Originally posted by konstantinoskountousias:

troll armor is ok for beggining in the swamp. bronze armor is easier to get and upgrade to lvl3 and combining with a deer cape you get 39 armor witch is mutch better than the 31 you get from troll if you get 43 troll hides...

Honestly I feel like not being able to run away from things would be a far greater problem than 8 AC would be worth. It seems like the Swamps love to spawn things that you just don't want to fight in melee range (Draugr elites, Draugrs with stars, big packs of Draugrs, Abominations, Wraiths, etc.) and not being able to get away from them would result in a swift death and the extra 8 AC isn't going to save you.