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Hjalti's Sword is a unique ancient Nord sword and a quest item that is required to complete the quest "The Ghost of Old Hroldan."

Possible locations[]

The quest is initiated by speaking to the Ghost of Old Hroldan who has been haunting Old Hroldan Inn, southeast of Markarth. After receiving the quest, the bartender of Old Hroldan Inn will direct the Dragonborn randomly to one of nine locations:

Trivia[]

  • Hjalti Early-Beard was Tiber Septim's original name according to the theory that he is born in Alcaire, High Rock. This leads to the conclusion that this sword belonged to Tiber Septim himself.[1]
  • Hjalti's Sword can be obtained before starting the quest, then the Dragonborn can give the sword to the Ghost of Old Hroldan straight away.
  • The Sword appears to be an Ancient Nord Sword, yet Tiber Septim took over The Reach in the Second Era.

Bugs[]

This section contains bugs related to Hjalti's Sword. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

  1. Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening.
  2. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on.
  3. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.
  •  360   If obtained before the quest is given, it may be impossible to remove the sword from the inventory.

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