Guys like Ainethach are sort of Imperialized. They have lived under the Empire for generations, I doubt they retain much of the original Reachman culture. I wouldn't be much surprised if he too worships Kynareth. Unless of course he is one of that bunch that worships Namira.

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/JusticiarThorien]Justiciar Thorien[/url] said:[/b]

Guys like Ainethach are sort of Imperialized. They have lived under the Empire for generations, I doubt they retain much of the original Reachman culture. I wouldn't be much surprised if he too worships Kynareth. Unless of course he is one of that bunch that worships Namira.

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[blockquote][b][url=/profile/ChrisDiokno1]Chris[/url] said:[/b]

Then we have Faolan, also known as the Red Eagle. He managed to unite the Reachmen under one banner, and in essence was a lot like early versions of King Arthur. A noble man in his own right, yes, but also a warlord, akin to a God of War in his ferocity (Though while he may have a magic sword, he's missing a magic dagger and magic lance), and he DOES fight an analogue to the Roman Empire....

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Too bad we don't get to know much about him. It was really disappointing that in the game he appears as a draugr in Nordic armor(?!), using Shouts(?!?!?!?!) and sealed in a Nordic(???) tomb. I know it's just Bethesda being lazy, but still, it's a dumper. They could have at least make him use magic instead of Shouts. Or make the tomb different than a standard Nord barrow.

The game stuff aside, it's quite apparent that unless there is a second Faolan, the Reachmen won't be united anytime soon, Madanach doesn't seem the kind of leader who can achieve that. And with their belief that civilization is for the weak, well, that paints the possible future of their culture in very grim shades. Also it's very obvious that they won't reclaim their Reach in the foreseeable future.

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/JusticiarThorien]Justiciar Thorien[/url] said:[/b]

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/ChrisDiokno1]Chris[/url] said:[/b]

Then we have Faolan, also known as the Red Eagle. He managed to unite the Reachmen under one banner, and in essence was a lot like early versions of King Arthur. A noble man in his own right, yes, but also a warlord, akin to a God of War in his ferocity (Though while he may have a magic sword, he's missing a magic dagger and magic lance), and he DOES fight an analogue to the Roman Empire....

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Too bad we don't get to know much about him. It was really disappointing that in the game he appears as a draugr in Nordic armor(?!), using Shouts(?!?!?!?!) and sealed in a Nordic(???) tomb. I know it's just Bethesda being lazy, but still, it's a dumper. They could have at least make him use magic instead of Shouts. Or make the tomb different than a standard Nord barrow.

The game stuff aside, it's quite apparent that unless there is a second Faolan, the Reachmen won't be united anytime soon, Madanach doesn't seem the kind of leader who can achieve that. And with their belief that civilization is for the weak, well, that paints the possible future of their culture in very grim shades. Also it's very obvious that they won't reclaim their Reach in the foreseeable future.

[/blockquote] True, though the Nordic stuff could be a nod to cultural intermingling and intermarriage between the Nords and the Reachmen

I wouldn't say there is any intermingling, judging by how the Reachmen "like" Nords. Also, while it can be assumed that Faolan's fellows simply put his body in a Nordic tomb that already existed in their territory, that doesn't explain the Nordic armor and the shouts. Especially the shouts. There is absolutely no way a Reachman could know shouts unless he went to learn them from the Greybeards, which I doubt Faolan would have done.