User blog comment:Murkywater2/Morrowind Combat/@comment-62.238.7.18-20130119110958

Morrowind is a true RPG. Gruesome and unforgiving. So yeah, at the beginning of the game youre not going to hit much. As stated below start with your highest weapon skill (assuming you can quickly find the corresponding weapon). Long blade is what I would recommend, seeing as when you go left from Seyda Neen in the very beginning (in stead of going right to the Silt Strider) eventually you'll see a hapless wood elf falling from the sky, if you loot that guy you'll get a nice sword to begin with.(Heck of a lot better than that iron dagger you can pick up at the Cencus and Excise office). For the other weapon skills you can check in with the various trainers to crank it up a notch. Caius Cosades mentions Blades Trainers the first time you go see him, so that'll point you in the right direction. Hope that helps:)