Great thread, almost every build on here is a combination of some sort so it takes a lot of creativity to come up with an interesting 'pure' character! +1

I love your disrespect for the armour perk trees. Looking good is paramount in this game.

I like the interspersed quotes from the Saga of Beowulff.  These are the little things that turn a good build into a great one.

Love this build. I've been wanting to do a build relying on shield defense and this build is perfect for it in my opinion. The fact that is a low level build and doesn't rely on perks from heavy/light armor also makes this very interesting. Nothing like playing like a true Nord! Great build. +1

Just as I was getting angry at the build section for not having a build exactly like this, bam.

Thank you! At last somebody has done the hard work of thinking up exactly what I wanted to play, much appreciated.

It's half 3 in the morning but I don't care, I have to play this build now!

+1 from me!

Thanks, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!  

I've been away from the site for awhile so missed a bunch of the replies here, but I'm glad people are getting into it.  This is definitely one of the more 'simple' builds on the site, but IMHO it has a ton of character - and as an unabashed fan of Old English and Norse lit, I hope it inspires people to read (or re-read) some of those excellent early medieval works!  

lol, so true.  In fact I practically have to *force* myself to spend perks in the armor skills most of the time - it's just so easy/tempting to ignore them altogether!  

The time of heroes is dead Wiglaf. The Christ god killed it. Leaving mankind with nothing but weeping martyrs, fear, and shame...

yeah i know it's from the movie, but it's awesome anyway. I wish i hadn't seen this build, because it's making me want to play it instead of my Old Orc. Why is there so much awesome on this site?! +1 from me.

Just checked out this build after watching Beowulf (2007) again. I love the idea of no, or very few, armor perks. If you're leveling and investing in Block, why go out of your way to build armor defense? Great work!

I'm definitely going to try this build! +1