The Jagged Crown ( Quest ) The Jagged Crown is a quest available in . This quest is for both the Stormcloaks and Imperial Legion questlines in . The quest is given to the Dragonborn as their first task after joining their chosen faction . Returning to Windhelm or Solitude , the assigning officer directs them to Korvanjund to retrieve the legendary Jagged Crown . Walkthrough . Stormcloaks quest line . Upon returning from the previous quest , Ulfric and Galmar will be in conversation . Galmar will next instruct the Dragonborn to head to Korvanjund to retrieve the crown . Upon arrival at Korvanjund , a small group of Stormcloak soldiers led by Galmar Stone - Fist and Ralof is met . Inside is a waiting Imperial Legion . Imperial quest line . Upon returning from the previous quest , Legate Rikke and General Tullius will be in conversation . Legate Rikke will then instruct the Dragonborn to head to Korvanjund and retrieve the crown . Upon arrival at Korvanjund , there is a small group of Imperial soldiers led by Legate Rikke and Hadvar . There are Stormcloaks that need to be defeated . Walkthrough . After entering the door to Korvanjund Temple , there are battles to be fought . Once proceeding through a large room to the north is completed , there is another room with two levels . Besides a path north on the ground floor , following the upper around the room counter - clockwise leads to another passage north . As part of the Stormcloaks , it is possible to snipe the waiting Imperials in the next room from above . Across that room to the north , the path leads down to a middle level . Then it turns left ( west ) , then left again ( north ) . Immediately to the left are steps leading down to the left ( north ) to the bottom level . On the east side of the room are steps leading up to an empty chest with Jornibret ' s Last Dance to the left . Back up on the second level , a circular opening leads west to a room with many urns and several corpses , including one of a draugr . In the southwest corner is a doorway that leads to a passage that wins south and west until it gets to a door to Kovanjund Halls . Beyond the door is a room with steps up at the north end and several more corpses , including draugr . At the top of the steps , the path turns left , then left again , leading to a doorway to the west . Beyond that , the path turns right ( north ) and leads to a T intersection to the left ( west ) . The west path goes through a swinging axe trap . On the other side is a chest with random loot and a lever that disables the trap . Back at the intersection , continuing north leads to a stone door with concentric , rotatable rings , similar to the one in Bleak Falls Barrow ( also known as a Dragon Claw or puzzle door ) . The door requires the use of the Ebony Dragon Claw , found on the ground in front of doorway , lying next to a dead soldier . The code for the door is on the palm of the Ebony claw ( this applies to all dragon claws ) . The code for the Korvanjund door is fox , moth , dragon ( from outer ring to inner ) . Through the door to the north , the path is blocked by debris . Another path leads left ( west ) to a large room with a barred doorway to the west . A passageway to the right ( north ) turns left ( west ) , then left again ( south ) , winding up steps to a second level of the same room . There is an altar against the west wall that has a dagger on it . If it is removed , a passageway opens up that leads to another stone doorway that can be opened by pulling on a chain to its right . Inside is a booby - trapped chest with leveled loot . A lever next to the southern wall will close and reopen the stone door . At the southern end , the path continues left ( east ) across two short walkways to a chest . Right after stepping off the wooden walkway , to the left ( north ) , there is a handle on the wall ( located by a burial urn ) . Pulling this will unlock the barred doorway . Also when the door opens several Draugr will appear in the room . Once they are defeated , the path to the west leads to Korvanjund Crypt . The path leads west , then south , then east , then opens up to a room with a leveled draugr sitting on a throne . Behind the throne to the left side are two bowls on ledges containing hidden loot . Interacting with the draugr will wake it , turning it hostile . Sneaking and then attacking it will make it much easier to defeat . This draugr will raise three other leveled draugr . After defeating them , the Jagged Crown can be looted from the dethroned draugr . Note that this item is not obtainable after quest is finished . Immediately behind the draugr ' s throne is a chest . After retrieving the crown , to the south of the draugr ' s throne is a Word Wall for the " Slow Time " shout . Next to the word wall , against the eastern wall , a short log ramp leads up to a series of passages that eventually lead to a door back to Korvanjund Temple . From there , it is possible to exit back to Skyrim . Optional betrayal – switching sides . While the Jagged Crown is in the possession of the Dragonborn , they can also decide to travel to the capital city of the opposition to hand over the crown to either General Tullius in Solitude or Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak in Windhelm . The leader of the opposing faction will accept the crown and unceremoniously recognize the Dragonborn as a member of their faction . From there on , the Dragonborn will fight the Civil War for their new allies .