Well, I was looking into Dwemer lore and I remember it being stated that modern smiths cannot replicate what the Dwemer have made with metal...
That being said, is the Dwarven Armor in the Elder Scrolls games actually accurate to the Dwemer themselves? Even if you are the Dragonborn, there is no way you would automatically know exactly how to craft Dwemer Armor when even the most masterful smiths in Tamriel can't even come close, unless you were taught by the Dwemer like Ahzidal, but even that is impossible since no more Dwemer remain on Tamriel (With the exception of Yagrum Bagarn, who is very likely dead at the time of Skyrim).
What do you guys think, is the Dwarven Armor accurate, or a rough replica?
Funny you should mention it. I think that most Dwarven armors and weapons are replicas of those found in ruins. The blacksmiths don't actually know the type of metal they used to create them so they smelt gears and other dwarven metal objects.
I think this little video could explain your question.
It's not only about the Dragonborn)) There was an entire story in that book about how Dunmer (and I suspect not only them) disassenble those animunculi and use their parts as armor. If someone smelts Dwemer metal and makes armor from it, I doubt it would be a real Dwemer armor still.
And that's why the armor is so ugly - it does look like mismatched parts of some robots))
Very interesting here! I think Dwarven Armor is completely different than how the Dwarves initially made it. What the Dragonborn or Your Character makes of it is like a prototype. A tracer of the closest it can be to the real thing itself. Being the most technologically advanced race at their time, I bet the real Dwarven Armor was like A supercool and possibly, heavy Robo Suit that would be a pain to put on and would have several functions to suit the wearer. A Human sized Gundam ( For those who have heard of that Anime ) This is just a theory on my part. Its no wonder none can replicate the real thing. It may be explained in ES6. Hmmm.
I agree with Thorien, Auriels Bow is my favorite and I think is the most beautiful bow. The Dwarven Blackbow of Fate is a close second. No playthrough I do, goes without these precious artifacts.
This is one of the first Screenshots I took of it long ago.