons? Heck yeah! Bretons have always been my favorite race ever since oblivion. Thanks for the watch lady scrolls. Keep up the good work^^
Bretons are my favorite race in the Elder Scrolls, this is a fantastic video that talks about Breton history and lore.
Never come across your channel before. Bretons are by far my favourite race. Your lore is a remarkably precise. And you’re voice is soothing and calming. You’ve earned yourself a subscriber.
Love this video!
Being a Breton (from Bretagne) myself irl, I always pick the bretons
The most powerful build in skyrim that I've ever used is a Breton witch 😎 the characters that are the best for me to use are Bretons they are my favorite race😍
I am so grateful for your videos. Love that they're long and soothing to listnen to.
I always look forward to these now!
Great after a long day to just sit and listen to interesting lore :)
Keep 'em coming. My favorite Elder Scrolls channel.
I just found your channel and I'm hooked. You have done such good research on all the topics I have watched so far, and you speak quite clearly so that others can understand. You have gained a new subscriber, and now I'm off to watch the rest of your elderscrolls playlist.
A pleasure listening to your elder scrolls lore as always
Again I am amazed at your research. Little tidbits that give the lore a life of it's own. Please keep it up. And hopefully when we finally get to Argonians(my favorite race) you will give me more lore and insight than I already possess.
Brilliant. Great video and, as always, the way you masterfully combine the music and images. Bretons aren't necessarily my favorite race but I find them endlessly fascinating.
Just found your channel yesterday, absolutely brilliant stuff! Been looking for a channel like this for a long time :D
What an awesome presentation. I've been binging all of your videos! You do such an great job at presenting lore in an organized and entertaining way. 👏
So glad your back! I just found your channel recently and it is amazing! gives me some to listen to while making artwork or relaxing! love your content, Best of wishes!
I always play as a Breton! Awesome lore video
I used to listen to these on my way to work and until recently haven't been able to appreciate the visuals you put into these! Also kudos for giving credit to the artists as well!
I am in awe of all of the research and incredible work that went into this! ❤
Great video, I was looking for some inspiration and had a good laugh when my own work showed up (I built Jehanna and took the screenshot at 43:36). The bretons have a fascinating culture and I am glad you covered the differences between each separate kingdom. I noticed you don't make video's anymore but thank you for this one either way.
Great vid. Love all of your work! Keep at it!
I wish I could do more to support you! You work so hard on these and I freaaaaaking love them! I wish you a happy holiday season! :)
I just found this channel. Your voice is so calming and fantastical it reminds me of Luna Lovegood
Love your videos :) Simple, slow, and easy to understand with alot of information and interesting facts. Aslo, love all the artwork you put in the vids
I really like your videos !!!! cant wait for your next upload !!! but please dont feel rushed, I hope you enjoy making them as much as I enjoy watching them !
The reason Elder Scrolls lore comes on so good is because they deliberately root in real history and twist it up enough and lay on the fantasy elements until it's something new. ASOIAF does the same thing. Bretons are a good example
Yes but Elder Scrolls isn't degenerate edginess made up by a fat miserable cretin and turned into a shitty HBO series.
As does Warhammer fantasy...well as did.
Well that's why I'm looking at the setup of all these legends and features of the Bretons, and I'm getting the Irish.
Bretons always reminded me of ancient Britons in the British Isles, combining in England with the invading Anglo Saxons to create the modern British people. The lore, the feuding, it all reminds me of Medieval Britain.
@@georgerand5776 i can see that, to me the bretons reminde me of central and suth america, when we created new race and ethnicities with the mix of white europeans with natives, creating the mestizos of today that populate most of those beutiful countries.
I thoroughly enjoy how indepth you go in your research.
omg 46 mins!! i love ur dedication!
I wish you still made videos.... Found your channel today, and it's one of the best lore channels on this site.
What a soothing and beautiful voice along with clear and well organized information. Hope you eventually do lore videos about other franchises too. Subscribed.
Top quality content as always!
Wow, only just found your channel! Such a soothing voice and great way to listen to my favourite lore! Love the elder scrolls content, keep it coming 😜
I absolutely love the artwork in your videos!
YES, finally the video is significantly louder
Idk if it was just me, but I always had to turn my speakers up for your videos
half elves are my favorite fantasy race, Bretons are the best.
Exquisit history lesson 👌👍 Thank you for all the hard work to assemble all the info and putting this out in upld, great job well done 👍😃👍
So detailed. So smooth. Thank you Lady.
I've honestly never been able to pick any race but Bretons since I started with TES IV. I just adore them.
Here's hoping the next Elder Scrolls is High Rock.
This is such a well made video. I just got into ESO and I'm in love with it and want to know more when it comes to lore and history.
It's addicting, Altho I've played and beat the main quest in tes:5, I don't have much time to play anymore, so i just listen this stuff while I'm doing chores or driving
Great upload, keep the good work going.
Well done with the video. I wait for a video every week.
Very enjoyable video Lady. I really hope you continue to produce content, especially when TES 6 realeases some day.
Awesome, just like all your videos, keep up your work, it is awesome
My favourite race/culture in the elder scrolls. Glad to know even more about them.
Wonderful artwork to go with the narration
Ah yes, my favorite TES race. I shall consider this an early Christmas present. Thank you Lady!
Hope you will cover Argonians soon! Your videos are amazing and I find your voice soothing. Can't wait to hear all about my favourite race and see some amazing Argonian art!
Amazing video as usual
*Now I need only a 40 minute Nord Lore video and than I can finally Rest In Peace In Sovngarde*
Yes.
I just recently got into this game and this is awesome to have in the background as I explore the open world. Thanks for making this. Breton Dragonknight here. Really loving the sword and shield, too. Good balance of offense and defense.
Beautifully done!
I don't know how i get here. That was great time to listen your story. You're inspiring to play ESO now! Good luck, and you have my sub ofc. Greetings from Polish viewer!
All the best to you me' Lady of Scrolls. Every now and again, I visit your channel to enjoy your quality presentations.
I've been playing and nurturing a Breton character in my Skyrim game for over 6 years now and still going, creating and weaving her own story as I play (partly thanks to the TakeNotes mod). Listening in on the history of the Bretons sure has left me feeling proud of her. I have you to thank for that! xD
6 years of personal lore written down?
Plans to publish it?
Would be quite interesting!
TheDecepticondude I got a reply in my messagebox here on my iPhone but when I go to this comment it‘s not there.
Could you post it again 😅
@@ysmirwulfharth4012 (Repost)
I've actually been considering that lately.
I'm still not quite sure how to go about doing it, but I do want to get my writings out there in some form or another.
Over 170 pages worth of journal entries, spanning at least 4 in-game months and covering the Main Story and Dawnguard Story (so far), as well as a few misadventures on the side. The entries are Influenced mostly by how I play and the mods I add.
I do want to know what people think of it!
TheDecepticondude that’s awesome!!!!
170 pages of personal lore can’t be unpublished!
I have 1 page of a word file to sum everything up of my Nord Dovahkiin‘s back story, main story, DLC‘s, Family and accomplishments😅😂in comparison.
Would love to see someone’s determination and passion of their Character in written form.
If you are about to publish it please let me know! 😄
@@ysmirwulfharth4012 I'm glad to know of your interest! That gives me motivation to continue playing and writing more entries!
Sure, I'll notify you when I figure something out. In the meantime, I could send you the original .txt file if you'd like.
It's not complete, and may contain errors and missing content in some parts, but it's still a decent read IMO xD
Please do all of the races! You are amazing!!
I always play as a Breton in my playthroughs, so I was delighted to see this video 😊.
Bretons are my favorite race to play as. After that it's Nords then Darkelf. I love a blend of Elf and Human. Badass.
Keep it up, girl!
Another great video, your an amazing elder scrolls youtuber, one of my favorites💙. A question though: will you do a video on Imperials or even certain characters such as Ulfric Stormcloak?
Outstanding video young lady! Love your videos! 😊
First time viewer, your voice is very pleasant. Great quality info too
Great video, love the art 🤟
What a fantastic way to start my morning
Lovely art in this!
Would love to see you do a video on the dwemer. Your voice is very serene. Keep it up!!
Bretons are one of my favourite races on Tamriel. I like that they are really good bankers. They probably have a lot of private companies around Tamriel, which means a large stake in the stock market in Cyrodil. Opens up new pathways to view Bretons and probably the economy of the empire. Lots of wealth in Highrock ⚜️
I love the Wolf Queen's story, you should do some lore about her, I would absolutely love that. I always build the library and collect her volumes. I love your channel, please don't stop!
You're voice is needed as a NPC in ES VI
I love the opening image of Kvothe! Currently I am playing a Breton named Abenthy in morrowind, a traveling tinker and mage.
that intro images and music is amazing
A very complicated people and society. Good work, very detailed
You have without a doubt thee most BEAUTIFUL and GORGEOUS voice i have ever heard. My god, after only a few mins of this video, i simply fell in love with your voice. I could listen to you all day long.
I am though annoyed at myself for not even seeing your channel before, i didn't even knew it existed. But now that i have subbed to your channel, i will watch more, as the ES along with D&D are my two favorite fantasy games to play. And the lore that surrounds these fantasy RPG's fascinate me to want to know more.
Bretons have always been my favorite race in the ES. I have lost count on how many times i have played either male or female Breton in the ES 2 Daggerfall to Skyrim. I dunno why, i just can't enjoy any other. Although i have played other characters from Redguards once or twice, Imperial characters 3 times, Nords 2-3 times, Dark elves once, High elf once, Wood elf 5 times, But the races of Orcs, Argonian, or Khajiit never played. :)
This is fantastic! Best Scrolls Lore videos I've come across.
Will you do a video on the dunmer and altmer please!!!!!
Edit: You did the Houses Morrowind... Idky that didnt show up in your lore list.
Found this video in my recommended and instantly subbed.
Wonderful Video.
I sincerely hope that we get to see High Rock in ES VI. I know most people are convinced that it's going to take place in Hammerfell after the teaser trailer, but I'm still clinging to hope that the map contains both regions.
It will most likely be Hammerfell, as Daggerfall is in High Rock, so technically the series has been there already.
But then again, Arena allowed you to travel to all provinces.
It’s going to be both Hammerfell and High Rock, up to the mountains leading to skyrim. There will also be a large amount of ocean and the entire Iliac Bay.
I gotta say, Ireally enjoyed this video. I've been wanting to learn more about these breton lads since the release of the new Elder Scrolls Online trailer. I was like "Wait, are there bloody knights in Elder Scrolls? You know what, I already know whose video I'm gonna watch."
Wow! Excellent viedo!
I happened to start a new skyrim playthrough recently and added elf ears to my Breton because I thought it looked cool. I had no idea they were actually half elf. Fun coincidence! :D
Great video
Yay! Another video
Just started a Breton character can’t wait to learn more about her culture :)
Your videos are amazing! Will you do Nords anytime soon?
The Shire theme at the building part. Nice.
Just so you guys know, real life bretons also posses magical capabilities
Source: Dude, trust me.
Just started a Skyrim playthrough as a Breton, it's one of the races I haven't played yet in any of the games. I'm picturing him coming from a House Harkonnen type noble family in Evermore.
Wow, this is really in depth. Definitely my favorite race, although the Dunmer are a close second. I just think the Bretons are so interesting
I am playing a Breton Forsworn Shaman, such a fun and powerful play through!
One thing I would like to see done to better distinguish them from imperials is to maybe make them more elf like in appearance? Like still obviously human but with some elven traits like pointed ears. They're my favorite race but I hear a lot of jokes that they mostly just come off as 'Imperials 0.2 version."
The imperial is a mash of many human race enslaved by the ayleids, bretons on the other hand, is mostly pure nede that mate with the altmer.
in ESO you can, in fact, elongate their ears and give them tips to show their elven ancestry