How to Become Thane of Windhelm

Being a thane of Windhelm means having an honorable title, power, and respect. Becoming a thane is not an easy task and requires you to complete many objectives that will take a lot of time. Now, you will learn how to become Thane Of Windhelm in Skyrim. Compared to other regions, becoming a thane in Windhelm is easier, but still requires some effort and fulfillment of the requirements from Jarl.

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Skyrim: How to Become Thane Of Eastmarch

First of all, you will need to get the opportunity to become a Thane, and there are generally 2 main options, depending on the quest line you choose:

Imperial Legion questline: The first option is to simply complete the Reunification of Skyrim questline, and then, Brunwulf Free-Winter will become a Jarl and give you the opportunity to become Thane of Eastmarch.
Stormcloak questline: An alternative would be to complete the Liberation of Skyrim questline and then complete another quest called Rescue from Fort Neugrad. In this case, Ulfric Stormcloak will give you this opportunity.

Regardless of which side you choose, the rest of the requirements remain the same in both cases, so let’s talk about them in more detail.

Buy a House

Every honorary thane must have a house in the region where he holds this title. In this case, there is only one available house, namely Hjerim. While in Eastmarch, you could visit it before, but to meet the requirements, you need to buy it. The price for this house is 12,000 gold, which shouldn’t be a problem after completing one of the above quest lines. So, when you have enough currency, buy this house to fulfill another requirement.

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Help Local Citizens

Another important requirement will be to help 5 people. This list also includes the Blood on the Ice quest, where you need to solve crimes that are happening in the city, but this is only if you choose the Imperial Legion questline.

Fortunately, there are many people in the Eastmarch you can help; some of the tasks are easier, and others are more difficult. So that you don’t have to look for the easiest tasks yourself, we have prepared a few that you can choose from:

Quest Giver	What to do
Belyn Hlaalu	Harvest the crops and take them to Belyn Hlaalu
Gilfre	Chop wood and take it to Gilfre
Angrenor Once-Honored	Give a gold coin to a beggar named Angrenor Once-Honored
Torbjorn Shatter-Shield	Get an alcoholic beverage and give it to Torbjorn Shatter-Shield.
Kjeld	Find malachite ore and take it to Kjeld
Adonato Leotelli	Deliver the books that Adonato Leotell will give you to Solitude and give them to Giraud Gemane

If you’re a fan of fighting, you can also take on other quests that require you to kill the bandit leader. Once the requirements are met, approach Brunwulf or Ulfric to eventually receive the title of thane.