Reanimate Corpse

 is an Apprentice-level Conjuration spell in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It allows the player to bring certain corpses back to life to fight for them. This is not limited to humans alone; a dead bear or wolf can be reanimated as well, as long as it is of a low enough level. Characters raised with this spell may turn into dust after being killed again.

Usefulness

 * Reanimated beings cannot be Soul Trapped.
 * Unless the Dragonborn has the Conjuration perk, Twin Souls, only one zombie may be created at any one time. Attempts to animate a second corpse result in the first melting into a pile of dust.
 * The beheaded cannot be reanimated.
 * Repeated unsuccessful attempts to reanimate a corpse may cause the corpse to turn to dust.

Attributes

 * Weight: 1
 * Value: 99
 * See Spell Tome for a complete table of spell tomes, their descriptions, and their values.

Acquisition

 * Purchase the tome from any of the following merchants:
 * Calcelmo at the Understone Keep
 * Falion at Falion's House
 * Farengar Secret-Fire in Dragonsreach
 * Madena
 * Nelacar at The Frozen Hearth (After the quest The Black Star)
 * Niranye in the White Hall
 * Phinis Gestor at College of Winterhold
 * Sybille Stentor at Blue Palace
 * Wuunferth the Unliving at Palace of the Kings
 * Wylandriah at Mistveil Keep

Trivia

 * A reanimated human corpse may make moaning noises.
 * A dragon skeleton may be moved a considerable distance if hit by the spell.
 * Dual casting on any NPC will result in their deaths including children.