Elden Ring Story Timeline

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Elden Ring Lore Timeline: Myself @LoreHunter and @tarnishedarchaeologist attempt to order the lore and story elements of the game into a coherent Timeline of Events in Elden Ring. From the Ancient Dragons to the Shattering War, we explore and explain the Story of Elden Ring.
The Lore Hunter: / lorehunter
The Tarnished Archaeologist: / @tarnishedarchaeologist
Editor: Creators Studio - creatorsstudio.co.uk/
Intro: 0:00
The One Great: 2:03
The Prehistoric Era: 4:30
Ancient History: 7:33
Pre-Erdtree Era: 23:50
Crucible Era: 30:39
The Erdtree Conquest: 36:51
Early Erdtree Era: 45:33
Dawn of the Golden Order: 54:30
Radagon's Reign: 1:03:50
The Shattering: 1:11:55
The Age of the Tarnished: 1:16:55
100k Thank You: 1:18:23
This is an extremely expansive video that looks at the entire story of Elden Ring including: The Shattering, Erdtree, Marika, Radagon, Godfrey, Ranni, Fia, Radahn, Malenia, Miquella, Morgott, Margit, Bernahl, Rykard, the Greater Will, Elden Beast, Godwyn and More!
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CREDITS
Commission Thumbnail art by the incredible Albert Cordero: / albert_cordero
Thank you to both Lore Hunter and Tarnished Archaeologist for not only reviewing my timeline and helping me with it but also for their own original work and voice.
Thank you to @SekiroDubi for showing me how to take some of the more interesting shots.
Thumbnail layout by BrightSparkIV: / brightsparkiv
Please subscribe for more future Elden Ring Lore content!
Follow me on Twitter: / smoughtown
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Soundtrack is Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Sekiro and Elden Ring
I do not own the rights to Elden Ring, all rights to FromSoftware
#eldenring #timeline #radagon

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@SmoughTown Год назад

Happy 100k everyone! Thanks so much for watching, let me know your thoughts below!

@Wolf-bz6kq Год назад

I thought that for 100k you would've went with the Albanauric Bloodclot as the subject

@SmoughTown Год назад

@@Wolf-bz6kq Albinaurics arethe next video 🙌

@talkingmudcrab718 Год назад

Congrats Smough! Well deserved!

@SmoughTown Год назад

@@talkingmudcrab718 Thank you so much!

@Michael-dy7zp Год назад

Congratulations SmoughTown on 100K! Your lore videos are definitely in the top tier of Elden Ring lore videos and you and VaatiVidya are my favorite lore channels for Elden Ring/Souls lore Content.

@leviklopfenstein8158 Год назад

I still love the detail of Godfrey regaining grace when he lays Morgott to rest, as Morgott's body becomes the rays of grace, pointing Godfrey to his next objective, the tarnished player

@averymccoytarnished6782 Год назад

I wonder if the grace pointing him towards us wasn't meant to guide him into fighting us, but rather in supporting us in our quest to become Elden Lord - maybe Godfrey misunderstood the guidance entirely! It doesn't make tremendous sense for the grace to be guiding us towards the tree and simultaneously trying to stop us.

@leviklopfenstein8158 Год назад

@@averymccoytarnished6782 Then again, the tree is protected with impenetrable thorns earlier, so Grace has guided us in impossible tasks before.

@averymccoytarnished6782 Год назад

@@leviklopfenstein8158 I don't see that as any more egregious than the grace guiding us to any other locked door. It points us to obstacles that must be overcome - and what greater obstacle could there be for the Chieftain of the Badlands than swallowing his pride and aiding the tarnished who murdered his son, and who seeks to assume both his mantle as lord and the marriage he once had?

@Grayald Год назад

Yep. A story of failed lords desperately clinging to the last bit of power they have to attempt to challenge arising Lord that surpasses them all. Godfrey was never the boss fight here. You were. Or something or other

@Tcrror Год назад

@@Grayald Personally, I love how nuanced the story is and I love how nuanced the lore is. Elden Ring does really feel like you're an outsider thrown into a battle that started waaaaay before you were ever thought of, and not only do you have to figure out what happened and what will happen, but you have to pick up the pieces of the past to make way for a better future.

@aifos5171 Год назад

59:56 the war against the dragons happened when Godfrey was still Elden Lord: Vyke is one of the most ancient Tarnished we meet, and being a Tarnished he was of course exiled with Godfrey. Considering that Vyke was Lanseax most beloved knight and a dragon cult member, a religion established after the war against the dragons, Godfrey and his tarnished warriors were exiled after the war

@Zifzi Год назад

Very good point! Alternatively, Vyke may have been one of the first Tarnished to come back and may have joined the Dragon Cult in his quest. It seems like many of the Tarnished came back at different times and ingrained themselves in various parts of the Lands Between, so this is also a likely explanation.

@blakebailey22 Год назад

@@Zifzi I agree with your assessment

@danielboyd7810 Год назад

@@Zifzi I believe you are both right in the sense that Vyke was exiled with Godfrey following the war with the dragons at some point. Vyke returned after the shattering with the call of grace only to be seduced by the 3 fingers on his quest to become Elden Lord

@thelionofjudah5318 Год назад

Godfrey never fought placidusax he only fought the storm hawk

@swordierre9341 Год назад

youre assuming all tarnished were exiled with godfrey, when godfrey and his men were simply the first of many groups of tarnished. Tarnished were exiled for different reasons, and at diffrent times. Also the fact that Vyke uses dragon cult incantations ties him more to godwyn than godfrey.

@Beairstoboy Год назад

In a game that focuses so much on the number of fingers, the cinquedea's symbolic meaning is really interesting. A being with five fingers, in other words having both a set of two fingers (representing the Two Fingers as a sign of order and unity) as well as a set of three fingers (representing the Three Fingers as emblematic of Chaos). It's interesting philosophically, because it implies Chaos and Order are both necessities of civilization in their own ways. Order on its own is far too stagnant, and so Chaos must also exist to encourage change and innovation.

@WanderedIn Год назад

The Elden Beast has five fingers - and five fingers means ‘intellect’ or ‘will.’ Two means guidance, and three means misfortune.

@IndieGinge Год назад

I find the dichotomy, and the theme of stagnation and a need for destruction to lead to rebirth to be resonant with FROM's usual themes as well, as well as the idea that a refusal to let go of life leads to corruption and misery. Undeath, Hollowing, The Wild Dark, Loss of Memory, The Deep, The Ashen world, The Rot of Ariandel, Dragonrot, miserable immortality, Scarlet Rot, Three Fingers, The Formless Mother. All these things are wildly destructive and miserable things that are part of the world created by an attempt to stop the world from turning, I think natural reactions to unnatural meddling. It's interesting, and feels resonant that when Demon's Souls and Dark Souls hit the West so many players began calling us the "bad guys" for destroying the remains of these empires, when I think you can see them just as much as finally being the thing that forces everyone to finally let go. It's a criticism of the culture in the west itself, let alone the rest of the world, that we don't know how to accept death or the release of control in the modern era. Wolf, Chosen Undead, Unkindled, Tarnished, we are an instrument of fate, and the only story choices we have, beyond who we kill, is if/how we continue the cycle, or if/how we end it. We must let go if we hope to see something else grow.

@IndieGinge Год назад

@@colorpg152 I am aware of the Shinto connection. The need to accept impermenance and death is actually a universalist idea, because we are literally all going to die and lose control. It's actually very clear when looking at the world rationally that we need to accept a lack of control, do we choose where and when we are born? If we are born? Disagreeing with religions is fine, lord knows I do, but c'mon man. Also, quick newsflash. Religion is not the origin of the people who control societies being shitty and getting other people to be shitty. The desire for more material things is. Powerful people can just coopt literally anything, including the human desire to figure out a way to feel connection to the world. Not taking sides for any religion, spirituality, agnosticism or atheism. Just want to put that out there since we're now back in 2007 having an epic atheist moment. Our world is made out of material things, look to those before you tilt at the windmills of ideas. Also, this is a piece of art we're discussing, so it's more useful to talk about what ideas it wants to express, and what aspect of the human condition it wants to represent and how we can see that reflected in our own world and lives so it can speak to us.

@Tom_Fuckery Год назад

@@IndieGinge I think the metaphor of the Elden Beast's cutscene captures the essence of religion throughout our history well. Regardless of your beliefs, God as a concept tends be a weapon of Order. And the forest of Erdtrees is a bit on the nose. It's not the first world to be absorbed and it won't be the last. Very fitting.

@miomio6890 Год назад

So glad for this video! Usually a timeline is a basic thing established in any fantasy universe...except Elden Ring where everything is old or oldER 😂

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks Mio! Enjoy!

@darlingxluxii7977 Год назад

True! I always thought Elden ring was old enough but going in back is just insane haha

@djenniomaricon Год назад

Read LOTR and Book of the New Sun if you like worldbuilding like this :D

@talkingmudcrab718 Год назад

25:35 It's definitely possible the Beastmen created their weapons using cast methods instead of smithing. Two very different techniques whose products can still resemble one another.

@SmoughTown Год назад

100%

@tripjones2178 Год назад

That and another common method of stock removal. Chiseling and grinding out of raw iron would make for quite the sight.

@DakkaSap Год назад

makes perfect sense as they are shown to primarily use pottery in other capacities, and casting requires a clay mold

@grimecube Год назад

Yeah, I like this idea. Considering that beastmen could also use lightning, they shouldn't have had any trouble melting the iron to cast it.

@pigzy9807 Год назад

Notice that their weapons are iron which is not an alloy as well.

@aktriaz3766 Год назад

I don't think Radahn is loyal to the Golden Order specifically. My main evidence for this is one specific NPC; Jerren. Most of the dialogue I will reference is obtained by joining Ranni before reaching Altus, and clearing Redmane castle and talking to Jerren, which leads to a back and forth between Iji and Jerren, which ends in the Festival of Radahn being started without having to enter Altus. Although he is a commander for the Redmanes, Jerren is loyal to Caria, and goes as far as to hunt down Sellen when she attempts to expel Rennala from Raya Lucaria. He's on good terms with Iji, and Iji himself even made weapons for the Redmanes against Malenia's forces, commenting how they never degraded when faced with the scarlet rot. Seriously, read or hear the dialogue of Iji and Jerren. Radahn's combat with the stars is not difficult to explain, seeing how deadly Fallingstar beasts are. If conquering the stars simply prevents more Fallingstar beasts from landing, then that seems like a good enough reason to conquer the stars. Furthermore, in the exchange between Iji and Jerren, Iji comes to a realization that Ranni's fate is held hostage by Radahn; a revelation that all but says that was NOT the intended reason Radahn conquered the stars. That said, there is very little on where Radahn's loyalties are. He has a painting in Volcano Manor (which would be odd if he was allied with the Erdtree), and the previously mentioned link through Jerren to Iji and by extent Ranni/Caria. If he was allied with the Golden Order, you'd think he would be on better terms with Morgott, but like every other demigod he is rebelling. Personally, I think Radahn is very similar to Godfrey/Hoarah Loux was, being a warrior king who seeks to prove his might, which also explains his desire to adopt his imagery. I don't think he was someone with grand aspirations for how the world should be run, but he wanted to be the next Godfrey, in a sense.

@nathangeorge6575 18 дней назад

I feel like that is a fair speculation. Thank you for referencing in-game stuff to make your point. I had a question for you, is there any portraits of Ranni pre-body-death in Volcano Manor? I was just curious if maybe they were holdovers from Rykard's pre-consumption days. If that thought holds no relevance, I'd love to know. I am currently in the process of my second play through.

@daniell1483 Год назад

Maybe I've read Martin's works too much, but I can't help but see his fingerprints all over the story. He loves writing about what he calls Interregnums, times where any consistent authority has broken down or is breaking down, such as in Game of Thrones or the Shattering. He has a fascination with celestial objects being living creatures of great power, as with the Volcryn in Nightflier and as with the Elden Beast. He likes the imagery of men intertwined with trees, as with Miquella and Bloodraven. Elden Ring's lore feels almost like a remastering of all Martin's favorite motifs and themes.

@REDinitial Год назад

You can definitely see his vision sprinkled in there. Same with the influence of Berserk. A lot of concepts and imagery are straight from Miura's Berserk from the use of causality, determinism, meddling gods enacting their will via chosen ones in the physical realm, the fingers, the world tree etc. I'm glad two of my most favourite things in the world can be thus married.

@bartholomewa4087 Год назад

Also Farum Azula is just valyria. It experienced a doom long ago and had literal dragon lords.

@REDinitial Год назад

@@bartholomewa4087 I mean...and Valyria is Atlantis, so the concept is not in any way unique to ASOIAF. A lot of Martin's ASOIAF worldbuilding is inspired by real world history and myths - others are straight up homages to other fantasy and horror works (he likes his Lovecraftian callbacks).

@jackieparmz Год назад

@@REDinitialthe best part is that From actually finishes their stories.

@ElektelStar Год назад

To be honest in the first 50 hours of the game I couldn't see Martin anywhere aside the naming convention but the more I discovered about the characters and places and the history of the world, I could see his brand of story intertwined with world

@GamerKito Год назад

I feel like this is one of those videos I'm going to rewatch so many times.

@FabioDaFemboy Год назад

Same here!

@ThommyofThenn Год назад

Watch according to your viewing style! That's great :)

@kaiserdetectivegolden2735 Год назад

@@ThommyofThenn he is wrong though Malenia did beat godrick "the golden" not "the grafted"

@aidenmclaughlin1076 Год назад

I love how you’ve re-enacted the events of the story, awesome work!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks Aiden! Was a lot of fun tbh

@ThommyofThenn Год назад

Isn't it neat? I love dressing up as different characters in games. I'm no cosplayer irl but it's great fun in game.

@sly6759 Год назад

Hands down the best Elden Ring lore channel out there. I follow a ton of different creators aorund the game but your effort, theories and narration is unrivaled. Kudos and congrats on 100k, well deserved!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks Sly! That’s very kind! It’s been a journey

@Etticos. Год назад

It’s true. SmoughTown has really taken the place of Vaati as lore master for the Elden Ring era of Fromsoft. The work is amazing.

@matthew7849 Год назад

Vaati-cels absolutely seething

@Etticos. Год назад

@@matthew7849 don’t get me wrong, I love Vaati’s work, he just hasn’t really gone after the ER lore content the way Smough has and there is nothing wrong with that.

@Koyomix86 Год назад

@@Etticos. Yeah Vaati is great and he’s made some incredible elden ring videos like the frenzied flame one but Smough has truly delved into the depths of elden ring lore and made dozens of hours of content. He is definitely the best elden lore RU-vidr.

@cfh23666 Год назад

Having the whole timeline laid out really puts some gravity to the situation the tarnished walks in on. Still makes me wonder where ol patches fits in all of this. And hoping there is more to his story.

@DirtRider999 Год назад

I love this channel. George r Martin already stated that the part he wrote was a thousand years in the past from the current time of the game. So Miyazaki is primary influence on the actual game. But the crucible, great tree, shattering and all the events before we start playing the game happened a thousand years ago. That has helped me put the lore into perspective as well.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Me too, we are starting to get an understanding for his contribution

@rushpatriot2866 Год назад

I love the world characters and lore. So cool they came together and made something so interesting

@REDinitial Год назад

As soon as you see twincest you best know GRRM passed through 😅

@trisbane4086 7 месяцев назад

The war during the Shattering is definitely written by George R R Martin, there is no doubt in my mind. It's too redolent of his writing. And anyway, that interview has been completely misinterpreted. He basically stated Miyazaki asked him to write 5,000 (based on his intonation, not an exact figure) years of history - which would include up to the present.

@johnapple6646 Год назад

Unreal that this is basically a documentary and it's the length of a movie

@SmoughTown Год назад

Spent more time studying the game than anything at school haha

@johnapple6646 Год назад

@@SmoughTown if only Eldenringology was a real field of archaeology!

@nathangeorge6575 18 дней назад

@johnapple6646 it is for Tarnished Arhcaeologist. I hope that guy gets paid. These guys deserve it for the work they put in to educate us plebs.

@AlbertusSalvatierra Год назад

To boot, the Banished Knights too served the Storm Lord. Oleg and Engvall were known as Wings of the Storm. And, interestingly enough, Stormveil, Farum Azula, and the dragon religions were all closely tied in cut content. Stormveil was essentially a settlement of exiled warriors of the Capital who partook in the faith of the dragon, in hopes of reaching Farum Azula one day. To me, I sort of just saw it as, after the Storm Lord was overthrown, all of Limgrave moving forward would be passed down unto Godfrey’s kin since his conquest left it lordless - hence Godefroy, who left Stormveil to siege Leyndell, and Godrick, who claimed it after the second siege and he who would appoint the Banished Knight Edgar as Castellan of Morne.

@draghettis6524 Год назад

And, even later, hence Nepheli

@AlbertusSalvatierra Год назад

@@draghettis6524 Despire not being a member of the Golden Lineage, it’s kinda funny she’s more of worthy leader than its own immediate heirs. To boot, she’s got that whole storm thing going on, so it could honestly be better for the hawks and knights that had once served the Storm Lord prior to Godfrey.

@elisej-i3023 Год назад

Collaboration!!! We love to see it!! I'm heading to graduate school for my Masters in archaeology next fall and I'm considering the Elden Ring lore hunt to be a preparatory exercise

@SmoughTown Год назад

Great place to start!

@talkingmudcrab718 Год назад

Nice! Any words of wisdom for my son, who is considering going into paleontology when he heads off to college? I assume they are somewhat similar fields.

@andrewbowen2837 Год назад

I've found it to be a fun experience, especially the theory side of things. I'm at SEAC currently actually

@elisej-i3023 Год назад

@@talkingmudcrab718 I actually started out in paleontology, but got scared away by all the maths and switched majors. Prehistory and geology remain near and dear to my heart however- very happy to hear of an incumbent paleontologist. In terms of advice for your son: 1. Choose early an area of paleontology to focus on (it's a discipline with many potential avenues) and get to know the professors and graduate students who specialize in it. Not only are these academic connections vital for future success, but they foster immersion in the academic process! It's easy to feel overwhelmed at university, but having a clear idea of your interests and plenty of peers to engage with will help. 2. Stay physically active! While theory, computer renderings, and discourse may make up a good amount of what you'll do as a paleontologist, there is no replacement for getting out there and seeing/doing/digging it for yourself. Both paleontology and archaeology depend on practical fieldwork and there are many jobs available post-graduation for people willing to get their hands dirty! Strength and conditioning should be a requirement for both undergraduate fields in my opinion. 3. Don't be afraid of maths, physics, chemistry, other languages, etc. Even if you're not in a class getting graded, make it a goal to get past any anxiety surrounding these subjects. Whether it's by stopping by clubs after class or doing research on your own time, keeping or achieving some level of fluency in these areas will vastly benefit your scholastic career. Good luck to you and your son!

@LunaPendragon1988 Год назад

One of the insane things to realize is how long it takes for a tree to grow in real life. If the crucible was when the erd tree was sprouting from it's trunk and Godfrey was around for that.... if the erd tree grew instead of magically bursting up to it's gigantic heights, then that means he's OLD AF! Like I know they're all immortal, but that is still a extremely long time.

@nathangeorge6575 18 дней назад

Eons have passed as the great tree then the crucible then the erd tree grew. It makes you feel small.

@lihan1234 Год назад

this video truly feels like a culmination point of months of work and research from the community. i have enjoyed how accessible each of you have been able to translate all this info, into something greatly comprehensible videos and posts. i wanna thank you all for working this well together, and also for the solid presentations. I've been following your output since the game came out, have greatly enjoyed it ever since, and if you ever feel like moving to a different series / game etc. that you find interesting enough to make more videos about, then i'll be there.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thank you so much, what kind words and is extremely humbling. I have such a love and passion for this game it has been my honour to do content for it. Thank you for your support, means a lot

@aerodynamism5438 Год назад

>Well-known father of content creator Quelaag Ah you, cheeky bastard

@SmoughTown Год назад

@ThommyofThenn Год назад

I never realized how actually sad Godfreys story is. I would love playing a game where you play as him. Maybe kind of a GoW style game

@sinisterwombat3128 Год назад

I'm not sure if he belongs in a locust infested scifi setting tbh

@ThommyofThenn Год назад

@@sinisterwombat3128 I assume that's some GoW reference

@samueltitone5683 Год назад

@@sinisterwombat3128 I assume OP meant God of War and not Gears of War.

@nathangeorge6575 18 дней назад

@@samueltitone5683I'd be willing to bet he did but holy hell is Gears a good series.

@deadlyjax624 Год назад

I love listening to your content during my long work shifts. Keep up the fantastic work!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Have a good shift!

@miomio6890 Год назад

This is the kind of collab we needed! It was a treat to see the tree of my favourite lore creators together 😁 thank you!

@andrewvellos9735 Год назад

I really like the way you bring the community together by paying respects to other creators in your videos. Its cool cuz I love watching their videos, as well. Much respect, Smough! Keep it up, and stay lovely!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks so much Andrew! It's my pleasure, just love this community!

@nicolaswilke176 Год назад

These videos are crazy detailed and well made. Another Home run!! I am always eager for more.

@entysing6780 Год назад

Happy 100k you mad lad of a 🐐! It's been a pleasure to accompany you on this journey. Incredibly excited to see what you do over the next 100k! Absolutely love the Collab! Three genius minds of Elden Ring brought together for a monumental task.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks so much bud, i've really appreciated your support. Here is to the next milestone!

@entysing6780 Год назад

@@SmoughTown Cheers 🍻

@feralbunnydonut8495 Год назад

What timing! This just made my drive to work 1000% better

@wpb5876 Год назад

What an incredible feat it is for the community to put a video out like this! Amazing and insightful as always. It’s fascinating to see how ideas, and timelines have evolved since the game first launched. Certainly my perception of the timeline has changed a lot, and even more so after watching this video. Thank you as always!

@kylefernandes5311 Год назад

Me and the boys, when Smough drops peak Elden Ring lore.

@FabioDaFemboy Год назад

Been waiting for this one!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Hope you enjoy bud!

@aggersoul23 Год назад

Man... Words literally cannot describe how much I love you. You are the only reason for keeping my enthusiasm and joy still unmatched and up & running for ER... Thank you, deeply. You deserve much more

@SmoughTown Год назад

Wow, thank you my friend - that really means a lot to me. Appreciate the support and more content soon!

@VVabsa Год назад

Hell yea, I was waiting for a timeline vid!! Nice one.

@ninhyu1123 Год назад

YESS!!! I’ve been waiting for this one c:

@jarvii6837 Год назад

These videos always make my day

@tripjones2178 Год назад

Great work dude! It's amazing what you have managed to accomplish. Your contribution to the community is incalculable.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks so much Trip, just love the community and the game!

@deliriushunter Год назад

Jooo i can't believe this, nearly one and a half hour of content, thanks so much!

@iorveth1790 Год назад

I've been waiting for this one thanks Smough

@SmoughTown Год назад

Hope you enjoy my friend

@braedenbumaro828 Год назад

What a wonderful timeline! The events fit together well and make sense, with a few very small exceptions. Brilliant!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thank you so much!

@emilybroderick2421 Год назад

Honestly I wish more games would take this approach to their timelines and lore. Maybe not to the same extremes as FromSoft, but enough to add some refreshing ambiguity to things. I also just generally wish games indulged in risher, weirder lore overall

@SmoughTown Год назад

Same, it makes it more mythological, deep and rich

@IndieGinge Год назад

I think it has a lot to do with Miyazaki not having a background in gaming tbh. The medium ian't inherently flawed, but the landscape is artistically impoverished because of several factors, and if it's always been your bag then you'll be writing with gaming and its tropes in mind, not creating a resonant story. It's like how the other Miyazaki - Hayao - trash talks modern anime for knowing too much about anime and not enough about life. Good art starts from trying to capture life, and FROM is exceptional in that they're capable of doing that AND create something very, VERY fun.

@ne0nmancer Год назад

@@IndieGinge Exactly, game writing has become too derivative, they just take inspiration from one another without bringing new stuff to the table.

@GhostlyNomad130 Год назад

This videos quality is LEGENDARY! A testament to the care, attention and effort that went into this. 👏 Bravo!

@spaceorochi Год назад

Great video and congratulations for the 100k subscribers! Kudos to Tarnished Archaeologist and Lore Hunter too. This is going to be a cornerstone of lore speculation from here on out.

@kittyvalbuena182 Год назад

WHOOO BABY THAT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN WAITIN’ FOR

@SmoughTown Год назад

LET'S GO!

@ziounford Год назад

Truly there is no other like Radagon his theme is iconic almost makes you feel like his boss was made special regardless of if he was part of Marika or perhaps a numan male he's still one of the coolest. When I fought radahn there was fear but with this guy just awe.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Agree - such an epic final confrontation.

@laddiquintanilla300 Год назад

What a well-crafted video! Beautiful implementation of evidence and admirable collaboration

@TommasoFirmini Год назад

Hooooo boy Here we go, one rabbit hole I'm more than ready to dive into Keep up the great work smough!

@jstar3382 Год назад

I just realized another connection Radagon has with the Giants. Forging with a hammer. Marika and Radagon had some sort of struggle trying to break or fix the Elden ring and Radagon was attempting to reforge the ring, acting as a smith. More fun connections

@whatsnewbois9814 Год назад

Ah nothing beats the waiting time for the DLC than watching my favorite lore channels make greate Content together

@Akkarinization Год назад

this video was insane! thanks for putting in all this work.

@shoopah92 Год назад

very nice as always

@brandonf.6495 Год назад

Awesome video! I definitely think your order of events makes a lot of sense and the quality of your content is excellent as always. I was hoping the guide would at least give a basic time-line but we haven't even gotten them in the States yet 🙃

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thank you very Brandon!

@gamerocker525 Год назад

He’s finally done it. I’m so excited for my Elden Ring ASMR session

@SmoughTown Год назад

Haha! Enjoy Chris!

@sanityplusmilkshakes Год назад

So many fascinating perspectives have been introduced to me by this single channel. Nothing but respect for those who use their platform to bolster others.

@cheddargobIin Год назад

Congratulations on 100k, Geoff!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thank you so much!

@Conzort_1 Год назад

AMAZING WORK!!!! If you collected your lore scripts into a book, I would buy 4 of them. 😍😍😍

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks so much Teylor! Super kind

@bryangibson6211 Год назад

The quality of your videos is absolutely outstanding! You’ve got MAD talent

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks Bryan, that's super kind of you to say

@bryangibson6211 Год назад

@@SmoughTown You are my main source of Elden Ring lore, I can’t play the game right now because I broke both my hands, but your vids allow me to still feel apart of the community. I can’t thank you enough for doing what you do smough

@tylerserrano4979 Год назад

Much excite!

@irving9509 Год назад

Bro you and your friends are legends making this video. One of my all time favorite series.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks bud

@smokingbobs1344 Год назад

Well that´s nice

@WelcomeToTwinklePark Год назад

Deeproot depths: When I saw those roots in the dim, dusty underground, that odd orange/yellow light from unknown sources shining long black shadows on the ground, how they showed up out of the dark below from origins unseen and reached up into parts unseen, I felt a little frightened that something was in that dust and dark watching me and at any time would come at me. It made me feel small and meek in a world far more terrifying than any outer god or boss we face. It was some pretty amazing level design

@Nathan_Coley Год назад

Congrats on 100k!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Cheers Nathan!

@papagutsuperfan_9928 Год назад

my first every elden ring lore video and this was amazing

@HenryGreenEngine3 Год назад

I am so glad someone decided not to jump on the bandwagon of Storm Lord Placidusax and give the TRUE Storm King his rightful respect. Bless you man

@SekiroDubi Год назад

Oh boy, I was looking forward to understanding what the modding was about :D

@SmoughTown Год назад

Hahaha! Hope you enjoy my man and thanks for the guidance

@Cedwig234 10 месяцев назад

dude, what an awesome video! the zoom ins on the items ur quoting makes it a lot easier to follow!

@S2Pot_Gaming Год назад

Really good video! The only part I question is the section on Radahn; I still find it hard to believe he worked against Ranni. There is evidence to suggest that Ranni and Rykard worked together, at least at one point, and further evidence that Radahn and his siblings cooperated on some level: the dialogue Jerren and Iji have about each other, as well as the presence of abductor virgins in caelid, do not suggest siblings that are against each other. Specifically with Iji/Jerren dialogue and the discussion about Iji’s forged weapons for Radahn’s soldiers resisting the scarlet rot.

@AlbertusSalvatierra Год назад

Honestly, if I had to have any sort of film series or show - maybe make it like an episodic series that undergoes time jumps detailing the story starting from Marika’s reign to the Shattering War. It would help flesh out people like Marika or Radagon, or even Rykard and Godrick and so forth. Godefory too. Lots of opportunity on that sort of narrative.

@rblx_taxevader280 Год назад

This is gonna be a fun watch

@redluke8119 Год назад

My new favorite channel found it last week love everything so far

@one-eyed-dragon Год назад

Great vid Smough, once again i have nothing to add... except that the arrival of the Numen may be a lot older than you think... perhaps they could have been the precursor humans similar to the dragonfolk? I need to look more into that. Anyway, cant wait for the next one! (and you know how much I mean that hahaha)

@SmoughTown Год назад

Yeh defo could accept that tbh - It was a difficult one to place tbh. Thanks as always for watching dude, means a lot!

@SylviaGuest Год назад

Hey, I absolutely adored this video, it's a fantastic distillation of an incredibly complex timeline, and sheds light on many of the more obscure aspects of the game. I have one question, regarding when Mohg kidnapped Miquella (1:16:16); would it not make more sense for Mohg to have kidnapped him just before the shattering? We know that Godwyn's death was not the primary cause of the Shattering as it happened "long before the shattering of the Elden Ring" (Rogier). When we tell Gideon of Miquella's location, he ponders: "perhaps the Queen's sorrow was justified..." Is it possible that Miquella's kidnapping was the final straw for Marika? Regardless, this slight alteration in the timeline also explains why Malenia marched to caelid and fought Radahn, as the Heart of Aeonia (where she succumbed to the scarlet rot) is less than 50m from Miquella's womb in the dynasty mausoleum. While this could be coincidence, I highly doubt it. It seems far more likely that Miquella was taken before the Shattering, and Malenia's march was part of a hunt, scouring the Lands Between for her infant brother. Regardless of what you think of this theory, I really enjoyed your video, and look forward to your next upload!

@SmoughTown Год назад

100% agree the theft of Mohg could have happened at that stage and has always been in the back of my mind as to why Malenia would march there! Glad you enjoyed the video my friend!

@glowindark64 Год назад

Amazing video. Thanks for doing this

@wolfiemuse Год назад

WOOOO LETS GO SMOUGH!!! super excited to listen to this to have my work day go by faster!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Hope you enjoy my friend! Hope work goes well

@Freezaen Год назад

Many lore nerds take Hyetta at her words and yet she's the only character to ever mention this "One Great". I'm really curious to know what the original Japanese version of her wording is and whether the "One Great" is blown a bit out of proportion.

@bazah23 Год назад

Obviously cus she’s the only one who mentioned it

@isaiahgarcia7456 Год назад

I think that it’s prudent to take whatever is said by characters associated with the frenzied flame to be manipulation with a kernel of truth at the statements core with the occasional outright lie. The idea that all life sprung from one source is rather well supported by a multitude of items, specifically items associated with the crucible. Therefore, the idea that even before the crucible their existed a singular “great one” that encompassed all life is not unbelievable. The problem with what Hyetta is saying is that she frames the fragmentation of life in a starkly manipulative fashion. She states that when life was fragmented that “affliction” “despair” and other such negative concepts were born, conveniently leaving out that those words have no meaning without their more positive opposites. What does affliction mean without health or a base state to compare too? Or despair without happiness? There is more to this but if you look into anything said by shabriri or Hyetta through this lens it’s rather obvious to see the dishonesty.

@theforgottenscribe Год назад

@@isaiahgarcia7456 I would like to point to other real world beliefs, such as from Ancient Greek Religion. According to the tale of Pandora, there were no concepts such as suffering or disease among humans until she was given that which she must never open. The concept that happiness and enjoyment once existed in bliss without suffering to be found exists also in the 3 most recognized Modern Religions. This is in part that Chistrianity and Islam spawned from Judaism in some fashion, but the fact the concept was found amongst Greek religion suggests it was not entirely an uncommon belief. The belief is not manipulative, but rather the expression of the inherently flawed nature of the world and its inhabitants. Yes, suffering and other such negatives are given definition by their positive counterparts-and in turn the positives are best defined when contrasted with their negatives. This doesn't really argue anything. It's more the notation that sometimes concepts are best understood when you understand whether or not they present.

@xavierthomas5835 11 месяцев назад

@Starlight Shadow The problem as I see it isn't simply that they omit all the positive natures of fragmented life. It is that they are manipulative by nature. Surely to them it is a great thing that the world be erased and everything returned to zero. They also, however, don't care about anybody who might disagree. A common line of succession with these great forces is they are not beings who argue with people. The frenzied flame isn't trying to get its followers to dialogue and learn a better way. It just wants ti watch the world burn. Such a destructive power let loose on nothing more than its or its followers word that this is the way its supposed to be? A chaos indeed, but at least order cares about some beings. Chaos cares for absolutely nothing, so all are easily discarded.

@O-M-0 Год назад

I wonder if the existence of the Bloody Helice and it's unique skill "Dynast's Finesse" suggests a connection between the Dynast and the Formless Mother. Perhaps she has been hanging around those ruins for a long time before Mohg found her.

@jackweaver1846 Год назад

The sword is stated to be used by servants of the lord of blood, so it’s more likely that the dynast in question is Mogh, not that of the ancient dynasty. I wish you were right though, cuz that would be badass

@JJsiN84 Год назад

This is absolutely astounding work. The lore and the mythos to this world is beyond anything I could have comprehended as I was putting together the pieces by myself. I did pretty good on my own though, but thank you for this video. I very much enjoy the things I missed.

@cyrusfarsi5718 Год назад

Thank you for yet another incredible video, cheers!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thank you Cyrus!

@mrrd4444 Год назад

Let's GOOOOOO SMOUGHHHHH

@SmoughTown Год назад

Hell yeah!

@Endra88 Год назад

Shout out to you and all soulborne creators for researching and compiling lore explanations for these amazing games. Without all of you, I'd only have a generalized idea of what's going on.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks so much Andre! It's my pleasure

@zigzakz Год назад

Good video man, congrats on 100k.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks Zak, been a ride!

@WeyounSix Год назад

I've been waiting for something like this. Yes my guy

@clevey Год назад

One of the best lore videos out there. Should be used as a benchmark for current lore knowledge

@SmoughTown Год назад

Cheers dude, that's high praise

@robertroy7818 Год назад

I need a vlog of Smoughtown, Lore Hunter, and Tarnished Archeologist sitting on replica Erdtree thrones and just talking shop.

@sadhomie9294 Год назад

Thanks for this amazing vid. So far, its the only media that's helped me relax during my bout with covid.

@SmoughTown Год назад

I'm sorry to hear that, I wish you a speedy recovery and glad to hear my videos are bringing some comfort.

@greyworld6242 Год назад

Great lore history with the timeline. I think it was really needed.

@golDroger88 Год назад

I haven't watched this yet and I don't know when it was written but I think Martin just had an interview where he said some events of the story take place 5000 years before the game begins.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Indeed! We have included this

@ultra824 Год назад

i kind of suspect that mogh somehow framed radahn for miquella's abduction it both gets the heat off of himself, _and_ causes massive bloodshed in caelid, which is notably almost directly above the moghwyn palace grounds, which surely helped him establish a foothold for the formless mother in the area

@a_jerry808 Год назад

amazing and big ptops to tarnished and hunter for the assist. If more collabs happen i would love to see it.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Just both top tier creators

@Jericko427 Год назад

Excellent work! The masterful plotting of chaotic events is definitely the mark of GRRM's toolset. You guys did a spectacular job of aligning these events in order. That really helps non-players, like myself, make sense of the lore and its characters. Because of this timeline, I'll be investigating the deeper lore vids on your channel. The effort earned you another Like and Sub; awesome stuff, SmoughTown.

@PaszerDye Год назад

The fact that Zamor was known to be adversary to the Giants since 'time immemorial' could mean that their rivarly was known since then & that the Zamor eventually followed them to the Mountaintops to finish them off.

@hugoguzman4985 Год назад

I think Radahn studied MUCH earlier than the Night of Black Knives, since I'm fairly certain he studied just to keep riding Leonard. I also think the Starscourge Conflict happened at the request of either Radagon, or Marika herself. The last time Marika faced an Empyrean, it caused the Godskin Apostasy. With Radagon, Marika now has THREE Empyreans, at least two of which are her own children. We know Godwyn's death motivated the Shattering of the Elden Ring, so Marika was probably unwilling to kill her own children, unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. The most effective way to stop them from forcing her to kill them would be to arrest their destinies, and thus she/Radagon sent him to stop the stars. If my theory is correct, this probably happened not long after Miquella and Malenia's birth. In fact, we never find out what precisely caused Miquella's curse. Suppose stopping his destiny had unintended consequences...

@miimiibeschde4818 Год назад

FALSE Radahn learned Gravity magic because He got too big and we can see that morgott Beat a younger radahn in the shattering war

@Tonym-ey9sl Год назад

Love your videos, thanks for the amazing content 👍

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks so much!

@alexgroot2508 Год назад

Congratulations on your well deserved 100K! It's been a pleasure watching this channel grow over the years.

@SmoughTown Год назад

Thanks so much Alex, really appreciate the long term support!

@sirgideonofnirtheall-knowi7863 Год назад

Ah finally a true story of the Lands Between how a certain individual to change the very foundation of order. You're a true fellow indeed. Now am confident to pass down the title of the all-knowing to you. You deserve it...

@SmoughTown Год назад

Even Gideon making me cry today. Thank you Sir!

@sirgideonofnirtheall-knowi7863 Год назад

@@SmoughTown You're always welcome my fellow. You deserve every bit of it you're dedication into pursuit of knowledge is commendable indeed.

@SmoughTown Год назад

@@sirgideonofnirtheall-knowi7863 My man

@emanuelelamattina4264 Год назад

About the ruins greatsword: the piece of ruin was hit by a meteorite, not the entire farum azula fron which the ruin originated. As a more proof, the sword is the only ruin to have gravitational powers. All the other remains of farum azula, do not have. Have to see what the japanese says

@Spinexus Год назад

Big Gratz on 100k. Well fucking deserved!

@masterofnothing4938 Год назад

This was what i was waiting for for a long time thank you for this

@kaewierdoni4640 Год назад

The only detail I think I'd change is that the Zamor knights came from the same land the Fire giants did and thus chased them to the mountain tops as the Zamor knights are the giants ancient enemy and the giants aren't explicitly from the lands between

@iggyzeta9755 Год назад

I propose that the Zamor knights were servants or allies to the ice dragons and their rivalry with the fire giants is because the ice dragons were supplanted. They just kept fighting after their masters were fled.

@peterf9006 Год назад

Been watching since the Blasphemous lore days. Great to see you succeed like this. Keep up the good work!

@SmoughTown Год назад

Cheers Peter, appreciate the long term support!

@thebombdiggity3941 Год назад

Great video as always dude keep it up

@battlericky17 Год назад

CANT WAIT WATCH THIS TONIGHT!! Commenting to keep the love flowing

@SmoughTown Год назад

Enjoy Ricky! and have a great weekend

@battlericky17 Год назад

@@SmoughTown you as well!! Watching now!

@sk8legendz Год назад

an elden ring movie could probably do well tbh. such an aesthetic story and setting.

@jacksonbenincosa3759 Год назад

I've pondered this as well, I feel as if it would do well as long running TV show, I've even thought about the idea of a voiceless protaganist in cinema, a voiceless main character going the trials and tribulations of the a soulsborne setting, approaching enigmatic and tragic characters, floatinng through a dreamy narrative, even dying a million times like in the games.