Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20150127181142/@comment-17114085-20150130155823

~7th month, 130~ (Forgot to put this on my last few posts about the battle)

The battle had raged on for countless hours. Numerous losses on both sides. The snow of the battlefield was drenched in blood. But as the sun set and the night began the battle near Kastav had finally ended.

With their Jarl dead and only a few decent officers leading their forces the soldiers of Winterhold had started to break rank a few hours ago, many running from the battle. Others surrendered after getting to tired to stand. However many fought to the death. In the end roughly 300 soldiers were captured either after surrendering or from not being able to fight anymore. Another 400 soldiers left the battle, likely trying to return to their homes, and 600 dead.

Eastmarch had lost about the same amount, only a few more due to Winterhold having used the oil strategy. In the end the count of dead was near 700. That left them with only around 1050 men left. The Jarl ordered his soldiers to burn the dead, give them proper funeral pyres, from both sides. It took many days to burn every body, and the blood stained battlefield remained visible for months. Citizens of Kastav dubbed it the Snowblooded Field, the site of the biggest battle in Skyrim since a few decades.

After all the dead were burned and the men were rested Jarl Engar marched north to occupy Whistling Village and Winterhold, as they no longer had any armies protecting them save for a few soldiers that had run away from the Battle of Snowblooded Field. However those soldiers were tired and didn't want to fight, so they didn't try to fight against the occupation. Eastmarch took over half the lands of Winterhold. The other half was taken by The Pale, who took the opportunity of the war and conquered much of the land in the west side of Winterhold. Jarl Engar decided that this was enough war and returned to Windhelm to rule his nation.