Nord dagger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VikingDagger.jpg
Gold dagger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Art_Knives_by_Buster_Warenski.jpg
Some other nice looking sharp weapons: http://www.swordsswords.com/

Why oh why Bethesda didn't you try harder to make more fancy weapons a reward something like these? So pretty even if they are a unique weapon reward from a daedric prince or something. Those daggers are very pretty.

EDIT: Xbox 360 Player
EDIT: unokitsune is FEMALE

Because the weapons in skyrim are meant to be used by the average citizenry to aid them against wild beasts. Not as ceremonial ornaments.

Well they make weapons and armor out of glass which quite frankly shatters easily.

Besides ancient nords were master craftsmen and women, so why couldn't they make very pretty weaponry? You can still fight with pretty weapons so long as they are sharp and ahv ea good weight to them. Gold is soft though, yet could be decoratively worn by a Jarl and such.

Silver is used for weapons, I do not understand why they don't appear prettier especially around the hilt, kind of something that looks like a fancy piece of Jelwry but can very well kill you.

I'm glad the weapons and armor don't look like things we have in this world. The design of a weapon is distinctive to the creator of it. A certain people will craft a weapon a certain way - look at Orc swords in the game for example.

With this logic in mind, wouldn't it make sense for the Nords to have constructed their weapons in a manner consistent with their role in history? As did the Orcs, Dwarves, and everyone else.

Nice

Well in all fairness they did make their burrows all fancy carvings yet they didn't do the same with their weapons? Not even ceremonial ones? They could at least taken the time for the special ones especially those that related to dragon rituals.

i found these pictures while doing research for a little story I'm writing. I have a cicivliation based on art and that includes in their weaponry.

Only a milk drinker would use a fancy blade, Steel is the weapon of a true Nord!

DI have always despised the looks of Daedric weapons and armor. I don't want to look like an armored sith from Star Wars.

I also hate glass armor. If you don't fancy the Green Lantern comics, you're screwed.

Dwarven armor has never made any sense to me. I just cannot understand the idea of tall people in a dwarf's armor set. Whether or not the lore described TES dwarves as tall or short. A dwarf is short, by definition. Period.

Same thing with Orcish. I have never understood tall orcs.

My ultimate point is that I agree that weapons and armor are far too flashy, and colorful. So much so, that it is all over the place.

It doesn't ruin it for me, though. My favorite gear always has been and always will be leather and steel.

Pfft, only a true Nord would live in the stone age. Ebony, Orcish and Daedric are better.

And Bleakwall I feel there isn't enough art. They don't even give us dyes to use

Glass weapons and armor are not made from glass, they just look like glass so they are called glass... Regardless they don't share the same weaknesses.

Most of the weapons you find in game are also fighting weapons. They are created for legions or at least large groups of people or for ordinary people that want to protect themselves against wolves. You aren't going to make those weapons fancy. You are going to make them useful and as strong as possible for a relatively low price. Sure it would make sense for some random people to get more expensive weapons (Jarls) but that's about it. And to counter that they have build unique Daedric weapons...

So it's lacking yes, but only like 9 or 10 weapons anyway.

Also to be quite fair, I'm pretty sure that if given the chance every Jarl would prefer an Ebony or even Daedric sword to a fancy steel sword...

Because they were not aiming to make a Japanese RPG / anime-based game? I would expect something like that in Final Fantasy, not The Elder Scrolls.

Those daggers don't look asian, one is a viking the other is from a master craftsman who died in 2008. All pretty things aren't restricted to just being asian. There are some very fancy western weapony.

And to Fishy: Apparently Silver is strong enough to use as a weapon, Some fancy ones could have gems in the hilt yet still be very pleasable to use against the undead and on werewolves. Gold is a tad bit too soft yet Dwarven ingots come close to a nice color. Between their fancy machines and inventions Dwarven weapons look a bit plain.

BAWW WHY CAN'T MY GAME BE PRETTY!?

Because the real world isn't.

I just like how the Silver Hand has all these nice silver weapons, and you can even find silver ore and smelt them into silver ingots, but can only make jewlery. I guess these are all just left over from the Oblivion crisis days, and the art of smithing silver into weapons is lost.

Nor is the attitude of most girls you guys refer to as "Eye candy"

But seriously shouldn't unique weapons look more unique?

and @ brglock I don't think so I think it must be some kind of perk known only to them in Skyrim as their mainheadquarters has a forge. Quite typically I'm surprised we can't smith silver of our own, we had an entire line of silver weapons from past games.

I am a Nord, so naturally, I hate wearing elven gear. It doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it does to others, but not to me.

I am not satan, so I hate wearing Daedric gear. Not that the Daedra are supposed to be satanists, but Daedric gear looks like what the cliche tradional devil would wear. It makes me think of the devil from the movie "Legend" with Tom Cruise every time. God, I hate Daedric gear!

Hell, I don't know the difference. I'm Texan, so I have an excuse


I don't know. I just have a hard time trying to picture fancy weapons and scabbards in a land as rugged as Skyrim. They would have fit better in Oblivion's setting rather than this one.

I agree OP, it would be cool if there were some more ornate unique weapons.

I havent tried upgrading a Silver sword yet, so you cant improve them with Silver ignots ?

You're texan, ah so you belong to the state of Guns, everybody has a gun in Texas. Still though you got Warm weather there and a climate totally opposite of Skyrim.

Not quite you see there are elves in Skyrim as well as old Noric ruins which still have ancient Nordic gear and a certain forge you unlock with the companions one would think those weapons could be restored to being very glamourous and at the same time utilitarian. However Nords in this current age tend to be lazy alchoholics or glorfied warriors and care more about bashing each other than being artsy. They can't even be bothered to repair their own cities and buildings.


Thank you it would be very fancy on the wall or what not.

Why install gems in it? Silver weapons are worthless unless for a specific purpose, expensive to use and the richer people don't use those weapons. As they have no reason for it, As for gifts, again no matter how much gems you put into a steel or silver weapon it's never going to be an Ebony or Daedric weapon and those weapons are incredibly expensive and rare (or at least should be). Putting a diamond in an ebony sword just removes value because you removed a piece of Ebony...

You have totally not read the opening post. He is asking for even more elaborate weapons.

The hilt not the tang, besides the hilt is wrapped in layers of leather so something a bit more fancy something of a higher stationed officer would use. Silver is great for undead, ghosts and werewolves and they do glow in light unlike the dark ebony. Sure Silver may not be strong as Ebony or Daedric but Silver has alwasy been better than steel and iron in the TES series. The blade of Ebony would be left untouched. Plus have you seen Mehrune's razor in SKyrim? It has this strange ball as part of the decraction connecting the tang to the hilt. perfectly feasable to have a small gem here or there much like the daggers in the pictures.

You're about 60% right. Texas is the land of open beverage containers and gun racks. We value a good brisket sandwich and a mean bowl of chilli and a Dallas Cowboys win on a Sunday afternoon. Guns are a must if you want to claim yourself as a Texan. I have a Glock 30, Mosberg 850 and a Remington 700... and that's just what I carry in my vehicle!

Just kidding...

And warm weather is a bit of an understatement.... it's more like the 9th circle of hell here in August.

Impractical useless vendor trash.

Hit something a bit too hard and watch all dem gems fly!