Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10362075-20130603211310/@comment-98.212.134.99-20130604023717

I don't think he ties into lore, but he leads you to Hamvir's Rest. As for who he is, some people think he is Ragnar the Red since he has no head and he is sometimes seen on the road from Rorikstead to Whiterun. People also think he might be Hamvir, since at Hamvir's Rest there is an area with a skull (with a helmet) and an axe like the one he carries on his back.