Combat:
Combat in the Northlands is somewhat complex since much of your time here will be spent fighting. To fight you must first engage your enemy you can use either:
eng <enemy>
or 
charge <enemy>
to engage the enemy. Be warned charging is faster but will tire you out great.
Diffrent weapons have diffrent ranges, Melee(such as a sword), pole(such as a long pike or halberd) or ranged(such as a bow). You must be within range to attack with each type of weapon.
Attack commands (see help for each command for more detailed help):
swing  bash  chop  jab  thrust  lunge 
defensive commands:
parry  dodge  block
ranged commands:
load  aim  shoot  throw

Some magical spells can also be used in combat. see help magic for more information.