Glory of the Dead Glory of the Dead is a quest available in . It is the final quest in The Companions ' main questline . Walkthrough . Kodlak ' s funeral . Vilkas tells the Dragonborn to attend Kodlak ' s funeral . He then joins the rest of The Companions at the Skyforge . All the members of the Companions are here , along with Jarl Balgruuf and a few other Whiterun citizens . The Circle members will begin prayers , and Eorlund gives a eulogy . Once the ceremony concludes , Eorlund will ask the Dragonborn to give him the collected fragments of Wuuthrad so he can prepare them for reforging . Retrieving Kodlak ' s fragment . After the Dragonborn turns over the fragments , Eorlund Gray - Mane asks them to retrieve the last shard of Wuuthrad from Kodlak ' s end drawer , located in his room in the basement of Jorrvaskr . One has the option to take his journal , which talks about the Dragonborn and the dreams which foretold their coming into Kodlak ' s life . Giving the final fragment to Eorlund . When the Dragonborn returns to the Skyforge and gives the last fragment to Eorlund , Eorlund offers his thanks and says that the Dragonborn ' s Shield - Siblings await him / her in the Underforge . Meeting the Circle . After the Dragonborn enters the Underforge , a conversation about Kodlak ensues between the Circle members . Eorlund arrives , with Wuuthrad , which he passes to the Dragonborn . The Circle then resolves to travel to Ysgramor ' s Tomb and posthumously cure Kodlak of his Lycanthropy . Go to Ysgramor ' s Tomb with the Circle . The Dragonborn must travel to Ysgramor ' s Tomb , northwest of Winterhold . They may fast travel or accompany the Circle as they walk there . One must ensure that there is at least one Glenmoril Witch Head in the inventory before undertaking the trip . Return Wuuthrad to Ysgramor . The statue of Ysgramor is activated by placing Wuuthrad into the statue ' s hands . Doing so will open the pathway at the end of the hall that leads to the burial chamber . Once the passageway opens , Wuuthrad can be removed with no ill effects . From this moment forth , it is the Dragonborn ' s exclusive property . Vilkas will elect not to join the others as they make their way to the Burial Chamber , noting that his grief has clouded his judgment recently . He will wait by the statue . Get to the Burial Chamber . Several Frostbite Spiders are on the path , including one Giant Frostbite Spider , but the majority of enemies are ghosts of past Companions . These mean the Circle members no harm ; they are present as a test more than anything , and must be fought . Farkas will reach a point where he , like his brother , can go no further , citing his terror of Frostbite Spiders ever since he and the Dragonborn fought them in Dustman ' s Cairn . The Dragonborn and Aela enter the Burial Chamber together . Defeat Kodlak ' s wolf spirit . Activate the fire , and in so doing , drop a Glenmoril Witch ' s head into the flames . Doing this will release Kodlak ' s beast spirit and a battle will ensue . Defeating the beast spirit will free Kodlak ' s spirit . The Beast Spirit can be difficult to see at times , so an attack which leaves a lingering visual effect ( such as Flames or Fire Breath ) will highlight the spirit . Speak to Kodlak . Upon the successful cure of Kodlak ' s spirit , the Dragonborn will be granted the title of Harbinger of the Companions , making him / her their first true leader since Ysgramor himself . Before leaving the burial chamber , one can acquire the Shield of Ysgramor from the chest at the top of the spiral ramp to the right of his sarcophagus . ( Optional ) Curing the Dragonborn ' s Lycanthropy . If the Dragonborn wishes to cure himself / herself of Lycanthropy , they may do so at this point , if they defeated and kept more than one of the Glenmoril Witches ' heads during the " Blood ' s Honor " quest . If not , they can travel back to Glenmoril Coven to defeat another witch and take her head . If Ysgramor ' s Tomb is exited before curing the disease , the " Purity " quest for Vilkas and / or Farkas must be completed before being able to be cured . As long as the Dragonborn does not go back to Jorrvaskr first , they can re - enter the tomb after retrieving the Glenmoril Witches ' heads and cure themselves of Lycanthropy without doing the " Purity " quest for Vilkas or Farkas . Activating the fire again ( which will remove a second Glenmoril Witch head from the inventory ) will release the Dragonborn ' s Beast Form and a battle will ensue . Defeating the Beast Spirit in combat will cure Lycanthropy ( the Beast Form can still be used during the fight but will automatically revert once the Beast Spirit is defeated ) . The cure is permanent and Lycanthropy will no longer be able to be contracted , unless the player has installed the add - on , in which the player can talk to Aela again to once again become a Lycanthrope . Even with the Ring of Hircine equipped , the Dragonborn will no longer be able to transform into a werewolf once this ritual is performed .