Lore:Anciões

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Tanzelwil, built by the Ancients

The Ancients are the ancestors of the Altmer of Auridon, the second largest island in the Summerset Isles archipelago. They are responsible for the various limestone ruins that dot the island. Conflicting sources describe them as Aldmer, Altmer, and Ayleid, although the latter is doubtful as the Altmer claim to be the direct, pure-blooded descendants of the ancient Aldmer.

One argument for the Ayleidic origin theory is the similarity between the architecture of the ruins on Auridon and the Ayleid ruins of mainland Tamriel. The Ancients were also known to make use of Welkynd Stones. However, it is claimed that Altmer architecture is cleaner and more direct, with less baroque ornamentation than that of the Ayleids. The ruin of Ezduiin is thought to have been built by ancient Altmer, although some Mages Guild researchers argue that it is Ayleid. The Ayleids were well-known for their preservation of Dawn Era magic such as Welkynd Stones,, which could also explain the similarities.

In his book Auridon Explored, Fenlil the Wayfarer asserts that the Altmer of Summerset are in fact the descendants of exiled Ayleids, who fled to Valenwood following the Alessian Slave Rebellion and first landed on the northern tip of Auridon. However, he also claims that the Buraniim sea-complex, which once connected Buraniim Isle and Errinorne Isle, was built by the Aldmer.

The ruins of Torinaan are named after High Lord Torinaan, an early Aldmer settler from Aldmeris. Other ruins on the island include Tanzelwil, Quendeluun, the Eye of the Ancients, and Castle Rilis. Both Tanzelwil and Castle Rilis serve as mausoleums for modern Altmer. The Ayleid theory is also discredited by the belief that the Ayleids never fled to Summerset.

It has been claimed that the appearance of Malondo Stones and Culanda Stones, modern inventions of the Altmer,, are evidence that the ruins built by the Ancients are most definitely Aldmer in origin, rather than Ayleid.

Notes

• The term "Ancients" is sometimes used to refer to the Ayleids themselves on mainland Tamriel, with no potential links to the Aldmer or Altmer.

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