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Take Up Arms achievement in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Take Up Arms

Join the Companions

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How to unlock the Take Up Arms achievement

• Rainleaf

  03 Nov 2016 21 Nov 2016 03 Dec 2016
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  This achievement can be gain early in game as soon as you arrive in Whiterun. Go where the big tree is and close to it is the Jorrvaskr (the companions main base). Enter inside and talk to Skjor about joining the Companions or you can just skip him and go downstairs to Jorrvaskr Living Quarters and talk to Kodlak Whitemane .Then the quest Take up Arms begins.
  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  
  Follow Vilkas outside, hit him with your weapon when he tells you and then you pass his test, he will give you a sword to give Eorlund ,so go give it and after the conversation you will have with Eorlund he will ask for a favor to give Aela her shield back. Accept and go give her the shield.After a small chat you will follow Farkas to your quarters and thus the quest ends giving you the achievement.
  
  Good luck and enjoy Skyrim on the One.

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  This never unlocked for me...

  Posted by mattdanky on 25 Dec 22 at 01:26

  Achievement must be bugged. Mine never popped

  Posted by SleepySlug55 on 23 Jul 23 at 18:22

  Try reloading a save. Microsoft had some issues with achievements pop.

  Posted by Rainleaf on 23 Jul 23 at 18:35

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• Gunflame

  02 Nov 2016 10 Nov 2017
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  Hey everyone, just a quick video for unlocking this achievement. For this achievement all you need to do is to complete the quest Take up Arms, or simply join the Companions. They are located in WhiteRun in the building called Jorrvarskr. Once in there, talk to Skjor and he'll tell you talk to Kodlok. Then you just beat someone into submission, sharpen a sword, deliver a shield, and find the beds! Boom, quest complete. It's really simple once you start the quest. Hope the video helps!
  
  
• Killjoy Kaitlin

  03 Nov 2016 15 Nov 2016
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  The Companions are one of the 4 factions available within the lands of Skyrim. They are more or less the equivalent of the Warrior's guild in Oblivion and obviously boasts a good selection of combat trainers.
  
  On your first visit to Whiterun, you will be able to start and complete this quest. Odds are you witnessed npc's fighting a giant who turn out to be members of this faction and will direct you to Jorrvaskr trough a quest, the man you need to speak to is Kodlak and is usually found downstairs in his quarters.
  
  The Companions can be found to the north up the stairs from the market in Whiterun. In case you don't find it, use your local map and look for a house named Jorrvaskr.
  
  Complete their initation quest and this achievement will unlock.
  
  Credit to: Fatal RusH