Gormlaith Golden-Hilt

*Not to be confused with Gorm.*

*"If I die today, it will not be in terror."*
―Gormlaith Golden-Hilt[src]
**Gormlaith Golden-Hilt** was an ancient Nord heroine who helped overthrow the Dragons during the Dragon War in ancient times. She is famed for single-handedly slaying four dragons in one day. She can be seen on the Throat of the World and in Sovngarde.

## Interactions

She helps Marcella Septim, Empress of Cyrodiil kill Alduin in the Battle of the Tongues, along with Felldir the Old and Hakon One-Eye. She was against using the Elder Scrolls to defeat Alduin. Alduin killed her, atop the Throat of the World, in which Felldir the Old had little choice but to use the Elder Scroll, which caused a Time Wound to be created.

Gormlaith can be summoned to aid the Dragonborn with the Call of Valor shout. She wears a nearly-complete set of Steel Plate Armor and is armed with an Ancient Nord Sword, which she uses in battle.

## Conversations

**Hakon:** "Gormlaith! We're running out of time! The battle..."
**Dragon:** "Daar sul thur se Alduin vakrii. Today Alduin's lordship will be restored. But I honor your courage. Krif voth ahkrin. Die now, in vain."
**Hakon:** "For Skyrim!"
**Gormlaith:** "Hyah! Know that Gormlaith sent you down to death! Hakon! A glorious day, is it not?"
**Hakon:** "Have you no thought beyond the blooding of your blade?"
**Gormlaith:** "What else is there?"
**Hakon:** "The battle below goes ill. If Alduin does not rise to our challenge, I fear all may be lost."
**Gormlaith:** "You worry too much, brother. Victory will be ours."
**Hakon:** "Why does Alduin hang back? We've staked everything on this plan of yours, old man."
**Felldir:** "He will come. He cannot ignore our defiance. And why should he fear us, even now?"
**Gormlaith:** "We've bloodied him well. Four of his kin have fallen to my blade alone this day."
**Felldir:** "But none have yet stood against Alduin himself. Galthor, Sorri, Birkir..."
**Gormlaith:** "They did not have Dragonrend. Once we bring him down, I promise I will have his head."
**Felldir:** "You do not understand. Alduin cannot be slain like a lesser dragon. He is beyond our strength. Which is why I brought the Elder Scroll."
**Hakon:** "Felldir! We agreed not to use it!"
**Felldir:** "I never agreed. And if you are right, I will not need it."
**Hakon:** "No. We will deal with Alduin ourselves, here and now."
**Gormlaith:** "We shall see soon enough. Alduin approaches!"
**Hakon:** "So be it."
**Alduin:** "Meyye! Tahrodiis aanne! Him hinde pah liiv! Zu'u hin daan!"
**Gormlaith:** "Let those that watch from Sovngarde envy us this day! Joor... Zah...Frul!"
**Alduin:** "Nivahriin joorre! What have you done? What twisted Words have you created? Tahrodiis Paarthurnax! My teeth to his neck! But first... dir ko maar. You will die in terror, knowing your final fate... To feed my power when I come for you in Sovngarde!"
**Gormlaith:** "If I die today, it will not be in terror! You feel fear for the first time, worm. I see it in your eyes."
**Felldir:** "Fo... Krah Diin!"
**Gormlaith:** "Skyrim will be free!"
**Hakon:** "No, damn you! It's no use! Use the Scroll, Felldir! Now!"
**Felldir:** "Hold Alduin on the Wing! Sister Hawk, grant us your sacred breath to make this contract heard! Begone, World-Eater! By words with older bones than your own we break your perch on this age and send you out! You are banished! Alduin, we shout you out from all our endings unto the last! You are banished!"
**Hakon:** "It worked... you did it..."
**Felldir:** "Yes, the World-Eater is gone... may the spirits have mercy on our souls."

**Gormlaith:** "At long last! Alduin's doom is now ours to seal - just speak the word and with high hearths we'll hasten forth to smite the worm wherever he lurks."
**Felldir:** "Hold, comrades - let us counsel take before battle is blindly joined. Alduin's mist is more than a snare - its shadowy gloom is his shield and cloak. But with four Voices joined, our valor combined, we can blast the mist and bring him to battle."
**Hakon:** "Felldir speaks wisdom - the World-Eater, coward, fears you, Dragonborn. We must drive away his mist, Shouting together, and then unsheathe our blades in desperate battle with our black-winged foe."
**Gormlaith:** "To battle, my friends! The fields will echo with the clamor of war, our wills undaunted."

## Quotes

* *"The endless wait gives way to battle! Alduin's doom, his death or ours!"*
* *"If it is our lot to end, we'll live in song if not in soul. At Sovngarde's gates I'll meet my fate with mirthful heart, and know I fell in noblest cause."*
* *"Even here, where heroes throng, few can match this mighty deed. What glory! The gods themselves must envy us this well-earned honor!"*
* *"Let those that watch from Sovngarde envy us this day!"*

## Quests

* Alduin's Bane – Exploit the time wound to learn Dragonrend.
* Dragonslayer – Put an end to the World Eater.

## Gallery

Gormlaith Golden-Hilt fighting AlduinReady to face Alduin
## Trivia

* She is voiced by Lynda Carter, who also provides the voice for the Daedric Prince Azura.
* There is a line of dialogue where she refers to Hakon One-Eye as her brother. It is unknown whether or not they are related by blood or if she meant like a Shield-Brother.

## Bugs

1. *Please **reload an old save** to confirm if the bug is still happening.*
2. *If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on.*
3. *Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.*

* 360   During Alduin's Bane, when she is killed by Alduin, she may be outside his mouth.
* PS3   Her body may appear in Jorrvaskr on the table after Blood's Honor mission.
* 360   There's a rare chance to find her sword on the Throat of the World.

## References

1. ↑ Internet Movie Database entry on *Skyrim*

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