Lore:Gauldur

Archmage Gauldur
Archmage Gauldur as a ghost (Skyrim)
Raça	Unknown	Gênero	Male
Nascimento
Morte		1st Era
Sucessor		Geirmund
Residência		Skyrim
Aparece em		Skyrim

Archmage Gauldur was a powerful and renowned conjurer who lived in Skyrim during the opening days of the First Era. His aid and counsel were sought by many. A major source of his power was his magical amulet.

Though Gauldur was wise, wealthy, and honorable, his sons Jyrik, Mikrul, and Sigdis Gauldurson resented living in their father's shadow. They killed Gauldur in his sleep and split the amulet between them. Consumed by power, the three brothers laid waste to the surrounding villages until High King Harald sent Archmage Geirmund and a company of battlemages to stop them, which they finally did after a great effort and many casualties. Because of the destruction caused by Gauldur's family, King Harald ordered the Gauldur name struck from all historical records. But despite this age-long campaign to wipe out all mention of Gauldur, whispers of the legend survived, although bards still refused to tell the tale four thousand years later.

Of course, the story became perverted by the Nordic oral tradition over time; in one version, it is actually King Harald and Geirmund who are blamed for the murders of Gauldur and his sons. In 4E 201, the Last Dragonborn journeyed to Gauldur's final resting place and reforged Gauldur's amulet, reportedly with the assistance of Gauldur's spirit.

Gallery

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  The ghosts of Jyrik, Mikrul, and Sigdis Gauldurson

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  The Gauldur Amulet

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  The Gauldur Blackblade

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  The Gauldur Blackbow

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Skyrim article.

Books

• Daynas Valen's Notes — A brief description of the Gauldur Legend
• Lost Legends de Talsgar the Elder, Archivist of Winterhold — A collection of less well-known folk tales from Skyrim's past