The Elven Sword is a One-Handed weapon found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Design
The elven sword has a broad double-edged blade.
Locations
Unenchanted Elven Swords will begin to appear throughout Skyrim at level 19 and enchanted swords can be found at level 20. These locations include:
- Blacksmiths and general goods merchants.
- Wielded by various characters or enemies.
- Found as random loot in chests or as a world item throughout Skyrim.
Fixed Locations
- Inside a display case within the Jarl's quarters of Dragonsreach.
- On the inside of the counter on a built-in shelf in the Black-Briar Meadery.
- Carried by Redoran guards in Dragonborn.
- In the Forgotten Vale (Dawnguard DLC). An Elven Sword can be found in a skeleton, up a path leading to the frozen lake where the dragons Voslaarum and Naaslaarum will spawn. This path can be found just south-west of the Wayshrine of Learning.
Smithing
An Elven Sword requires a Smithing level of 30 and the Elven Smithing perk to create. It can be forged at a blacksmith's forge with the following components:
- 1 x Iron Ingot
- 1 x Quicksilver Ingot
- 1 x Leather Strip
- 1 x Refined Moonstone
It can be upgraded with a refined moonstone ingot at a grindstone. The Elven Smithing perk doubles the improvement.
Gallery
Dragonborn wielding an Elven Sword