Skyrim's Dragon Language Explained
The dragons of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim are one of the most iconic elements of the Bethesda RPG. They play a central role in the story and make exploration all the more exciting. These gargantuan beasts have plenty of lore behind them, and one aspect of it involves the Ancient Dragon Language.
It’s easy for players to take the dragons of Skyrimand their manner of communication for granted, especially during the fifth or sixth playthrough. However, the Dragon Language plays a crucial role in the game’s main questline. It also reveals much about the nature of dragons in The Elder Scrolls universe.
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The in-game book “Dragon Language: Myth no More” talks about how most Nords misunderstand dragons. The locals of Skyrim think them mindless beasts that roar at all those who stand in their path, when the opposite is the truth. Dragons are intelligent creatures, and their fearsome shouts are their primary means of communication. Their names are also made up of three distinct words from the Dragon Language, and these often describe that dragon’s character.
The scholars of old refused to believe this, at first, but the book goes on to prove the existence of the Dragon Language. The many adventurers that traverse the land of Skyrim come across ancient walls with an unknown script etched across their surface. It would later be proven that these etchings were the written Dragon Language, and it was used consistently throughout the Word Walls of Skyrim.
The book goes on to explain that the many Word Walls were constructed by ancient Nords, suggesting that the people of the past learned the language from their dragon gods. This is consistent with the fact that the ancient Nords
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