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Draugr (The Elder Scrolls)

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The mummified warrior dead of the Elder Scrolls games, best known from Skyrim. They take their name and their role as guardians of burial mounds from the draugr of the Icelandic sagas.12

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Source work
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Bethesda Game Studios
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
Undead, mummified corpses of fallen warriors; the sources consulted do not give the lore reason they walk.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
field notes

What the sources say

1

Inhabit ancient burial sites12

2

First appeared in Bloodmoon, an expansion to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind12

3

Found throughout Skyrim12

4

Named after the draugr of the Icelandic sagas, corporeal undead that guard their burial mounds12

5

Other games with draugr include God of War (2018) and Valheim (2021)12

Sources

  1. Draugr - Wikipedia
  2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - RAWG

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