In our penultimate Elder Scrolls trivia question, we asked you guys to answer the following:
What was the Yokudan name of the first batallion of Redguard soldiers that set foot in Hammerfell?
The answer, as it turns out, is simple. The Yokudan called the Redguards “Ra Gada,” which was eventually corrupted to the present “Redguard.”
Michael Mauro of Lancaster, PA was our big winner. Congrats to him. To the rest: you have one more chance to win on Friday. Make it count.
thought you were aiming at the forebears, who cleared the way for their ruler in Hammerfell…
“Redguard” is a corruption of “Ra Gada”, not the other way around.
Dur! Thanks rpeh.
Ra’gada and Forebear are synonymous, Lonka. IIRC, the name for the Crowns that followed is Raga.
[“Redguard†is a corruption of “Ra Gadaâ€, not the other way around.
Left by rpeh on March 23rd, 2010 ]
Wow nice bit of lore. Thanks rpeh
Ra Gada sounds much more appealing then… Redguard :>