ARENA

- The town is present in Arena as this is the introduction of the settlement, and is a
town not a village.

DAGGERFALL

- Silgrad Tower makes another appearance in Daggerfall (and also Morrowind) via
the book ‘The Real Barenziah, Part 1’. This excerpt describes what Silgrad
Tower (Silgrod Tower) looks like:

"There's Silgrod Tower," Berry said, referring to the Dark Elven township that had
grown up around an ancient minaret guarding the border between Skyrim and Morrowind.

"The bridge guards won't let me across, Berry. They're crack Imperial troops. They
can't be bribed. If you go, you go alone. I won't try and stop you. But what will you do?
Silgrod Tower is full of Imperial soldiers. Will you become a washing-woman for them? Or
a camp follower?"
MORROWIND CONCEPT MAP
 - Silgrad Tower is still present on the planning of Morrowind mainland (and in the
same location) even with other settlements going through a rename phase such
as Reich Parkeep becoming Selethis or Vararchen becoming Veranis Hall.

MORROWIND

- This of course is the canonical part (alongside the Real Barenziah). Silgrad
Tower is mentioned in “On Morrowind”, which is a fundamental book in the Elder
Scrolls III. The books talks about the upcoming invasion at the end of the Second
Era:

Contrived border incidents in Black Marsh ended inconclusively, but the

swampy terrain did not favor legion and navy coordination. Against the legions
massed west of Silgrad Tower and Kragenmoor, and the legions west of Blacklight
and Cormaris View, Morrowind had pitifully small militias stiffened by small
companies of Redoran mercenaries and elite units of house nobles and Temple
Ordinators and Armigers. Further complicating matters was the refusal of Indoril,
Dres, Hlaalu, and Telvanni to garrison the western borders; Indoril and Dres
proposed, rather than defend the western border, instead to withdraw to the interior
and fight a guerilla war. With Hlaalu advocating accommodation, and Telvanni
remaining neutral, Redoran therefore faced the prospect of standing alone against the
Empire.

CONCLUSION

We know that Silgrad Tower is a settlement that still exists as of The Elder
Scrolls III. It is a town on the border of Morrowind and Skyrim in between Selethis, and
Veranis Hall, and is also close to Riften (Rifton in The Real Barenziah). Currently
Kogotel takes up that space (Kogotel translates to Unbreakable Tower). If there was no
mention of Silgrad/Silgrod Tower in the game, the place would be fair game to stay as
Kogotel. However, because the game mentions both names, this is the location of
Silgrad Tower and so calling it otherwise is a retcon within the game itself, not even
retconning a previous game. This is not a Riverbridge/Almas Thirr scenario. This is not
a Stonefalls/Andothren+Bal Foyen scenario. This is not a Heimlyn Keep/Hlerynhul
scenario. Silgrad Tower is canon as of On Morrowind, Silgrod Tower is Canon as of
Daggerfall and Morrowind. Silgrod Tower is described as a redoran town built around an
ancient tower, and the town is under imperial influence (which makes sense as it is
close to three borders of influence (Cyrodiil, Skyrim, and Malahk Bazul).Imperials need
a travel route through Frimvorn pass, so the Legion are ready at Silgrad Tower to meet
caravans while the Redoran of the Ashes March take care of the Orc problem. The
tower itself is ancient, Nordic makes sense as during the height of the Nordic rule of
Redsayn/Dwemereth, This part of Morrowind in particular (the upper Velothis) is where
the Nords ruled from and spread their influence from ancient Skyrim after claiming
victory over the Falmer. The Nords later integrated with the local Chimer and vice versa,
burying nordic heroes in Daedric Temples or building forges in Daedric Temples built by
the Chimer. One could say that the Redoran territory is the most human part of
Morrowind as that was (as said) the seat of Nordic conquerors. Given that the -grad
prefix is common amongst the Nords, it is safe to say that the imperials and Tamriel as
a whole recognize the ancient tower and so it has kept its name-sake to this day, being
truly unbreakable.