Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-139.216.236.57-20130528071007/@comment-5917342-20130528075121

Mace is the slowest but it deals most damage. And it ignores some armor if you have the perk.

Axe can deal extra bleeding damage which ignore the armor ranking if you have the perk.

Sword is the fastest but deals least damage. A certain perk grants you the ability to deal critical damage with a sword.