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In Skyrim I am trying to level up as fast as possible. I have beaten the main quest line, the Stormcloak quest line, the Thieves Guild quest line and the Dark Brotherhood quest line, and I am still only level 32. So how am I supposed to level up One-Handed? I have tried spawning Familiars and killing them, but I find it doesn't level up very quickly. So what do I do?
Here are my levels.(the ones that I know)
One handed : 72
Two handed : 78
Heavey armour/light armour : 64/66
Level : 32
It is never too late to start playing the game the way you want to play it. Your sneaky assassin character has a background in magic. If the game seems too tough you can always respec your perk points but that will disable achievements as noted in the answer.
You can tell by looking at the symbol next to the quests name when viewing it in your quest log.
The Bards College does not have a symbol of it's own, but instead uses the generic Side Quest icon.
Main Quest
Side Quests
College of Winterhold
Thieves Guild
Dark Brotherhood
The Companions
Civil War
This icon is shared between the Stormcloak and Imperial sides. It is the only asymmetrical item in this list.
Daedric Quests
Best Answer
One-Handed XP is gained when you deal damage to valid targets, and thus you should attempt to deal as much damage as you can in a short amount of time to a valid target.
Having a better weapon helps, and you can also whack on things that are marked as Essential and/or have very high health. The One-Handed page on UESP notes that using a grindstone to improve your weapon or boosting your damage with spells doesn't increase XP earned.
Since you've cleared the Dark Brotherhood quest line, Shadowmere makes a good punching bag. Shadowmere isn't completely invulnerable, but is damn near close, since he regenerates health super fast and will respawn after 10 days if killed. Pick a fast weapon and get to slashin'
Alternatively, you can go visit a trainer. Athis is the Expert One-Handed trainer, can train you to level 75. As he's also a follower when you complete the Companions quest line, you could get your gold back via trading with him if you so desire.
Beyond that there are a few small bonuses from reading books and some odds and ends quests, these are all given on the UESP page for One-Handed.