The Elder Scrolls: Lore Players Should Know About Valenwood

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One of the most alluring factors about The Elder Scrolls franchise is the deep well of worldbuilding and lore available to players. Like any worthwhile fantasy world, the continent of Tamriel that has been the setting of every The Elder Scrolls title is split up into diverse individual provinces.

This has provided an excellent vehicle for The Elder Scrolls settings over the years, with many mainline games exploring a specific province. While fans are largely familiar with the likes of Morrowind and Skyrim thanks to their respective mainline titles, there are many provinces of Tamriel that remain relatively unexplored and without identity to the average fan. One such province is Valenwood, nestled in the south of Tamriel.

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Valenwood is a swampy, densely vegetated forest area with an abundance of unique flora and fauna. It also sports a sprawling coastline on the cusp of the Abecean Sea. Valenwood is home to distanced enclaves of fantastical tribes and societies who live symbiotically with the land's sacred vegetation and wildlife. While Valenwood has appeared in The Elder Scrolls Online, fans still have less immediate knowledge than what comes with a province as the setting of a mainline title.

Luckily, fans can learn about Valenwood's lore in other Elder Scrolls titles via in-game books highlighting aspects of Valenwood culture and history. Perhaps the most useful book series exploring the multi-faceted society of Valenwood can be found in Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim: «A Dance In Fire.»

One of the most crucial elements of Valenwood is undoubtedly its native species, with A Dance in Fire describing them in detail. The Bosmer are the primary race