[Annelies]

There aren't any humans in Skyrim, right? Because AFAIK, Homo sapiens originated here on the planet Earth and Skyrim obviously does not take place on Earth. They also aren't speaking the English language, are they? Because the English language also originated on Earth, so if you were to visit Skyrim, they would be speaking a foreign language right? You wouldn't be able to understand them.

[YlodedKing]

In Skyrim on the beginning you have to choose to be human, elven, anthropomorphic cat or lizard race.
Ofcourse this is taking place on the imaginary planet Earth (our world) but with other imaginary species like : dragons , trolls and other species (legendary stories species) .
Consider it like our world only with legendary myth species that were alive so its Earths history
There is humans on Skyrim (homo sapiens) because of their similar look to us lol
They have books , taverns , hotels , shops and many similar things to our past world also they have gold , silver etc etc.
So its Earth only with different past history

EDIT : ALSO DONT GET TO MUCH DEEP IN GAMES !!! I DONT WANT YOU TO CUT PEOPLE LIKE THEY WERE DRAGONS LOL

[Thelostdeathknight]

The God damn planet is Nirn!!! Skyrim is a Country on the Continent of Tamriel. http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Tamriel

@GregoryRasputin save us from him!!!!!!!!!

[SeanP2500]

thanks deathknight didn't know that makes it cooler love that damn game so many adventures...my runaway long lost love/bride undghard...lol she was a companion i met at a bar and she fought well eventually she earned my love and i proposed but then she never met me at my house...60 hours later i was reunited with her in the same bar i met her in (appears her ai pathing went wonky...) we are now happily living in marriage with an adopted child...what a game!

[Thelostdeathknight]

Quoted from http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/T...her_continents

"Although Tamriel is the most well-known and important place in the world of Nirn (or Mundus), it isn't the only one. Far to the north of Tamriel lies Atmora, from which the Nords came to conquer Tamriel. Atmora, in the Elvish language, means 'Elder Wood'.
To the west of Tamriel lies the sunken continent of Yokuda, from which the people that are now called the Redguards came to take over Hammerfell.

To the east of Tamriel lies the continent of Akavir, which means 'Dragon Land'. Akavir is home to four major groups: Kamal, Tsaesci, Tang Mo, and Ka Po' Tun. It was once home to the Akaviri, a race of Man and, most notably, the Dragons, but the Tsaesci drove the Dragons and Men to extinction - it is unknown what happened to the Akaviri. Akavir has launched multiple invasions on Tamriel in the past. Although a line of Tsaesci did rule Tamriel for some time, it was replaced by the Septim Dynasty of rulers; all other invasions have failed.

Below Summerset Isle, just to the south of Tamriel, lies Pyandonea, the tropical home of the Maormer or Tropical Elves. Even farther south supposedly lies the lost Elven homeland of Aldmeris, or Ehlnofey, which was devastated in ancient times (hence the early migration of Elves to other continents, namely Tamriel).

The Coral Kingdoms of Thras, an archipelago southwest of Tamriel, is the homeland of the sload, a conservative amphibious sluglike race. The Thrassian Plague devastated Tamriel around 1E2200, after which a united Tamrielic navy ravaged and sank Thras into the sea. It has since recovered."

[Annelies]

I'm just trying to confirm that there aren't any humans in skyrim... because there aren't... because Skyrim does not take place on Earth...... and it's on Nirn... and humans aren't on Nirn... right?

[Thelostdeathknight]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Races_of_The_Elder_Scrolls

1 Elves (or Mer)
1.1 Aldmer
1.2 Altmer
1.3 Ayleid
1.4 Bosmer
1.5 Chimer
1.6 Dunmer
1.7 Dwemer
1.8 Falmer
1.9 Maormer
1.10 Orsimer
2 Human
2.1 Breton
2.2 Imperial
2.3 Nede
2.4 Nord
2.5 Redguard
2.6 Kothringi
3 Akaviri
3.1 Humans
3.2 Kamal
3.3 Tsaesci
3.4 Tang Mo
3.5 Ka Po' Tun

[Annelies]

Okay thanks @Thelostdeathknight I just read

Humans in The Elder Scrolls is a generic term and does not necessarily indicate a shared ancestry among the races it applies to. The Imperials and Nords are of Nedic ancestry and the Nedes in turn trace their lineage back to the continent of Atmora. The Bretons are of mixed Nedic and Elven heritage, whereas the Redguards originated on the continent of Yokuda. Humans, for the most part, descend from the "Wandering Ehlnofey", the half of the mythic race that accepted Nirn and wished to live on it.

I'm still looking into it.

[iminyaface]

lol, I never looked this deep into the Elder Scrolls game, whats sad is Ive been playing since Morrowind, this is pretty informative though

[godking666]

lol yeah they are humans of a sort.... really tho why does it matter? lol does the fact they are human alien types shed new light into the game? make it new again? lol