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The ghost of a giant Goblin warchief (ESO)

"They learn from the blades and together wield the force of the 5 swords to seal the rent in space time that the Goblins have made and from which springs their invasion. Hallin's companions avoided blinding by the magic swords by hurling the swords together into the void, and sealing forever the giant Goblins in the void between their world and ours."
—Notes For Redguard History

The Goblin gate was a great "rent in space time" that hung high in the sky, serving as a gateway between Nirn and the world (either another dimension or planet) from which a breed of giant Goblins originated. Little is known about the origins of the gateway or the world it lead to, other than that the gate was said to have been made by the giant Goblins themselves. These Goblins worshipped and were led by the god Malooc, and were sometimes known as "Malooc's Horde".

History

First Known Opening

Volenfell, the former Capital of Clan Rourken

At some point between 1E 420 and 1E 700, when the Rourken Dwemer inhabited Hammerfell, the giant Goblins would invade them via their Goblin gate. They possessed a huge army of fighters, and appeared in the middle of the province, where they would pillage and raze towns to the ground, driving the Dwarves out of the province.

Around 1E 780, when the Ra Gada, led by Frandar Hunding, first arrived in Tamriel, they would soon enter into a war with the giant Goblins. The Goblins were led in battle by their god Malooc, but Malooc fled east when the army of the HoonDing overtook his Goblin hordes. Despite his initial success of driving many of of the Goblins out of Hammerfell, Frandar would be killed during one of the bloodiest battles of the campaign.

The Goblins would receive reinforcements from the Goblin gate, launching an invasion on the Yokudan settlers. Frandar's son Divad Hunding, would go on to win the war by repelling their invasion. He forged five mighty magical swords, a mix of Shehai and smithing, which five Ansei would take and raise into the sky, using their power to close the Goblin gate. By some accounts, this also cursed the Goblins who were left behind, diminishing them into their modern-size. Though one was said to have escaped being diminished. Despite some modern scholars considering the war with the giant Goblins a myth, the victory of the Redguards is still celebrated during the annual Festival of Blades.

Second Invasion

Many years after their battle with Divad Hunding, the Goblin gate would re-open. The giant Goblins had returned with a new invasion, having managed to open the path from their world to Nirn again. The Redguards struggled greatly against their horde, as the giant Goblins received a constant supply of arms and reinforcements from the re-opened Goblin gate. The powerful Ansei, Derik Hallin, reassembled the five magic swords which allowed Divad before him to close the Goblin gate. He and his companions would hurl the swords into the rent in the sky, causing them to seal forever the giant Goblins in the void between their world and Nirn.

Gallery

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  Divad Hunding, the first to close the Goblin gate

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  Derik Hallin, who closed the Goblin gate for good

Notes

• ^	While "The Song of Divad" is mentioned by name in the Elder Scrolls Online, and its events mentioned in both Daggerfall and ESO sources, the actual text itself is unused content.

See Also

Books

• Notes For Redguard History
• Shrine to Divad Hunding
• The Song of Divad by Ryders Bloc — On the Redguards and their heroes.

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.