I had the same problem and followed the advice given above. Went to the fjords and did a bit of fighting to level up also explored the mines which helped due to the fact a lot of the creatures were a couple of levels above me so the exp points were good.By the time I went back to the Island I was level 20 and had got the heal spell and the summon demon spell.I also found the quick save very useful as well when I thought I had done some good amount of damage I would then save it.
