Ma'iq knows many things...

Anyway, if you like magic, you should buy some conjuration spells from the jarl's wizard in whiterun. They have saved me many times over in fights. He also sells fireball spells and stuff if your destruction is high enough.

Also, for extra help, you should use a companion. If you've killed your first dragon, then you should go find Lydia in dragonsreach after talking to the jarl.

~U_K~

You need to stop being so bad at video games

Makes it fun, thinking of different strategies to kill super-powerful enemies.

@UK: COMPANIONS ARE FOR THE WEAK

@Alex: My current strategy is run in, light everything on fire, run away

But then you can carry basically double what you normally can.

"I am sworn to carry your burdens..."

~U_K~

I always travel light.

And since I rarely buy anything, it's not like I need the gold from selling it.

Are you at least smithing your own weapons? (Granted, that's usually going to cost something too for supplies). Because if you aren't upgrading, that could explain some of your difficulties...

Also, I don't remember encountering the Forsworn so early in the game. You might've also just wandered into an area you weren't ready for.

I haven't smithed anything expect for that dagger in the "tutorial" in Whiterun. I plan on doing so once I return to civilazation.

The Forsworn quest I got from a Companion in Whiterun.