Why did the Thalmor decide that the Talos worship should be banned
When I learned about the Civil War in Skyrim, I learned, that the imperials and Stormcloaks are in war, I also found out about the Thalmor, who started the great War in Cyrodiil and forced the Empire to sign a peace treaty about banning the worship of Talos since the Empire lost. Why did the Thalmor suggest that the worship of Talos should be banned?
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Why did Thalmor ban Talos?
It's strongly implied that the ban on Talos worship was expressly done in order to divide the Empire, weakening its overall strength to allow the Thalmor to more easily conquer it, should the war eventually resume.Why did the Aldmeri Dominion ban Talos worship?
The Empire was forced to ban Talos worship because they lost the Great War and it was one of the conditions outlined in the White-Gold Concordat. Many Imperials still secretly worship Talos. The book "The Talos Mistake" was either written to appease the Aldmeri Dominion or it was written by an anti-Talos person.When was Talos worship banned?
The war concluded with the signing of the White-Gold Concordat. Two provisions in the treaty had serious impacts on what remained of the Empire, but one of the terms banned the worship of Talos.Which god do the Thalmor worship?
The Thalmor are the ruling party of the Aldmeri Dominion, consisting entirely of supremacist High Elves (Altmer) whose goal is to weaken the Empire and end the worship of Talos (also known as Tiber Septim, founder of the Empire), alongside wiping out the human races of Man.\
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