The story is set 200 years after the events of Oblivion. It is a snowy area and it is the place where the Nords believe they came from. The lore is set in the Skyrim province, which is located north of Cyrodiil. It is bordered by Morrowind to the east, Cyrodiil to the south, Hammerfell to the south-west, and High Rock to the west the island of Solstheim lies to the north-east. The Aldmer and Falmer occupied Skyrim until the late Merethic Era, when the final wave of Nordic immigration, led by Ysgramor, occured.
It is currently inhabited by the human race of Nords. Skyrim has been home to both elven and human civilization since time immemorial.
Skyrim is a province in the very north of Tamriel.
