It is.
I need to find a soul gem. Use some form of spell on an animal, then kill the animal to trap its soul into the soul gem. Different animals need different grades of soul gems, and you either have to guess what animal fills what soul gem or use a guide.
Then you have to find an already enchanted weapon, destroy it to learn it's enchantment.
And then you need a weapon to enchant.
All of that to make a sword that does some frost damage. It *seems* straightforward after you've learned everything about it, but it's still pretty much the most complicated crafting system Ive seen in any game, and for no good reason. Like, Making a sword from an iron mine is less complicated than enchanting a weapon you already have with some magic. And it doesnt make sense. If I'm a magician and I know how to use a fire spell, I should be able to enchant a weapon with fire with relative east IMO.