Once, they were warriors much like the Skaal. Trapped and hungry on this island, they feasted on the flesh of their fallen comrades, which is a crime against nature. The All-Maker cursed them with undeath, forever doomed to walk the land in search of more of the flesh of man to consume. — Korst Wind-Eye Description: This undead type of northern barbarians haunts the resting places of the old graves on Solstheim. Their mad search for flesh makes them fierce fighters, resisting all kinds of attacks, they can only be slain by brute force. Found: Often found in Barrows. Note: In Norse mythology, a draugr was an undead creature believed to inhabit the tombs of dead viking warriors.
yep, zombie nord warriors of old with a dash of extra attitude, as seen in the blatant taunt at about 1:40 of the video when one of them points his axe at the PC as if to say "Ima gunna get you svcka"
Those must be different type i guess they got a complete over haul.
Yes, I would assume they've been generalized close to the original Norse myth. The original http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draugr sounds far more fearsome though. I think ours will be more like the Haugbui, also described on that page.