Written in Uncertainty: An Elder Scrolls Lore Podcast
122 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsA podcast for those who want to go a little deeper into Elder Scrolls lore, for fans who know the basics and want to find out where the more complex ideas come from.
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Episodes
Who is Lorkhan?
March 31, 2019 08:36 - 36 minutes - 82.6 MBThis week on Written in Uncertainty, we're discussing a figure who has divided the gods and the mortals, who either cursed everyone to dirt, or gave them a gift of existence. Today we’re asking, who is Lorkhan? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/lorkhan Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitte...
Elder Scrolls Close Reads: Children of the Root
March 24, 2019 16:25 - 35 minutes - 81.8 MBThis is the first of my close readings of books from the Elder Scrolls series. This week, Children of the Root, an Argonian creation myth. Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramithius Watch Written in Uncertainty videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel...
Elder Scrolls Lore Book Analysis: Children of the Root
March 24, 2019 16:25 - 35 minutes - 81.8 MBThis is the first of my close readings of books from the Elder Scrolls series. This week, Children of the Root, an Argonian creation myth. Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramithius Watch Written in Uncertainty videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel...
What is C0DA?
March 17, 2019 16:18 - 39 minutes - 64.9 MBThis week on Written in Uncertainty, we're discussing one of the most contentious texts in The Elder Scrolls, one that was written to end a war, and possibly just started another one. A text that has called for the birth of new worlds, new ideas, and a perfect marriage. Today we’re asking, what is C0DA? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/c0da Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an ...
What is Lyg?
February 28, 2019 22:32 - 25 minutes - 59.1 MBThis week on Written in Uncertainty, we’re discussing one of the places that is at the edge of sight in the Elder Scrolls lore, almost there and almost not. A place that comes from a tale of razors, monkeys and fire alarms. Today we’re asking, what is Lyg? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/lyg Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Kee...
What are the Magna Ge?
February 15, 2019 23:23 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MBToday, Written in Uncertainty is discussing a bunch of entities that were really, truly, totally, honest guv, on-board with the creation of Mundus, and then got cold feet at the last moment, running away and causing much damage to the project. Or were they completing it after all? Today we’re asking, what are the Magna Ge? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/magna-ge Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord....
What is the Aurbis?
January 31, 2019 17:54 - 25 minutes - 34 MBThis week on Written in Uncertainty I’m discussing some of the most fundamental parts of the Elder Scrolls universe, looking at its basic structure and how it works at the most macro level. Today we’re asking, what is the Aurbis? Check out the show’s website: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/aurbis Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: http...
What are the Hist?
January 17, 2019 22:01 - 31 minutes - 39.4 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty, we’re discussing some of the most mysterious entities in The Elder Scrolls. Things that can shape an entire race, and are probably the closest thing to aliens that we will ever see. Today we’re asking, what are the Hist? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/hist Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep ...
What is a god in The Elder Scrolls?
January 03, 2019 21:52 - 27 minutes - 35 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty we’re discussing something that probably should have been discussed as part of last episode. There is a wide variety of deities worshipped across Tamriel, and having looked into what shapes many of these beings, today we’re asking, what actually IS a god in The Elder Scrolls? Check out the show’s website: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/god Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an e...
What is Mythopoeia?
December 13, 2018 21:22 - 33 minutes - 47.1 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty we’re discussing some of the most fundamental laws of the Aurbis, that shapes everything from the most powerful of deities and how cultures see themselves, right down to the bedtime stories told to children. Today we’re asking, what is mythopoeia, and is Alduin Akatosh? Check out the show’s website: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/mythopoeia Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an e...
What is Mantling, and how is Talos Three People?
November 29, 2018 19:15 - 32 minutes - 40.5 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty, we’re discussing one of the most contentious ways that mortals can become gods, and potentially one of the most famous results. Today we’re asking, what is mantling, and how is Talos three people? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/mantling-talos Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twi...
Why are Elder Scrolls Protagonists Always Prisoners?
November 15, 2018 20:14 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty, we’re discussing a figure that is both towering in scope and very personal, infinitely variable and one that often follows a pattern. And it’s one that we’ve all been. Today we’re asking, why are Elder Scrolls protagonists always prisoners? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/prisoners Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: writteninuncertainty...
What is the Godhead, and how do Amaranths work?
November 01, 2018 20:30 - 34 minutes - 78.1 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty we’re going beyond Mundus, beyond time and beyond causality to examine the roots of the Aurbis itself. Today we’re asking, what is the Dreaming Godhead, and how do Amaranths work? Check out the show’s website: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/amaranth-godhead/ Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.t...
What are Kalpas in The Elder Scrolls?
October 18, 2018 22:03 - 38 minutes - 36.3 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty we’re discussing how the cycle of time in the Elder Scrolls universe works, with particular attention to how the dragon eats itself, and what happens when the cycles of the world turn. Today we’re asking, what are kalpas, with a side helping of where do the Redguards come from anyway? Check out the show’s website: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/kalpas/ Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w ...
What are Dragon Breaks?
October 04, 2018 21:08 - 59 minutes - 50.5 MBThis week on Written in Uncertainty, we talk about events that reshape gods, countries and time itself. Today we’re asking, what are dragon breaks? Check out the episode on the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/dragon-breaks Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramithius Watch Written in Uncertain...
What is the Difference between Men and Mer, and do the Thalmor want to destroy the world?
September 20, 2018 20:40 - 47 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this episode of Written in Uncertainty, we’re asking, what is the man/mer schism, with a side helping of do the Thalmor want to destroy the world? Check out the show’s website: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/men-mer-thalmor/ Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramithius Watch Written in Uncertainty videos: htt...
What are the Towers?
July 24, 2018 21:29 - 53 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this episode of Written in Uncertainty, we’re discussing some of the oldest buildings on Nirn, some built by the gods themselves. Some say they hold up Nirn; some say they shape the land around them. Today we’re asking what are the Towers? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/towers Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch o...
What is CHIM?
July 24, 2018 21:19 - 36 minutes - 27.8 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty we’re discussing that mysterious state of being that seems to grant superpowers in TES. It’s been compared to Enlightenment. It’s been compared to breaking the fourth wall and using the Construction Kit. Today we’re asking, how does CHIM actually work? Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/chim Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: writteninuncer...
What is an Enantiomorph?
July 24, 2018 17:56 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBToday on Written in Uncertainty, we’re looking at a pattern fundamental to the structure of Mundus. We’re asking, what is an enantiomorph? Check it out on the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/enantiomorph Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramithius Watch Written in Uncertainty videos: https://...
What Happened to the Dwemer?
July 21, 2018 12:52 - 35 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this episode, Written in Uncertainty discusses what the Dwemer were trying to do with Lorkhan’s heart, with the Falmer, and what happened to them when they disappeared during the Battle of Red Mountain. Check out the show’s website: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/dwemer Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramit...
Introduction to Written in Uncertainty
July 16, 2018 20:57 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBWelcome to Written in Uncertainty! This episode outlines my perspective on the lore, and what that means for how I’ll be talking about it in the podcasts. Check out the show’s website: https://www.writteninuncertainty.com Talk TES lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: [email protected] Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramithius Watch Written in Uncertainty videos: https://www.youtube...
Written in Uncertainty: An Elder Scrolls Lore Podcast (Trailer)
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