Skyrim: Saarthal Pillar Puzzle Solution

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has become an enduring icon in the gaming scene, existing as an often re-released masterpiece, cultural staple, and meme. It's reached the point where many people, even if only tangentially familiar with the game, can find fast-food workers putting on a Skyrim skit funny.

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That said, as fun as the overall game of Skyrim is, the nitty-gritty of the game can often be frustrating to get through. This can often be due to the game's bugs or, just as often, obtuse direction. One example is a particular puzzle in the quest Under Saarthal, so here's a quick guide to getting through it.

Updated June 5, 2022 by Erik Petrovich: The Under Saarthal puzzle is one of Skyrim's most well-known. Most Nordic ruins in Skyrim only feature one of these pillar-turning puzzles, but Saarthal, found in Winterhold Hold, has two. The first is relatively normal, but the second requires a bit of lateral thinking. Unfortunately, players can't just walk into Saarthal – instead, they have to go through the College of Winterhold to eventually be able to unlock the entrance. Each Saarthal pillar puzzle is found one after the other, separated by practically a single room of Draugr. As such, Dragonborn who don't mind having the solution spoiled can use this guide to solve the second part of the Saarthal puzzle in particular, which can become very tedious with one wrong move.

Saarthal is a Nordic Ruin found at the very top of the map of Skyrim, just a few minutes' travel into the frostbitten tundra to the east of the town of Winterhold. However, entering this Nordic ruin is not a matter of simply walking in – in fact, the way is sealed before the Dragonborn fulfills a