The Nordic Bow comes from Solstheim in the Dragonborn expansion and is crafted from the same carved Nordic steel as its matching gear. It deals 13 base damage while weighing only 11, a nice combination for archers watching their carry weight.
Instead of a material perk of its own, Nordic gear is forged with the Advanced Armors perk. Pair it with Nordic Carved Armor for a full Solstheim look.
Stats
| Type | Bow |
|---|---|
| Skill | Archery |
| Material | Nordic |
| Damage | 13 |
| Weight | 11 |
| Value | 580 gold |
| Speed | 0.69 |
| Stagger | 0 |
| Critical damage | 7 |
| Add-on | Dragonborn |
| Item ID | 04026232 |
Where to find
- Carried by Frea: loot it, pickpocket it with the Perfect Touch perk, or take it from her inventory if she becomes your follower.
- Found in Morwen’s House in Skaal Village.
- Random loot in chests.
Crafting and upgrading
Crafting at a forge: 3 × 
Steel Ingot, 1 × 
Quicksilver Ingot. Requires the Advanced Armors Smithing perk.
Improving at a grindstone: 1 × Quicksilver Ingot. The Arcane Blacksmith perk doubles the improvement.
Compared with other bows
Base stats of all regular (unenchanted) bows in Skyrim, weakest first:
| Weapon | Damage | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Bow | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Hunting Bow | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| Ancient Nord Bow | 8 | 12 | 45 |
| Imperial Bow | 9 | 8 | 90 |
| Orcish Bow | 10 | 9 | 150 |
| Nord Hero Bow | 11 | 7 | 200 |
| Dwarven Bow | 12 | 10 | 270 |
| Falmer Bow | 12 | 15 | 135 |
| Forsworn Bow | 12 | 11 | 145 |
| Elven Bow | 13 | 12 | 470 |
| Nordic Bow | 13 | 11 | 580 |
| Supple Ancient Nord Bow | 14 | 18 | 235 |
| Falmer Supple Bow | 15 | 20 | 410 |
| Glass Bow | 15 | 14 | 820 |
| Ebony Bow | 17 | 16 | 1440 |
| Stalhrim Bow | 17 | 15 | 1800 |
| Daedric Bow | 19 | 18 | 2500 |
| Dragonbone Bow | 20 | 20 | 2725 |
Tips and notes
- Forge it with the Advanced Armors perk from three steel ingots and one quicksilver ingot. No leather strips required, for once.
- Improve it with a quicksilver ingot; Advanced Armors doubles the improvement.
Stats from the Skyrim LE 1.9 master files (Dragonborn.esm, record DLC2NordicBow). Values are base values before perks, smithing improvements and enchantments.
