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Folks who buy a physical copy get a physical map to go with it:

Skyrim map

What do these x's mark? Standing stones? Shrines?

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X marks the spot. – Doozer Blake Nov 11 '11 at 18:10
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Just to clarify, pre-order was not required. I went with a buddy to Walmart last night and bought the PC version, and it came with the 'premium physical map', which is a nice card stock map. But it was just the regular PC version, on the shelf. No pre-order. – JClaspill Nov 11 '11 at 19:06
@JClaspill Thanks for the info, updated question. – Arkive Nov 11 '11 at 19:10

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It seems they are generally points of interest related to Nord mythology. I methodically went to each X on the map, and here's what I found:

Guardian/standing stones

  1. Northeast of Markarth: The lover stone
  2. Northwest of Solitude: The steed stone
  3. East of Morthal: The lord stone
  4. Northwest of Morthal: The apprentice stone
  5. West of Winterhold: The tower stone
  6. East of Whiterun: The ritual stone
  7. Eastmarch: The Atronach stone
  8. South southeast of Riften: The shadow stone
  9. Lake Ilinalta: The lady stone
  10. (11.) (12.) Near Riverwood: The mage, warrior, and thief stones

Oddly, one guardian stone isn't marked on the map: the serpent stone. That one's found on an iceberg east of Winterhold.

Other points of interest

  • Southwest of Rorikstead: Valthume
  • North of Markarth: Ragnvald
  • West of Karthwasten: Shrine to Peryite
  • West northwest of Dragon Bridge: Volskygge
  • West southwest of Solitude: The Statue of Meridia
  • Southeast of Morfal: Labyrinthian
  • Southwest of Winterhold: Alftand
  • Southwest of Dawnstar: Mzinchaleft (I think: can't find anything else around here)
  • West of Dawnstar: High Gate ruins
  • South of Lake Jorgrim: Irkngthand
  • The Velnontht Mountains (Northern): Mzulft (I think)
  • The Velnontht Mountains (Southern): Kargrenzel
  • South southwest of Riften: Forelhost
  • West of Lake Honrich: Avanchnzel
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there could be both standing stones and other features. And, anyway, if there are 13 standing stones and 3 are in the same place, that would be ELEVEN x's. You don't subtract 3; you subtract the two extraneous ones. – user14220 Nov 13 '11 at 22:42
@MathWizard Yep, you're correct; I'm starting to go through them systematically and finding a mixture of guardian stones and other points of interest. – user3389 Nov 14 '11 at 3:18
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Those would be the standing stones. They seem to match up closely with there locations especially the one by Riverwood. It also says so an this site. http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Guardian_Stones

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They are dragon burial sites. It's not anything complicated or magical.

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