Sweetrolls are almost impossible to not encounter in Skyrim. Of all things, why would a Bethesda Softworks title, particularly an Elder Scrolls title have Sweetrolls as a food that heals 5 HP? Also, some guards when met with eye contact ask "Let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll?" which is what your first antagonist tries to do in Fallout 3.
In some dungeons, there are treasures resting on pressure plates that trigger a trap when you pick them up. Even better, you can even switch the treasure for something else of similar weight if you're fast enough and avoid springing the trap.
The writers of the official strategy guide clearly had a lot of fun thinking up quest sub-headers. "Hadvar's Heroes", "The Windhelm Scream", "This Means War!", "A Shaggy Dog Story", and more.
The fact that one of the dragon powers is to control mist.
There's a perk that adds more health to your reanimated undead minions called Dark Souls. Quite possibly doubles as a Take That due to how easy it is to die in Dark Souls.
One of the hold capitals is called "Windhelm." The strategy guide refers to part of a quest as "The Windhelm Scream."
In the Abandoned House in Markarth, after it becomes apparent there is a daedric influence in the house, items start flying around the room and the get stacked up in a pile on the dining table.
After killing Mirmulnir, one of the guards with you will say that he's proud to be your Battle Brother.
Wuuthrad's reforging is a shout out to the reforging of the sword Gram from Norse Mythology.
Lucien Lachance channels Obi-Wan Kenobi — he's a ghostly robed figure who guides the player and at one point makes reference to a great disturbance in something.
In one mission for the Dark Brotherhood, he will sometimes say: "There is a disturbance in the Void."
If you talk to Imperial soldiers while wearing a Stormcloak uniform, they'll question you about it. One of your dialogue options is to state that you are, in fact, a Stormcloak — to which they call you "Rebel scum".
In the highest point in the game world, one can find a one of a kind NotchedPickaxe. It's well-known that Todd Howard and Notch are close friends and fans of each other's work.
When asking Farkas if everyone in the Companians is a werewolf, he'll say, "Not everyone. But all the Circle are. It's a secret to everybody".
The remains of a high elf clad in a familiar green tunic and hat can be found at the bottom of a mammoth trap. Possibly doubles as a nod to the original Final Fantasy's Link tombstone.
It can't be a coincidence that all native male Nords try their best to mimic Arnold Schwarzenegger.
One of the loading screens has an orc covered in blood, wielding two war axes, who looks a lot like Kratos. The provided gameplay tip is about the orcs' berserker power.
Nobody else noticed that Mercer Frey prying the eyes out of the giant Falmer statue in the final Thieves' Guild quest bears a surprising resemblance to the cover of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook?
Perhaps unintentional but Finn's Lute is sought for in the Bard's College.
The troll slaying guide also authored by the adventurer Finn may be a nod to the Finnish metal band, Finntroll.
Daedric armor looks quite like Sauron'sarmor this time around.◊ Add in the fact you can equip gold rings (which apppear on the right index finger) and wield a mace..
Perhaps a happy coincidence, but a being whom Dragons fear, respect, whose badassery means they are sworn to obey and who are last of their kind? The Dragonborn, our protagonist, certainly begins to sound awfully like the Dragonlords of Merlin.
While it might be a coincidence, the story of Olaf One-Eye and Dragonsreach is reminescent of a Polish folk tale about the founding of Krakow, which states that the first king of Poland took the throne when he slew a dragon and built his castle around its lair, from which the city of Krakow was built out from.
In the quest in which the player (has the option to) obtain the horse Frost, you will also recieve Frost's lineage papers. Upon reading said papers, the player will discover- among other things- that Frost's father was Sleinir. Sleipnir was Odin's horse in Norse mythology.
Look at the Elven class of Light Armor in Skyrim. Then, look at the armor worn by the elf armies in the Lordofthe Rings films.
For one of the quests in the College of Winterhold, you need to make contact with a former student. Said student was the brightest mage of his age, but after a horrible accident he took to hiding in the tunnels beneath the college.
After fighting Frostbite Spiders under Helgen, Hadvar will sometimes comment "What next, Giant Snakes?
