I got to thinking. One time I was in the more northern part of the map, around the Windhelm docks I'm pretty sure. I've also done it out in the northern waters too, around Septimus' Outpost and the like once. Just swimming underwater, marveling at the 1.6 update which added purdy visuals to the surface of the water. I was swimming around, admiring its beauty, and then I decide to head back up to the surface to catch my breath. But there was ice in the way. I swim and swim and swim, but it's all ice. You can see how that ends.

I've also been killed at one of the bandit camps, I think it's Hallowed Stream Camp, the one with the transmute mineral ore? Anyways, when you leave, there's spikes and a dead lowly high elf. I saw something there, I think a gold purse or whatever. I ninja super slowly trying not to get stabbed, but I pricked myself anyways. I go "ow owo w that hurt" and kind of panic and got my self stabbed even more and got myself killed. I felt pretty bad about myself for a while.

Anyone else have sad, sad tales about the end of their dragonborn? Bonus sympathy points for Dead is Dead players

Most pathetic death for me was being killed by a glitched rock from one of those cave traps.

I got killed by a wagon....

An Imperial guard started a dual-wield decapitation kill-cam (the one where you're kneeling) but was killed as soon as it started, so my head literally fell off like it was pursuing a solo career.

Decapitated by a Draugr, in Ustengrav. My character slid down off of a Corpse while performing a last Dual Wield Power Attack. The Draugr had a Claymore and the Game chose the Killcam.

Ustengrav, the Skeleton at the end of the first section became a flying cloud of death when grabbing the bag of gold. The Midden, picking an ingedient out of a bucket. Deer Skulls, Cabbages by an overturned cart. Fixed in a patch

My most pathetic death is the same death that I mentioned in the "What was your first death" thread. I was dawdling in Helgen, awed by the chaos happening around me, and I didn't notice that the Dragon had landed near my character. Moments later my character was a chew toy. And then I was clicking on the "Continue" button. *sigh*

fall of a cliff. thought i could climb down but it was too steep. though i did learn the location of a WORD.

Jumping off a high bridge to land nicely in the waters below, I had done this before many times with success, this time however not seeing the ledge at the waters edge I ended up turning into an elven pancake.

Those kettles..

I think we can all relate to being slaughtered by Alvor after killing his prize chicken. And so ends the tale of the Dovahkiin ..

I jumped on a wagon and it proceeded to go out of control. Bugs FTW.

Too many to list. Top one is bugs where armor tends to be ignored with about 80% left and the next hit, dead. Vampire advisor to a jarl is the ultimate culprit (DG-DLC).

This one... And I got killed pushed off a cliff by my dog... And lets not forget about chasing a butterfly and falling off a cliff... Or that time I jumped off a cliff with Krosis while dealing a power attack...