Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-92.235.253.240-20130126202942/@comment-4157880-20130127043340

I have this issue sometimes. (It seems to be a common bug with Bethesda games. It's happened in Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas, and now Skyrim.) If it happens you can try a few things before starting up a whole new game.

Anyway, the trick I've learned is a bit lengthy, but seems to work. If the game is installed to your Xbox, uninstall it. Then delete the Xbox's system cache (Directions to do that here: Link ). Now reinstall the game to your hard drive. Turn off the Xbox, wait a few minutes then turn it back on. Load up Skyrim. Download the patches again. Lastly load up your save.

If that doesn't work, perform the Black Sacrement and get Dark Brotherhood assassin to smash your Xbox.