Wrothgarian Mountains

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The Wrothgarian Mountains are a rugged, snow-capped mountain range in the Elder Scrolls universe, known as the ancestral homeland of the Orcs (Orsimer) and site of the great city of Orsinium.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wrothgarian Mountains canonical 5
Pelóri mountain range 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional mountain range
geographical region in Tamriel
alsoKnownAs Wrothgar
ancestralHomelandOf Orcs
Orsimer
appearsIn The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (lore)
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online: Orsinium DLC
associatedWith Malacath worship
Orcish culture
borderWith Hammerfell
High Rock
Orsinium territory
climate cold
snowy
conflictSiteOf multiple sieges of Orsinium
contains Orc strongholds
Orsinium
ancient ruins
mountain passes
culturalSignificanceFor Orcs
Orsimer
economicActivity hunting
mining
smithing in Orc strongholds
factionPresence Daggerfall Covenant (ESO era)
linked to: Daggerfall Covenant

Orsimer clans
frequentedBy bandits
mercenaries
governedBy various Orc chieftains
hasPrimaryCity Orsinium
inhabitedBy Bretons
Orcs
Redguards
knownFor Orc strongholds
harsh climate
rugged terrain
snow-capped peaks
languageRegionFor Orcish
locatedIn High Rock
Wrothgar
locatedOn Iliac Bay region
partOf Tamriel
western Tamriel
strategicImportance defensive stronghold region for Orsinium
natural barrier between High Rock and Hammerfell
terrainType mountainous
timePeriodFeatured Second Era
Third Era
universe The Elder Scrolls

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Rock hasSubregion Wrothgarian Mountains
Taniquetil partOf Pelóri mountain range
linked to: Wrothgarian Mountains
Orcs homeland Wrothgarian Mountains
Orsimer regionPresence Wrothgarian Mountains
Iliac Bay nearbyGeographicFeature Wrothgarian Mountains
Orsinium locatedInRegion Wrothgarian Mountains