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The Arcanaeum - Skyrim

Among other things, The Elder Scrolls franchise is famous for its deep lore. Religious, political and historical background does not come for itself: the player has to uncover it through dialogues and books. Books are not something you can pass by, even playing casually, because they are part of some quests and they unlock new ones.

tomasomeachair made three posts about the libraries in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Today we go into The Arcanaeum, one of the libraries in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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The Arcanaeum is located in Winterhold, on the north-east corner of Skyrim, and holds the collection from the College of Winterhold. To access the library, first you have to show some magic knowledge to Faralda, the gatekeeper (e.g., casting Firebolt).

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The library covers the entire first floor of the College of Winterhold. 89 different titles are available in the reading room.

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Around it there are locked bookshelves which can only be opened using the console commands and contain the same stuff as the reading room.

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At the back of the library there is the circulation desk, where you can find the librarian Urag gro-Shub, and a locked display case with more books.

When told how seriously he takes his job, Urag gro-Shub says:

“Of course I do. If I didn’t, most of these books would have been burnt or dissolved to nothing before the end of the Third Era.”

The Arcanaeum is not just a quiet place where the wizards can research without troubles: it is the custodian of Tamriel’s written heritage.

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Libraries in Video Games is coming backHi there! Sorry for not posting in a while. I’ve had a huge workload these last months that kept me away from updating the blog. However, I’ve been playing video games working on new content during my breaks and...

Libraries in Video Games is coming back

Hi there!

Sorry for not posting in a while. I’ve had a huge workload these last months that kept me away from updating the blog.

However, I’ve been playing video games working on new content during my breaks and Libraries in Video Games is coming back next tuesday! I aim to post once or twice a week, starting with the games shown in the picture.

I only play on PC, so it would be awesome if you submit screenshots of console exclusives like Bloodborne or the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Thank you for your understanding.

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