My first time playing, the bird dropped me and a greyling instantly killed me. Killed me a few more times whilst I'm trying to work out controls and discovering I've got Stamina. When I finally punched him to death, a bull charged me and killed me some more. I died 8 times before I even spoke to the bird and left the stone circle.
It's so satisfying to now smack the stupid things with my Mace and watch them fly :)