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[[Image:Races fullmap center.gif|300px|thumb|right|The Empire of Tamriel]]'''Tamriel''' is the fictional continent where the events of [[The Elder Scrolls]] games take place. The Elder Scrolls are a series of computer role playing games. For more information on non-fictional information pertaining the game series Elder Scrolls, please see [[Elder Scrolls]]. It is located on the planet of [[Nirn]], which is the mortal realm of the finite and the partial, as opposed to the immortal realms of the infinite and the absolute, which are not [[Nirn]]. To clarify, all mortal races (Playable races in the series) are of Nirn, and all divine beings, called Daedra and Aedra(not playable in the series) or not of Nirn. In the Elder Scrolls, ''Mundus'', another name for Nirn, is the Elvish root for the human word "mundane", meaning ordinary. Some, such as the [[Mythic Dawn]] however, view Tamriel as an extension of the realm of ''Oblivion'' itself. That means that Tamriel at one time may have been a realm of immortals, but was separated from immortality at some point one may assume from lore according to the actual game [[Oblivion]], the fourth installment of The Elder ScrollsIt is located on the planet of [[Nirn]], which is the mortal realm of the finite and the partial, as opposed to the immortal realms of the infinite and the absolute. In the Elder Scrolls, ''Mundus'', another name for Nirn, is the Elvish root for the human word "mundane", meaning ordinary. Some, such as the [[Mythic Dawn]] however, view Tamriel as an extension of the realm of ''Oblivion'' itself.

The name Tamriel is said to mean 'Starry Heart',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imperial-library.info/pge/cyrodiil.shtml |title=Pocket Guide to The Empire: Cyrodiil |accessmonthday=September 8 |accessyear=2006 |author=Imperial Geographical Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://imperial-library.info/mwbooks/mysterious_akavir.shtml |title=Mysterious Akavir |accessmonthday=September 8 |accessyear=2006}}</ref> while, according to ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena|Arena]](contracted; show full)[[Category:The Elder Scrolls]]
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