Knife is good for sneaking up on ♥♥♥♥. Axe is a nice well rounded weapon you'll have on you more than not. Frostner is my favorite blunt weapon , next to iron mace. I like this for swamps, and wolves , but i also enjoyed face tanking Yag with it. Starting to level sword skills. Currently black metal sword is my go to. But hands down it would seem one of the most OP weapons in ther entire game is the Draugr fang bow, and bows in general. You can deal massive amounts of damage to both land and air targets in rapid succession. All with little risk to personal safety. Yes, you need to practice, and raise the skill. But it is a formidable weapon to be sure. Iron sledge is AMAZING at dealing with crowds.