mimartin

Ah, the infamous "draggie-fly-backwards" bug of 1.2

There's a fort north of Windhelm that you'll pass on your way toward the College of Winterhold while doing the initial quest for the Stormcloaks. There are three skeletons and two conjurers. The skeletons instantly die at the site of a weapon, but the mages are tough. They both hit you with the ice spike that slows you down. Become Ethereal or Whirlwind Sprint followed by a power attack or two, or even Storm Call while hiding someplace safe will do the trick. A level 12 Nord with only first-tier Unrelenting Force is hosed though.