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Skyrim belongs to the Nords!
— The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim · 2011
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A claim of belonging becomes a claim that other people do not belong. In battle, the sentence turns a contested homeland into a simple possession. Its force comes from that certainty, while the game around it gives the player reasons to question who gets to speak for the province.
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In context
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Stormcloak soldiers can shout this during combat in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). The shared Nord combat dialogue uses it against non-Nord opponents and excludes members of the Imperial Legion from this particular line. It expresses the exclusionary side of the civil-war struggle rather than offering a neutral description of everyone who lives in Skyrim.
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- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Stormcloak Soldier dialogueDialogue / relevant quotation and surrounding sceneReference checked
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