Make sure you are putting enough perks into whatever main form of combat you are using, the first perk in the tree can be upgraded a few times and will give you good increases in damage, also make sure you are specializing somewhat, ie you dont want to put perks into both one handed and 2 handed because you cant use both at the same time
for now, I would suggest either turning down the difficulty in the pause menu or letting the villagers and guards help you out (note, some "non essential" npc villagers could die)