If you really wanna role-play then be smart about it when u actually meet a dragon.

if u dont have alchemy then buy the poisons, something that can either damage over time or maybe silence it so its forced to get close. this requires one swing.

use legdes, cliffs or whatever gives you a height advantage to jump on top of the dragon (in oblivion it was poosible to jump on top of ppl for a few seconds, so since its the same engine you could jump on the dragon and smack it... consider not using power attacks cus that might make u fall off.(save when ure on top if u need the practice...btw this is mostly for fun but it should be tried atleast once )

get a companion

get a bow, because in the world of roleplaying, flying creatures have always been superior to "melee types" thats why magic and archery made sense to use in such cases.

if a dragon can be paralyzed, use that to your advantage.. if u want a background story why your hero can paralyze.. imagine your bulky muscles are so strong that your punches are legendary.. or something like that.

Paralyzing a dragon? That would mean it would fall down in a heap.

Most interesting...

I'm just curious when warriors all of a sudden forgot how to shoot a bow >_<

A well-rounded warrior should take advantage of any weapon available to him, including bows.

But, just my opinion.

I'm surprised that a warrior for some reason shouldn't be using a bow.
If you're basing your character around vikings, then consider that a Viking Warrior would usually be required to bring a spear, a couple of javelins, a bow and a sword and/or axe to battle.
By all accounts, the Vikings brought the Longbow to the British Isles. The Irish back then had two word for "bow" - one Irish, which ment short/hunting bow. and one norse word for war/longbow.
The bow is equally associated with Vikings as the axe is, though some ignorants still consider Vikings raging drunk barbarians with a giant two-handed axe, no armour and a horned helmet...

With the exception of the three archetypes, Combat, Magic and Stealth, the term "pure" as applied to player characters mystifies me.

I could elaborate, but to keep it simple...

The truth is, for starters, we need a definition, so. let's ask some quesions:

What defines a "pure" warrior?

Could a "pure" Apache warrior use a bow?

What defines a "pure" warrior in Skyrim?

Is my shaman character who will use skills from all three archetypes not a "pure" shaman?

Perhaps a unique answer resides with each of us.

Well, he kinda killed it with a bow....

Why wouldnt a warrior use a bow? Explain that to me logically.

bow is a warrior skill in skyrim

but what can pure thiefs do?
right nothing

Trick the bunch of drunken Nords from the inn into attacking the dragon while you remove its treasure =)

Dragon shouts. Your the Dovakhin, who learned the shouts to battle the dragons or w/e, so it only makes sense, even if your a warrior, you still know the shouts.

don't want to sound like an A hole but dragons are flying creatures soooooooooooo you can't use melee on them unless they are on the ground

sorry

In the preview videos, the dude climbed the tower and started to hack at the dragon while he passed by... seems like a solid strategy to me. Otherwise you outsmart it.

Worse case scenario, just run into a dense area that forces him to get within range?

In other words, my senses say they thought about this in detail.

You did notice he MISSED, right?

True, but the dragons dives seem to be low enough to the ground to make striking it with a two handed weapon feasible.

Ive found that ranged attackers will usually come closer when you take away their line of sight to range attack.

There could be some sort of taunting strategy to it, like calling the Dragon "stupid lizard", so it turns back and dives enraged towards you.

You could also have a special feat for melee oriented only called "pocket sheep" for this sort of situation, where melee guys would take a sheep outta their pockets, place them nice and dandy on the gorund and wait for the lizard to bite. And then epically fight it.

Wrong! The dragons will land sporadically, but once he's dealt enough damage he just cannot fly. So if he's already flying, he will land. But he's not flying all the time.

In the gameplay demo, you can clearly see a dragon outside of Bleak Falls Barrow, that flies one circle then lands to attack you melee.

I think Dragons land on their own accord from time to time as well.

Maybe a landing is even triggered by a lack of ranged damage taken, who knows?

I have to say I am really disappointed by the OP's half-hearted approach to being a warrior by only ruling out bows and magic.

If I were (I won't be) role playing the primeval warrior arch-type, I certainly would not soil myself by having anything to do with mundane activities such as crafting or the fruits thereof, including any forged weapons (such modern tomfoolery, I say). A true warrior soul either goes mano-a-mano, or hand-to-hand, against any foe or risks losing dignity and honor. In the extreme need, sticks and stones, or a handful of sand may just barely be acceptable. Death or Glory! (Oh, and be certain to have offspring at an early age.)

Doing some light research into warriors and bows, I found this on The University of Texas at Austin.


With this in mind using the bow as a means of support for allies, and in the case of dragons, the bow would be used to hunt this ultimate game. So a warrior can thus safely and logically use the bow.


Information:
Todd. B, "Old Norse Online", Last Updated: Thursday, 11 Aug. 2011, (Online), at The University of Texas at Austin, accessed 9th November 2011, available from: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/eieol/norol-8-X.html