ok, i tried both one-handed and two-handed melee combat and now plan to make a noble man character, most likely breton or imperial, but i need to know: which weaponstyle and armor as well would work best?

1H Sword 'n board, heavy armor. Archery for your ranged kill skill.

are you using breton for this?

I'm not sure what you're envisioning as a "noble man", but assuming you're going for feudal lord/ knight, 1h + shield or 2h would both work. If you're planning on smithing and enchanting yourself into a mitigation-capped set of customized armor (which would be appropriate for a wealthy professional warrior), I'd recommend a 2h, since much of the benefit of using of a shield becomes irrelevant once you're armor capped. However, if you don't want to craft, 1h + Shield can work nicely.

I'd strongly recommend Breton over Imperial, since the 25% passive Magic Resistance is arguably the best racial ability in the game. Combine that with the Lord's Stone (also appropriate for a noble man), and you're already sitting at 50% magic resistance.

i'm guessing a feudal lord is a good choice. especially since i have a 2h breton warrior going right now.

For a noble and knght sort? A mace and board might be most appropriate with heavy armor and a bow. For RP reasons you can consider leveling speech.

wondering, what about a spellsword-styled feudal lord type?