Every Jarl In Skyrim, Ranked

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The province of is split into nine holds, each of which is governed by a Jarl who lives in the hold's capital. And while the land has a High King to oversee it all, each Jarl governs their own land and is responsible for the well-being of its citizens. Yet as players know, Skyrim is currently in a state of immense distress, in the midst of a civil war and a dragon invasion. The Jarls' duties are more important than ever in these times.

And yet, many of the Jarls that the Dragonborn can meet are either overtly corrupt, incompetent, or woefully unprepared for their positions. There are some Jarls that make a good impression, but overall, the state of Skyrim's local governance is in horrible disrepair. Still, it's worth looking at which Jarls are handling their positions decently, and ranking them all to determine which stand out as the best examples of how a Jarl should be.

Of all the holds, Markarth is probably the most dangerous for its citizens, and is the worst city in . That's because, on top of the dragons and civil war,the land is torn between the Nordic colonizers and its original inhabitants, the Forsworn. Both sides are bent on killing one another to gain the land for themselves, and at the point where the Dragonborn arrives, the issue has reached a boiling point with the Forsworn murdering people inside the city walls.

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All of this is to say that the infighting and security within Markarth is terrible, and the leadership is entirely incapable of creating peace. Jarl Igmund, who sits on Markarth's throne at the time of the story, is doing little to improve this situation. He hires mercenaries to go out and massacre Forsworn camps and generally blames the group for Markarth's troubles, yet he does nothing to address the corruption within his walls or the Silver-Blood family's exploitation of the conflict.

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