Skyrim:Thane of Haafingar

Quest Giver
This is a radiant quest. However, you can only receive it from Elisif the Fair, as she is always the Jarl of Haafingar.

Quick Walkthrough
# Befriend the Jarl of Haafingar by completing her favor quest.
# Assist five people of Haafingar.
# Purchase Proudspire Manor.
# Return to the Jarl for your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough
This is an umbrella quest for several other quests that must be completed if you wish to become Thane of Haafingar. The jarl requires you to buy the house in town as well as performing five favors for the townsfolk. Once this is achieved you can become Thane.

In order to receive this quest you must first aid the current jarl, Elisif the Fair, by investigating disturbances in a nearby cave and then completing her favor quest. Once you have completed the prerequisite, speak with the jarl again and she will ask you to assist the people of the hold. You must assist five people in the hold, usually by completing favor quests for them. Note that many of the quest givers are non-essential NPCs, so their deaths would result in a loss of potential quests to complete. If they die after you assist them, they still count towards your Thane status. You can also befriend merchants if you have the Investor perk by investing in their stores.

You must also purchase Proudspire Manor, which costs 25,000 gold. Simply purchasing it is enough, there is no requirement to decorate, although it becomes more useful if decorated.

Haafingar Favor Quests
Highlighted quests can be easily completed without any skill use. If any citizen offers multiple favour quests, only the first completed one will count towards Thaneship.

Note that Return to Grace and Fit for a Jarl do not count towards this objective, as they do not affect anyone's disposition.

Haafingar Stores
Investing 500 gold in certain stores will count towards Thaneship if you have not befriended the store's owner by other means. If the original owner dies and you had already invested in their store, you [can / cannot  ] also befriend their replacement.


Other Quests
The following quests also increase the disposition of citizens of Haafingar, and therefore count towards this objective:
 
 
 

Reward
After helping five inhabitants and purchasing Proudspire Manor, the journal tells you to return to the jarl. The reward, the Blade of Haafingar, is normally a random, leveled, enchanted sword or greatsword. Due to a bug, however, maces are also occasionally rewarded. You will also receive a housecarl named Jordis the Sword-Maiden, who will be waiting for you at Proudspire Manor.

Notes
It was intended that Bryling could also give you this quest, suggesting that she was intended to be the Stormcloak Jarl of Haafingar.
If the quest Tending the Flames is active, Elisif might not give the dialog option to start this quest until after the Tending the Flames quest is complete.

Bugs
 
To fix this, complete a sixth favor, such as the Tending the Flames quest, which will give you the message "Completed: Assist the People of Haafingar 6/5", thus allowing you to continue on as intended.
 Use the console command   to update it and remove it from your journal.
 
If you become Thane of Haafingar while it is under Imperial rule, and it later is conquered by the Stormcloaks, you retain your Thane status and can use it to remove a bounty then.
 
 
 

Quest Stages