How does parrying work for a Dual-wielding character in Skyrim?

I'm a bit of newbie in when it comes to character builds. I decided to create an imperial male char which reached level 27.

I chose a dual wielding warrior build (obtaining the Blades's armor, Dragonbane one hand sword, Dawnbraker one hand sword and a spare Elven dagger with paralysing effect)

Could you guys help me to know if the parry/block is functionally working now for a dual wielding char, because it's quite hard for me to restart the game and create a new male warrior char from scratch, focused on a two-handed build or a different build ?

My current char it's a hybrid imperial male warrior char with skill points invested in one hand / dual wielding / blocking / restoration / and heavy armor mostly, it acts as a hybrid dual wielding/paladin.

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Parrying or blocking doesn't work when dual wielding.

Source

You cannot block if you have a weapon or spell equipped in your left hand.

There's almost nothing that is exclusive to dual wielding. In the one-handed combat perk tree, there are only two perks that have anything to do with dual wielding.

There's nothing stopping you from just picking up a shield and start blocking.

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