Nordic Tombs

"Woe to the unwary explorer who delves deep into the burial crypts of the ancient Nords, and disturbs the Draugr that dwell within."

Nordic Tombs were ancient Nordic burial sites spread throughout the province of Skyrim. Some tombs were also places of worship for Dragon Priests and Dragons, such as Bleak Falls Barrow, Forelhost, and Skuldafn. Some of these tombs were actual cities when they were first built, such as Labyrinthian/Bromjunaar, Korvanjund, Volunruud, Saarthal, and Ragnvald.

Tombs without a word wall
Most tombs house Word Walls, where a Word of Power is learned for use with Dragon Shouts, but there are some exceptions:
 * Hillgrund's Tomb
 * Geirmund's Hall (has since a fallen into disrepair and now has more the character of a cave than a tomb)
 * Ansilvund
 * Yngol Barrow
 * Rebel's Cairn
 * Arcwind Point (without installed)
 * Silent Moons Camp (an open ruin)
 * Twilight Sepulcher (although labelled as such, its true purpose is not that of a tomb)
 * Reachwater Rock
 * Potema's Catacombs (located under Solitude, only accessible during the Quest The Wolf Queen Awakened).

Inhabitants and enemies

 * Draugr
 * Skeletons
 * Skeletal Dragon (Labyrinthian)
 * Bandits
 * Forsworn
 * Hag
 * Hagravens
 * Frostbite Spiders
 * Dragon Priests
 * Dragons (Skuldafn)
 * Wispmother
 * Slaughterfish (Labyrinthian)

Unique named enemies

 * Ahzidal
 * Gathrik
 * Curalmil
 * Yngol
 * Kvenel the Tongue
 * Red Eagle
 * Pale Lady
 * Gauldurson Family
 * Jyrik Gauldurson
 * Mikrul Gauldurson
 * Sigdis Gauldurson
 * Dragon Priests
 * Morokei
 * Nahkriin
 * Volsung
 * Vokun
 * Krosis
 * Otar the Mad
 * Hevnoraak
 * Rahgot
 * Ahzidal
 * Zahkriisos
 * Vahlok the Jailor
 * Dukaan

Puzzles and traps

 * Tombs mostly have puzzle doors, which are opened by Dragon Claws.
 * Tombs contain many dangerous traps, such as cave-ins or poison dart guns.

List of Tombs

 * Angarvunde
 * Ansilvund
 * Arcwind Point
 * Bleak Falls Barrow
 * Dead Men's Respite
 * Deepwood Redoubt
 * Dustman's Cairn
 * Folgunthur
 * Forelhost
 * Frostmere Crypt
 * Geirmund's Hall
 * Hag Rock Redoubt
 * Hag's End
 * High Gate Ruins
 * Hillgrund's Tomb
 * Ironbind Barrow
 * Korvanjund
 * Labyrinthian
 * Lost Valley Redoubt
 * Potema's Catacombs (under Solitude)
 * Ragnvald
 * Rannveig's Fast
 * Reachwater Rock
 * Rebel's Cairn
 * Saarthal
 * Shriekwind Bastion
 * Shroud Hearth Barrow
 * Silent Moons Camp
 * Silverdrift Lair
 * Skuldafn
 * Snow Veil Sanctum
 * Twilight Sepulcher
 * Ustengrav
 * Valthume
 * Volskygge
 * Volunruud
 * Yngol Barrow
 * Ysgramor's Tomb

Trivia

 * Several of the tombs are referred to as "barrows". In reality, barrows are a type of burial mound most often associated with Neolithic and Early Bronze Age European cultures. In a similar vein, the carvings found in Nordic tombs are based upon the carvings found in the Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange in Co. Meath, Ireland.