[4.11] Ysgramor's Tomb

[4.11] Ysgramor’s Tomb

Related Quests

• The Companions Quest: Glory of the Dead

Recommended Level: 6

Dungeon: Draugr Crypt

• Animal
• Companion Ghost
• Kodlak Whitemane
• Kodlak’s Wolf Spirit

Collectibles

• Skill Book [Two-Handed]: The Legendary City of Sancre Tor
• Unique Item: Shield of Ysgramor [31/112]

Special Objects

• Word Wall: Animal Allegiance [1/3]
• Area Is Locked (quest required)
• Chest(s)
• Potions
• Loose gear

This remote burial ground holds special significance to the Companions; you visit here during their “Glory of the Dead” quest. The area remains largely sealed off until you acquire that quest.

Exit to Skyrim

Entry Chamber

A statue to Ysgramor dominates the tomb’s quiet entry chamber. If you’re running Companions Quest: Glory of the Dead, place the axe Wuuthrad onto the statue at Vilkas’s instruction to open the north passage and advance to [2]. If you haven’t yet obtained that quest, then you cannot explore any farther.

• Potion
• Loose gear

Sarcophagi Chamber A

Prove your valor to the Companions’ ancestors by slaying the Companion Ghosts that emerge from sarcophagi in this sizable chamber.

• Potion
• Loose gear

Sarcophagi Chamber B

Many more Companion Ghosts ambush you here—expect a challenging battle. Raid the room’s southeast chest after things settle down, and find a potion in a nearby sarcophagus. Shred through thick cobwebs and snatch another potion on your way into a small room filled with ravenous Frostbite Spiders.

• Chest
• Potions
• Loose gear

Giant Spider Den

Squash more spiders in this room, including a monstrous Giant Frostbite Spider that drops from the ceiling in ambush. Loot a locked chest and pull a wall chain to open the way forward.

• Chest (Locked: Adept)

Burial Passages

Pocket a bit of plunder as you navigate these quiet halls. More Companion Ghosts attack as you near [6].

• Apothecary’s Satchel
• Potions
• Loose gear

Shrine Chamber

Pull a handle to open the passage that leads into this chamber, where another host of Companion Ghosts descend upon you. Claim a Skill Book and potion from the central table before scaling the north stairs to [7].

• Skill Book [Two-Handed]: The Legendary City of Sancre Tor
• Potion

Burial Chamber

Speak with Kodlak’s spirit in this large room, then examine the nearby Flame of the Harbinger to toss in one of the Glenmoril Witch Heads you obtained earlier in the Companions quest line. Slay Kodlak’s Wolf Spirit when it emerges, then speak with Kodlak again to complete your quest. Raid the chamber’s large northeast chest on your way upstairs, claiming a unique shield from within. You’ll soon find your way back to the tomb’s entry chamber.

• Unique Item: Shield of Ysgramor [31/112]
• Chest
• Loose gear

Exit to Skyrim

Exterior World Wall

Upon returning to [1], take the west passage and exit out to Skyrim via the west door. Marvel at the view for a moment before sprinting up the snowy steps to discover a Word Wall.

• Word Wall: Animal Allegiance [1/3]