Originally posted by TooTall1:

Clubs produce blunt damage and more mobs are vulnerable to that more than any other damage type, and I like to parry whenever possible. So it is maces and round/bucklers for me generally. Atgeir secondary weapon attack is good for wolfpacks and furling groups or Frostner/Stagbreaker for knockback and crowd control, if you prefer.

And I foolishly left out bows. I always have a bow as highly leveled as I can at all times and use it frequently and initially with upgraded arrows (fire, obsidian, frost and needle, never metal or flint, unless they were gifts from drops/chests). Great for getting that first sneak bonus attack as well as for pulling mobs to me, rather than going to them and getting more mobs aggroed to me. Crowd control can be problematic on occasion.