April 29, 2014 5:55 PM EDT
The Nords fear the magic and Winterhold academy, they think that the cataclysms are caused by magic experiments. The feud of Winterhold has suffered serious damage, only the academy was saved.
I don't think that the Nords hate magic, but I think that the Nords are angry and resentful against wizards for not saving Winterhold, once prosperous city in the north.