Nordic Tombs

Nordic Tombs are ancient Nordic burial sites spread throughout the province of Skyrim. Some tombs were also places of worship for Dragon Priests and Dragons, such as Bleak Falls Barrow,Dialogue with Farengar Secret-Fire during the events of "Bleak Falls Barrow" Forelhost, and Skuldafn.Dialogue with Odahviing Some of these tombs were actual cities when they were first built, such as Labyrinthian/Bromjunaar, Korvanjund, Volunruud,Holdings of Jarl Gjalund Saarthal,Night of Tears and Ragnvald.
==List of tombs==
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==Inhabitants and enemies==
*Bandits
*Dragon Priests
*Dragons (Skuldafn)
*Draugr
*Forsworn
*Frostbite Spiders
*Hag
*Hagravens
*Skeletons
*Skeletal Dragon (Labyrinthian)
*Slaughterfish (Labyrinthian)
*Vampires
*Wispmother
===Unique named enemies===
*Curalmil
*Kvenel the Tongue
*Olaf One-Eye
*Potema Septim
*Red Eagle
*The Pale Lady
*Warlord Gathrik
*Yngol
====Gauldurson Family====
*Jyrik Gauldurson
*Mikrul Gauldurson
*Sigdis Gauldurson
====Dragon Priests====
*Ahzidal 
*Dukaan 
*Hevnoraak
*Krosis
*Morokei
*Nahkriin
*Otar the Mad
*Rahgot
*Vahlok the Jailor 
*Volsung
*Vokun
*Zahkriisos 
==Puzzles and traps==
*Tombs mostly have puzzle doors, which are opened by Dragon Claws.
*Tombs contain many dangerous traps, such as cave-ins or poison dart guns.
==Trivia==
*Several of the tombs are referred to as "barrows." In reality, barrows are a type of burial mound most often associated with Neolithic and Early Bronze Age European cultures. In a similar vein, the carvings found in Nordic tombs are based upon the carvings found in the Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange in Co. Meath, Ireland.
*Halldir's Cairn visually appears as the Nordic Tomb, but both the map icon and the Creation Kit shows it as a cave.
*The idea behind Nordic ruins was to have magnificent stone structures that would stand the test of of time, like the pyramids of egypt. Adam Adamowicz came up with having them shaped like ribcages, giving the developers the sense that they were made out of dead dragon skeletons, and were filled with iconography similar to egyptian heiroglyphs.Reliving the Opening of Skyrim with the Creators from BGS
==Gallery==
TESV Concept Ancient Barrow.jpg|The exterior of an ancient Nordic tomb.
TESV Concept Ancient Barrow Interior.jpg|The interior of an ancient Nordic tomb.
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==Notes==
==References==
de:Nord-Ruinen
es:Tumbas nórdicas
nl:Noordse Tombe
ru:Нордские руины
Category:Skyrim: Locations
 
Category:Culture of Skyrim