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Whiterun (Skyrim)
For other uses, see Whiterun. Whiterun (Dragon Language: Ahrol-Se-Dovah: "Hill-Of-Dragon")[1] is the capital city of Whiterun Hold, in the center of Skyrim. In Whiterun, Nords live in the 'traditional' manner: their lives are simple, harsh, and rooted in ancient ideas. Even the city's fortifications—wooden and stone palisade walls and the sheer defensive advantage offered by its position on a large bluff that raises the city above the surrounding tundra—are archaic by contemporary…