Nordic Pantheon The Nordic Pantheon is the main religion of the Nord ic people . St Alessia merged this pantheon and the Aldmeri Pantheon to create the religion of the Eight Divines . Revered and Worshipped Gods . Shor . The " God of the Underworld " and the King of the Gods , Shor is the Nordic variant of the god Lorkhan , who took sides with Men after the creation of Nirn . He is the husband of the goddess Kyne and the creator and ruler of Sovngarde , the Nordic afterlife . Atmoran myths depict him as a bloodthirsty warrior - king who leads the Nords to victory over their Aldmer i oppressors time and again . Shor was the chief of the gods , until he was killed by the Elven Gods . These gods ripped out his heart and flung it across the world , with Red Mountain forming where it landed . If Nords are slain in battle , their souls find themselves in Sovngarde , the realm of Shor . There their spirits feast , sing and spar within the Hall of Valor at Shor ' s side in a state of self - contained euphoria . The souls of the heroes remain in Sovngarde until they ride out one last time with Shor during The Last War , where they will show their final , best worth . Shor was not directly included in the pantheon of the Eight Divines , but was instead replaced by Shezarr but was still represented in a way acceptable to some Nords as " the spirit behind all human undertaking " in the Cyrodilic pantheon . Shor , and Shezarr , are suspected to be the same entity as Lorkhan . Tsun . The Nordic god of trials against adversity . He is brother to Stuhn and the shield - thane and died defending Shor from the Elven Gods . Tsun was sent to Sovngarde and was ordered by Shor to guard the whalebone bridge that leads to entrance of the Hall of Valor . From there , Tsun will tests all who wish to gain entry to the hall by fighting them in a trial by combat ; only those who succeed in defeating him are able to gain entry . Stuhn . Stuhn , also known as the " God of Ransom , " is the brother of Tsun and the Nordic precursor to Stendarr . Shield - thane of Shor , Stuhn was a warrior god that fought against the Aldmeri pantheon . He showed Men how to take , and the benefits of taking , prisoners of war . Kyne . Kyne , " Kiss at the End , " warrior - widow to Shor and the Goddess of the Storm , is the Nordic variant of Kynareth and a favored god of warriors and hunters . Supporters of the Old Ways among the Nords dismiss Kynareth as a " pale shadow " of Kyne , and believe she is the one who leads souls of slain warriors to Sovngarde , the realm of her husband , Shor . She is often called the Mother of Men , as Nords believe that the sky exhaled onto the land at the Throat of the World to form them . Nords still refer to themselves as the " Sons and Daughters of Kyne " because of this belief . She is also known for giving Paarthurnax , the lieutenant of Alduin , the task of teaching mortalkind the Thu ' um , thus turning him and other dragons against Alduin . Kyne is said to be the mother of Morihaus , who was also known as Morihaus - Breath - of - Kyne ( and also possibly Pelinal Whitestrake ) who was famously the consort of Alessia and father to the first Minotaur , Emperor Belharza . In Skyrim , Kyne ' s Token is given to warriors after completing Kyne ' s Sacred Trials Mara . In the Nordic Pantheon , Mara is a handmaiden of Kyne , worshiped as the Goddess of Love and Marriage . Mara is the most universal goddess , as she is found in nearly every religion . In Skyrim , a pendant honoring her is worn to court lovers . Citizens know that a man or woman wearing one is seeking a candidate for marriage . Dibella . Popular god of the Nine Divines , Dibella is the Goddess of Beauty . In Cyrodiil , she has nearly a dozen different forms of worship , some devoted to women , some to artists and aesthetics , and others to erotic instruction . Orkey . Also known as Old Knocker , is a Nordic god of mortality and the Nordic variation of Arkay , who was worshiped during the Aldmeri rule of Atmora . In those days , the Nords believed that they once had a lifespan similar to that of the Elves ' . Nord legend states Orkey , during the reign of High King Wulfharth in the First Era , summoned Alduin , the world eater , to shorten the nords lives . King Wulfharth , who had become a boy , pleaded to Shor for help . Shor ' s own ghost then fought Alduin on the spirit plane . Shore was victorious and Orkey ' s folk , the Orcs , were ruined . Wulfharth , by watching this battle in the sky , learned how to use the thu ' um to save his people . His effort , while successful , cost him his life . Alduin . Also known as the ' World Eater ' . Scholars debate whether Alduin is the name the Nords gave to Akatosh , stating that Alduin and Akatosh are two completely different deities . Alduin proclaimed himself to be the " First - Born of Akatosh " Alduin ' s sobriquet , the ' World Eater ' , comes from a myth that depicts him as a ravaging firestorm that entirely destroyed the previous world , which brought about the Dawn Era . This would explain why the Nords see him as both creator and harbinger of total destruction . Ysmir . Ysmir , " Dragon of the North , " is one of the most important hero - gods of the Nords . Ysmir is the Nordic aspect of Talos . Ysmir is a title given to great heroes in Nord history , the fist to be bestowed the title was King Wulfharth , he was said to have a Thu ' um so powerful that he could not speak . He was given the title Ysmir for his zealotry against the Alessian Order . Wulfharth encountered the god Orkey whilst being High King , he died when he used the Thu ' um to save his people from being only able to live to six years old . Wulfharth was resurrected several times in history , the first was by Shor to fight and lead the invasion of Morrowind . He was killed at the Battle of Red Mountain by Indoril Nerevar or Vivec ( it is not known exactly what happened to Wulfharth due to the Dragon Break ) . He was resurrected again by Jorunn the Skald - King to help defend Skyrim against an Akaviri invasion , after the invasion was thwarted , he returned to Sovngarde . The Emperor Tiber Septim was able to withstand the voice of the Greybeards long enough to hear their prophecy and was then on called ' Ysmir ' when they saw that he was a Dragonborn . Tiber Septim eventually founded the Septim Empire and ushered in the Third Era . During the events that unfold in the Fourth Era , which can be seen in , after completing The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller , the Greybeards greet the Dragonborn in the dragon tongue with the words : " " . . . Meyz nu Ysmir , Dovahsebrom . . . " " which translates to : " . . . Come now Ysmir , Dragon of the North . . . " .