Nordic Tombs

"Woe to the unwary explorer who delves deep into the burial crypts of the ancient Nords, and disturbs the Draugr that dwell within."

Nordic Tombs are ancient Nordic burial sites spread throughout the province of Skyrim. Some of these tombs were actual cities when they were first built, such as Saarthal and Labyrinthian.

Most tombs house Word Walls, where Words of Power are learned for use with Dragon shouts, but there's some exceptions:
 * Hillgrund's Tomb
 * Geirmund's Hall (That have since a long time fallen into disrepair and now have more the character of a cave than a tomb)
 * Ansilvund
 * Yngol Barrow
 * Rebel's Cairn
 * Arcwind Point (Without Dawnguard installed)
 * Silent Moons Camp ("Open" ruin)
 * Twilight Sepulcher (Main purpose of this is not being a tomb)
 * Reachwater Rock

Inhabitants and Enemies

 * Draugr
 * Skeleton
 * Skeleton Dragon (Labyrinthian)
 * Bandits
 * Forsworn
 * Hag
 * Hagraven
 * Frostbite Spider
 * Dragon Priest
 * Dragons (Skuldafn)

Unique named enemies

 * Ahzidal
 * Gathrik
 * Curalmil
 * Yngol
 * Kvenel the Tongue
 * Gauldurson Family
 * Jyrik Gauldurson
 * Mikrul Gauldurson
 * Sigdis Gauldurson
 * Dragon Priests
 * Morokei
 * Nahkriin
 * Volsung
 * Vokun
 * Krosis
 * Otar the Mad
 * Hevnoraak
 * Rahgot
 * Ahzidal
 * Zahkriisos
 * Vahlok the Jailer
 * Dukaan

Puzzles and traps

 * Tombs mostly have puzzle doors, which are opened by Dragon Claws.
 * Tombs contain many dangerous traps, such as Cave-ins or arrow projectors.

List of Tombs

 * Angarvunde
 * Ansilvund
 * Arcwind Point
 * Bleak Falls Barrow
 * Dead Men's Respite
 * Deepwood Redoubt
 * Dustman's Cairn
 * Folgunthur
 * Forelhost
 * Frostmere Crypt
 * Geirmund's Hall
 * Hag Rock Redoubt
 * Hag's End
 * High Gate Ruins
 * Hillgrund's Tomb
 * Ironbind Barrow
 * Korvanjund
 * Labyrinthian
 * Lost Valley Redoubt
 * Potema's Catacombs (under Solitude)
 * Ragnvald
 * Rannveig's Fast
 * Reachwater Rock
 * Rebel's Cairn
 * Saarthal
 * Shriekwind Bastion
 * Shroud Hearth Barrow
 * Silent Moons Camp
 * Silverdrift Lair
 * Skuldafn
 * Snow Veil Sanctum
 * Twilight Sepulcher
 * Ustengrav
 * Valthume
 * Volskygge
 * Volunruud
 * Yngol Barrow
 * Ysgramor's Tomb

Trivia

 * Several of the tombs are referred to as "barrows". In reality, barrows are a type of burial mound most often associated with Neolithic and Early Bronze Age European cultures. In a similar vein, the carvings found in Nordic tombs are based upon the carvings found in the Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange in Co. Meath, Ireland.