Cannot drop Red Eagle sword having previously completed the quest

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I'm already stuck with the glitch Repairing the White Phial

I've now got a further problem in that I have picked up the Red Eagle sword again by mistake having already completed that quest but now I can't drop the sword as it says it is a quest item.

I have enough inventory space taken up by broken quest items and this is getting a bit ridiculous now.

Anything I can do or do I just wait for a bug fix?

Best Answer

Honestly? Don't worry about it.

Quest items have no weight - yes, even the ones from expired, completed, or broken quests, if they're bugged and stuck in your inventory, they also aren't adding to your encumberance. Unless you're really OCD about the item cluttering up your list, there's no harm in this bug.