they'll probably be like the ebony blade where you do these thing to level it up
and you can get different perks
This would make the most sense.
Really? because my Nord isn't leveling up much at all & I've been leveling my one-handed & archery quite a bit.
50 is the soft cap after this it takes a lot more effort to level up, but shortly before maxing out every skill you'll hit the cap of 81.