Ysgramor's Tomb

Description
On a frozen island north of Winterhold (City) lies Ysgramor's Tomb. Inside, a statue of Ysgramor is found in the center of a room, posing as if holding an Axe which isn't there. The room contains 3 short alcoves, each leading to "dead ends".

Ysgramor's Axe, Wuuthrad is formed from the shards of Wuuthrad which are collected in an earlier quest and reforged into a whole blade once again by Eorlund Gray-Mane. Placing it in the statue, an alcove will open up and a dungeon crawl will be had. Wuuthrad can be removed without closing the dungeon's entryway, thus rendering it yours.

In the Companions quest line, you are required to come here with other members of the Circle and avenge the soul of Kodlak. You must fight your way through the tomb defeating the Ghosts of past companions and some Skeevers and Frostbite Spiders here and there. At the end of the tomb, you will talk to the Ghost of Kodlak who will tell you more of the Companions in the afterlife. After a short dialogue you will be asked to throw the witches head into the fire and release Kodlak's wolf spirit. After killing the wolf spirit, Kodlak will thank you and tell you that you are to become the new Harbringer of the Companions. Now you may leave the tomb by exiting through stairs in the far right corner of the room behind where Kodlak was. There will be the usual Dungeon completion chest with some rare gear and other objects in it like the Shield of Ysgramor. After you have completed this quest you are able to marry certain members of the Companions such as Aela.

There is a dragon shout located above the tomb. To access this you have to leave the tomb through an exit to the left of the statue from the original entrance. Note that this door only opens if you take the short return route from the final chamber which is obscured just to the right of the chest on the far right side. Alternatively, it is possible to scale the cliff on horseback, with some effort.

The dragon shout can also be accessed without going through the tomb by walking to the northwest side of the island. There is a ledge that runs up the side of the cliff that can be followed almost all the way to the tomb exit. One jump up will put the adventurer on the path to the summit and dragon shout.

Behind the wall containing the dragon shout, among the rocks, lies a gold ore vein.

Trivia

 * Once you go to the area with a skull which looks like a mammoth's, if you look at the back of the mammoth skull, you can see a resemblance to Darth Vader's face from Star Wars.

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