If you give your traveling companion a weapon with a Soul Trap enchantment and some assorted Soul Gems, can they Soul Trap creatures that they kill?
Can your companion Soul Trap
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In order to charge a soul gem, you need to use the Soul Trap spell: merely killing enemies isn't enough. Cast Soul Trap, then kill the enemy, and the gem will get charged.
If you have a weapon with the Soul Trap enchantment, that'll work as well.
The Cronvangr Cave in Eastmarch is full of weak spiders, I usually hunt there.
Map, courtesy of the Elder Scrolls Wikia:
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Best Answer
Yes they can!
This is an easy way to take some of the hassle and headache out of the whole soul-management process.
Just be sure to keep the weapon you've given them recharged.