...and he keeps ripping my head off so to speak! Just trying to figure out how to deal with him. Maybe I should just come back later when he doesn't kill me with four hits lol

I could kill him with my bow standing in the stairway out of reach (because his too big to get upstairs), but this feels kind of cheating.

I don't recognize who he is, but your char must be Redoran to feel like it's cheating to use what I'm guessing is your best weapon