Ancient Nord Helmet
Base Armor: 15	Weight 4	Base Value: 60
Class: Heavy Armor, Helmet
Upgrade Material: Iron Ingot
Perk: Daedric Smithing
ID: 00056A9E

Ancient Nord Helmet is a piece of heavy armor and part of the Ancient Nord Armor set found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

It's a variant of the Iron Helmet and has similar base attributes, however what makes it superior is it benefits from the Daedric Smithing perk which vastly improves its armor rating when upgraded. This makes it comparable with some of the higher tier armors.

AppearanceEdit

It bears a resemblance to the decayed helmets worn by certain Draugr, however what makes it relatively rare is the fact that it cannot be obtained from defeated Draugr or crafted under normal circumstances.

The helmet also differs in appearance depending on the gender of the wearer. Male characters have two curved horns, much like the Iron Helmet. Female characters have a helmet with what appear to be deer or Elk antlers.

LocationsEdit

• The entire set including; armor piece, helm, boots and gauntlets can be looted from the Dragon Cultist in Forelhost during the quest "Siege on the Dragon Cult".
• Forsaken Cave
• Labyrinthian
• Valthume
• Volunruud
• Potema's Catacombs
• Temple of Miraak ^DB - worn by a seated skeleton by the dining area.
• Ysgramor's Tomb - on an offering table near where Kodlak White-Mane is freed from his wolf spirit.

SmithingEdit

This item can only be crafted at the Skyforge once the Companions main questline has been completed. It can be created with the following components:

• 2 × Iron Ingot
• 2 × Leather
• 3 × Leather Strips
• 3 × Steel Ingot

It can be upgraded with an Iron Ingot at a workbench and also benefits from the Daedric Smithing perk, which doubles the improvement.

VariantsEdit

• Ancient Helmet of the Unburned - a unique variant with a 40% resist fire enchantment.
• Ahzidal's Helm of Vision - a unique variant found in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn.

TriviaEdit

• This Helmet resembles the playable helmets of The Elder Scrolls: Arena, where all plate helmets wore by the Eternal Champion were identical in shape and the only difference was the color (depending of the material, for example the dwarven helmet looked like a golden version of the plate one)

BugsEdit

• The Ancient Nord Helmet may not display on mannequins properly, leaving the head uncovered.
• On female Argonians it may appear as the male variant.

GalleryEdit

Female variant with elk antlers.

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AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First appearance)