Now let's talk weapons! *unsheaths his blue-aura enshrouded ebony shortsword*
During the game, I saved a few ordinary weapons that I thought to enchant later and made sure to power-up my greater & grand soul gems with Antiock souls, Daderas, and even a few Hungers so they'd have a decent enough amount of magic to work. In my case, I chanced upon a sweet one-handed ebony shortsword that worked VERY well w/o any enchantments and I sucked a Frost Antiock into a greater soul gem.....
BOOM! Went to an enchanter in Ald-Ruhn and created my Nord's new sword: "Northstar". B) (I had to resist the temptation to name it "Frostmourne" from WarcraftIII :o
"Northstar", as it's name suggests, I endowed with frost-damage enchantment when it strikes. Originally I had hoped to grant it a soul-trap enchantment too, but even if I used one of my grand soul gems I couldn't have both so I made it an exclusive frost weapon. Frost damage, although it lasts for just a second, ranges from 11 to 55 - quite a blow when compared to your 'measly' Wild Sparkswords or Frostblades. Against critters as big as or smaller than a Nix-Hound WHAM! Only one strike needed when "Northstar" is fully charged, and against "humanoid" (I would say human, but then again you Elves [Dark, Wood, and Light], Khaji, Argonians, and Orcs would all collectively growl at me) opponents only two to three strikes are needed for the moderately armored (admittedly anyone w/ Daedric/Ebony/Orcish armory would stand a greater chance).
My "Northstar" has proven to be a great aid in battles and no doubt my Nord, Takar, would take great pride in it. So talk about your favorite enchanted weapons here and what they can do!