The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, also known simply as Skyrim, is a computer game and the fifth installment in the RPG series The Elder Scrolls. The game was developed by Bethesda Softworks and was released on November 11, 2011 for the platforms Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game takes place in the fictional province of Skyrim which is located in the very northern part of the game world Tamriel. Skyrim is mostly populated by the human race Nords, one of the ten different races in the game.

The events of the game take place 200 years after the events of Oblivion, which mainly tells about the civil war of Skyrim and about the return of the dragons, which are led by Alduin, a dragon god who, via a prophecy, intended to destroy the whole world. The players task is to defeat Alduin, and expel the forces of evil from the realm of Skyrim.