Volsung



Volsung is one of the eight dragon priests. Vol means Horror in the Dragon Language. He can be found when you reach the end of the dungeon Volskygge, or by climbing the hill above the main entrance. Volsung wears one of the eight Dragon Masks, the Volsung Mask. It consists of the mask and a runed dark brown hood over it.

Strategy
Volsung is very hard to kill without frost resistance in some form. Be cautious when engaging, and remember that if he overpowers you it is still possible to simply aquire the shout and run down the mountain before fast traveling.

Note: If you run down the mountain and later come back planning to kill him, he is gone. (There is also a chance he has returned to his now open coffin and will reawaken if attacked.) At this point you cannot clear Volskygge, and the Draugr lord that drops the ebony sword will respawn from time to time. A good strategy to kill Volsung is to stand on the rocky edges to the left and right of the word wall. This way his ice spikes cannot hit you and you can continuously shoot arrows at him. Having a follower to distract him while doing this is preferred. You can also climb the rocks to the left of the word wall and climb to the complete top of the word wall, and then shoot him from there. This way you can be close enough to use magicka if you please. In both ways, he won't be able to hit you with his attacks. Do not conjure an atronach, he will turn any Atronarch against you (as will any dragon priest). After he has taken your conjuration you may summon another one which won't be taken as long as he already controls one. If you do return try searching in Volsungs coffin and he may be in there, attack him and finish the job.

It is also possible to best Volsung on low levels by using the shout Unrelenting Force and pushing him down towards the cliff. Once this step is completed, have a follower assault him down there and keep him busy while you sit back with your bow and take him out.

Using any weapon that has a diminishing enchantment will drain his magicka, rendering him useless due to dragon priests only having magicka attacks. After this, proceed to hit him with any attack until he dies.

Video tutorial on how to defeat Volsung:

Skyrim Insider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFvL7zTB8RI

Mask Effects

 * Prices are 20% better
 * Carry 20 more points
 * Breathe underwater

Trivia

 * Volsung was the Great Grandson of Odin in Norse Mythology. [|Old Norse - Vǫlsungr]