

Some sources claim this attack damaged the fortress so badly it had to be abandoned, while others say that it was abandoned some time after the battle due to its poor strategic value. Tiber Septim also received the blessing of Akatosh inside the catacombs. Talos recovered the Amulet of Kings from the tomb of Reman III in the catacombs beneath Sancre Tor immediately after the battle. The Breton Battlemage command was summarily executed. The Nord captives swore allegiance to Talos after the battle, and played a key role in Tiber's campaigns to unite Cyrodiil. The Blades also played a role in Tiber Septim's victory at Sancre Tor, to honor this role, Tiber Septim gave the Armor of Tiber Septim to the Blades. The now undermanned fortress was then taken by Talos' forces, who captured the generals within the fortress and compelled the surrender of the Nord-Breton forces engaged in the sortie. This turncoat is traditionally a Breton sorcerer. Meanwhile, the main bulk of his forces approached from the rear, gaining entrance to the fortress through a secret passage in the unscalable rear, revealed by a turncoat. Talos left a small force outside the main gates of the fortress, tempting the Nord-Breton forces into a sortie. General Talos, serving King Cuhelain, prepared to assault the fortress with an army that was tired, cold and ill-equipped to mount an attack on the walls. In 2E 852, joint Nord and Breton forces crossed the borders into Cyrodiil and occupied many passes and villages in the Jerall Mountains before digging in at Sancre Tor for the winter.
