Melee balance and anim mods?

[Overlord]

Whether only cosmetic or CE-tier gamechanging, any recommendations would be appreciated. I've only been able to find two that line up with what I'm looking for. "Hand-To-Hand" and the eponymous "Melee Animations". I'm running the first, but didn't like the latter, many of the anims in it are just a tad over-the-top for me.

Doesn't have to be at the level of using HEMA manuals to produce animations tier of realism, though I'd appreciate it if there were any like that too, lol. Like with the first mod I noted, somewhat grounded is enough for me either way. And yes, I already run CE, compatible, or patched for it would be good too though I can live with soft incompatibilities.

[Wraith_Magus]

First, you might want to look at the "no bloat" version of the Melee Animations mod, which tries to trim down some of the silliness in that one to see if it suits your tastes better.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3299183721

Otherwise, there's also the Yayo's animations series, although I can't get Yayo's Combat to work with my other mods, myself:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2854006492
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2877292196