As you know, the dragons of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim were one of the most remarkable elements of the game. Players struggled long to unravel the mysteries of these dragons. The Ancient Dragon language of these dragons could not be deciphered for a long time. Recently, thanks to an in-game book, this mystery was solved. We now know more about both the origins of this language and the history of other genres in the game.
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Skyrim dragon language solved thanks to a book within the game
The dragon language plays a very important role in the main tasks of the game. It also conveys most of the information about the dragons in the game’s universe to the players. Dragons were considered interesting by players from the first game. The fact that players love fantastic elements is seen as the source of this interest. The in-game book, Dragon Language: Myth no More, tells the story of how the locals misunderstood dragons. The natives of Skyrim saw dragons as mindless monsters that roared at anyone who came their way. But they couldn’t imagine that dragons could use their screams as a means of communication.
Ancient scholars at first refused to believe in this condition, but the book persistently continued to prove the existence of the Dragon language. Adventurers crossing the land of Skyrim encounter ancient walls with unknown inscriptions etched on their surfaces, which would later be proven to be Dragon language and that the inscriptions tell something along the wall. The book explains that these ancient walls were built by ancient warriors. This shows us that the people of the past learned their language from the dragon gods.
However, it is claimed that the use of dragon language decreased as warriors defeated dragons. Another interesting detail is that the old enemies in Skyrim also use the Dragon language. In fact, Paarthurnax and Alduin speak in their mother tongue several times during the main mission, and Alduin even mocks Dragonborn for not speaking the language fluently. The same is true of the Dragon Priests, who can speak both Tamrielic and Dragon Language. Morokei, the Dragon Priestess, even insults a more modern way of speaking, calling it ridiculous language.
We must not forget that the Dragon monks of Skyrim are people chosen by dragons to dominate the rest of the Dragon sect. For this reason, they were seen as superior to humans. Finally, there are draugrs, we should not see these enemies as simple zombies. They are ancient warriors buried centuries before the events of Skyrim, and are among the ancient warriors who spoke in the Dragon Language. This proves that ancient warriors were fluent, or at least knowledgeable in the language of their masters. It also suggests that Dragon Language was the most widely used communication tool in Skyrim in previous periods.
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