Revelations of People Growing on Trees | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 4 @tarnishedarchaeologist

The Tarnished Archaeologist Elden Ring Lore: The Erdtree dominates the Lands Between, but what does it actually do? Join the Tarnished Archaeologist in Leyndell and Caelid as we investigate scattered clues left in tapestries and ritual basins, explore the true power of the Erdtree, and reveal deep mysteries of Elden Ring’s Circle of Life.

This is a repost to fix the issues with audio and image quality of the initial posting. The original video and the excellent conversation on the comments thread can be accessed here:
youtu.be/7NLnyIDPMA0

Watch the full Elden Ring's Cycle of Life Trilogy here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsuCrNhCEG_qcsS5nomPymVk

Key artifacts:
High-Backed Chair with the Tree of Jesse (The Cloisters Collection, 1947, Metropolitan Museum of Art).
The Black Obelisk (excavated at Nimrud, Iraq by A.H. Layard, now in The British Museum)

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware, 2022.
Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Photography: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, Thomas Quine, Amandajm, Stephen C. Dickson, Sarah Hoa.
Music: Kevin MacLeod "Ghost Dance", "Unpromised", "Lone Harvest", "Call to Adventure"
Video: Jenny Balsamo "Epiphyllum", Mark Rigler "Strawberries", videvo "Rituals", Pixbay "Rome", "Baptism".

#eldenring #eldenringlore #erdtree #millicent #tarnishedarchaeologist

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:58 The Cycle of Life: Birth, Death, and the Erdtree
02:25 Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Erdtree
04:18 Chapter 2: A Literal Genealogy Tree
14:42 Chapter 3: The Scarlet Bud Doesn't Fall Far from the Scarlet Tree
19:08 Wrap up

updated 2 years ago

Revelations of People Growing on Trees | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 4

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-09-10 | Elden Ring Lore: The Erdtree dominates the Lands Between, but what does it actually do? Join the Tarnished Archaeologist in Leyndell and Caelid as we investigate scattered clues left in tapestries and ritual basins, explore the true power of the Erdtree, and reveal deep mysteries of Elden Ring’s Circle of Life.

This is a repost to fix the issues with audio and image quality of the initial posting. The original video and the excellent conversation on the comments thread can be accessed here:
youtu.be/7NLnyIDPMA0

Watch the full Elden Ring's Cycle of Life Trilogy here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsuCrNhCEG_qcsS5nomPymVk

Key artifacts:
High-Backed Chair with the Tree of Jesse (The Cloisters Collection, 1947, Metropolitan Museum of Art).
The Black Obelisk (excavated at Nimrud, Iraq by A.H. Layard, now in The British Museum)

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware, 2022.
Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Photography: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, Thomas Quine, Amandajm, Stephen C. Dickson, Sarah Hoa.
Music: Kevin MacLeod "Ghost Dance", "Unpromised", "Lone Harvest", "Call to Adventure"
Video: Jenny Balsamo "Epiphyllum", Mark Rigler "Strawberries", videvo "Rituals", Pixbay "Rome", "Baptism".

#eldenring #eldenringlore #erdtree #millicent #tarnishedarchaeologist

Contents of the Video
------------------------------------

00:00 Intro
00:58 The Cycle of Life: Birth, Death, and the Erdtree
02:25 Chapter 1: The Mystery of the Erdtree
04:18 Chapter 2: A Literal Genealogy Tree
14:42 Chapter 3: The Scarlet Bud Doesn't Fall Far from the Scarlet Tree
19:08 Wrap up

The Prehistory of Dark Souls

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-10-12 | Dark Souls Lore: What happened before Gwyn and his knights began the history of Lordran as we know it? Who were the people that lived before Lordran, and to what type of society did Manus, the first man, belong? Join us as we piece together the evidence to solve these mysteries, and reveal the hidden story of Dark Souls' prehistory.

#darksouls #darksoulsremastered #darksoulslore #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Video samples:
The Quest for Fire (1981)
Mesopotamia, V Documentaries
Cuneiform, The Histocrat
Persepolis, Amazing Places 4K
Shanidar Cave, Iraqi Kurdistan, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin and Hardscarf
Shaman cave paintings, Kat Harrison, Food of the Gods, Terence McKenna
Caves, Life’s Biggest Questions
Bad Dürrenberg shaman, State Museum of Prehistory Halle and Hidden History
Antler head dress, Blockey et al. 2015 and British Museum
Franchthi Cave, Greece, Zde
Chauvet Cave, France, Antoine Vitek
Ester Islan Moai, BBC and Filip Kulisev, Amazing Planet
Dolmen, Canal Andalucia Turismo
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, Ireland National Monuments Service
Newgrange, Anthony Murphy, Mythical Ireland
Avebury | The Largest Stone Circle in the World | 4K Aerial Film | Megalithomania:
Stonehenge, Landmark 4k, Steel city Drone Pilot, Deviant Drones, English Heritage

Music samples
Obscura, ASKII
Yuka Kitamura, FromSoftware

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro, How History Began
05:55 Primeval Man
16:57 First Contact
22:40 Conclusion

The Great Flood | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 26

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-09-22 | Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree Lore: What happened to the people that built the Divine Towers? What does it have to do with the Stone Coffins of the Land of Shadow? Join us as we piece together the evidence to solve these mysteries, and reveal the hidden story of Elden Ring’s Great Flood.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #shadowoftheerdtree erdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist

Video samples:
The Bible (2013 Series)
The Ark and the Darkness (2024)
The Formation of the Earth (2022)
Asteroid impact comparison, Metaball Studios
The Babylonian Map of the World with Irving Finkel, BM Curator’s Corner
Bible Evidence Unearthed at Nineveh, Expedition Bible
An Inside Look at the Ancient Sumerian City of Nippur, Unearthed | Science Channel
Unearthing the Secrets of Mesopotamia, V Docuumentaries
Sumerians, Fall of Civilization
Cuneiform, the Histocrat
Hadean Eon: Formation of the Earth, Free Space Documentaries

Photos:
George Smith, Edith Mayhall
Guffa (traditional round boat) on the Tigris, Baghdad, 1932. American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department
Guffas at the shore of the Tigris, Baghdad, 1920s (unknown)
Noah's Ark and the Deluge. Genesis cap 7 v 12. Hoet
Noah. Mosaic in Basilica di San Marco, Venice
Giovanni Battista Gaulli - The Sacrifice of Noah - NG.M.03497 - National Museum of Art, Architecture
The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army. Mezzotint by J. Martin, 1831, after himself, 1819.
Marten Van Valckenborgh - Torre de Babel.
Ziggurat of Ur reconstruction, taken 2005
Rembrandt - Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law

Music samples
Nusha Choir, "Chie tova mome"
Assassin's Creed "Odyssey" theme
Anna Ellsworth, “Elden Ring - the final battle // harp cover” — youtube.com/watch?v=I_oGxAKh6Eg
Yuka Kitamura, FromSoftware

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro, Flood Myths, and the Ancient Dynasty
06:00 The Great Flood
14:25 Buried Titans
19:05 Noah and the Stone Arks
29:55 Enir-Ilim and Babylon

These Mysterious Coffins Hide the Story of Elden Ring’s Past: Part I | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 25

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-08-16 | Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree Lore: The mysterious stone coffins of the Cerulean Coast hide the secret history of the world before the Erdtree, of the origins of the Ancient Dynasty, and how the worship of sacred Trees changed the world. Join us for our first expedition to the Land of Shadow, in Part I of this analysis.
#eldenring #eldenringlore #shadowoftheerdtree erdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

npcompl33t Reddit post (check out the rest of their posts too): reddit.com/r/EldenRingLoreTalk/comments/1doc9ef/a_closer_look_at_the_stone_coffins_and_their

Images:
Funerary boat model E60381, Australian Museum, Stuart Humphreys
Mesopotamia Map, Goran tek-en
Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel

Video samples:
Charon The Ferryman, Clash of the Titans (1981)
Sutton Hoo dig, The Dig (2021)
Sutton Hoo, Smarthistory
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Anglo-Saxon Britain | Britain AD | The World History Channel
British Museum, BBC
Sutton Hoo, National trust
Prince Edward Investigates The Extraordinary History Of Sutton Hoo, Crown & Country
Sutton Hoo Ship reconstruction, The Sutton Hoo Ships Company
The Bible Collection: Jeremiah (1998)
Eurates headwaters, Fall of Civilizations
Imago Mundi, Curator’s Corner, British Museum
Babylon 3D, Flipped Prof

Music samples:
Elden Ring Harp cover, Anna Ellsworth

Contents of the Video
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03:16 Suppressing Pillar (Chapter 1)
05:56 Stone Coffins (Chapter 2)
13:12 Ghostflame - Ancient Rites (Chapter 3)
18:00 Ainsel & Siofra Rivers - Imago Mundi (Chapter 4)

TA Fights

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-07-05 | Jumping every boss, scouring every clue. Good times in the Shadow of the Erdtree... till our next dig.

Awesome music by The Count · Audiomachine.

Shadows of the Erdtree | Pre-DLC Special

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-05-11 | Elden Ring and DLC Lore: The Erdtree was burned before, long ago. Who burned it, and what does it have to do with the Shadow Tree? Join us as we piece together the evidence to solve these mysteries and unravel the story of the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Music credit:
Kyrr Stigr, Alex Roe
Elden Ring Soundtrack, Yuka Kitamura,

Video Attributions:
Gladiator (2000)
Aftermath of the California Wildfires (VICE) youtube.com/watch?v=l391-gOsfUs
Alberta: Eerie sight of a forest fire aftermath seen thru hazy sunrays 5-14-2023. The 4K Guy. youtube.com/watch?v=pG8pPVvRbSE
Why certain naturally occurring wildfires are necessary - Jim Schulz (TedED). youtube.com/watch?v=cNVZEVq3KzY

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
02:28 The Crime
14:35 The Motive
19:27 The Perpetrators
25:25 The Conspiracy

How outsiders brought the Erdtree to the Lands Between | Pre-DLC Special

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-04-14 | Elden Ring Lore: Where did Marika come from? Who introduced the idea of sacred tree worship to the Lands Between? Join us as we reveal the secret origins of the Erdtree, Marika and the Numen, and what we will learn in the upcoming DLC.

#Elden Ring #EldenRingLore #shadowoftheerdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

References:
@Kosmos_er
youtube.com/@Kosmos_er
youtube.com/watch?v=wat5Dq8tDHE

Music credit:
Epitaph for Boletaria, Alex Roe
The Fight, The Hills of Attika, Assasins Creed
Altus, Capital, Ancestors, Ending, Elden Ring
Nameless Song, Dark Souls

Video Attributions:
Wheat seed germinating, Neil Bromhall
Mt. Fuji, 8K world
Pyramids, Drone Snap
Nineveh, ep 13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron, Fall of Civilizations
Fields, The Quiet Mind
Mankind: The Story of All of Us: Birth of Farming, History
Persepolis, Amazing Places 4K
Nineveh, Fall of Civilizations
Southern Iraq, The Histocrat
Assyrian reliefs, V Documentaries
The Fall of Babylon (1919)
The Rings of Power. Amazon Video, 2022.

Photo Attributions:
Prisoners Nineveh date-palms, Marie-Lan Nguyen, Assyria artwork, ca. 640-620 BC
P1060872 Louvre Egypt (26e – 30e dynasties)
Samash Sun Tablet, Natritmeyer
Assyrian Relief from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, 879 BCE, Daderot
King Ashurnasirpal 865-860 BC. British Museum, Sanjar Alimov
Tree of Life, Near Eastern antiquities in the Brooklyn Museum, Rilievi in alabastro da palazzo di ashurnasirpal II a nimrud, albero sacro, 883-859, Sailko
Diagrams of Assyrian sacred trees by Dr E. Bonavia, 1888
Genie poppy Dur Sharrukin, Louvre, c. 715 BCE
Inanna, Adam Eastland
Ukemochi, Knightkamia
Demeter, The Conversation
Persephone, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Michaël Martin
Ninnion Tablet, Eleusinian Mysteries, Marsyas
Venus of Hohle Fels, Ramessos
Demeter statue, D&Z Garden
Cuneiform, Mason, William Albert
Cuneiform tablet, Gavin collins
Fish God Dagon, Clark E Ridpath, 1912
Assyrian military campaign in southern Mesopotamia, horses and palm trees, 7th century BC, from Nineveh, Iraq. The British Museum.
Line art drawing of a galleon. Pearson Scott Foresman
Lachish Relief, British Museum.Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net).
Relief from the South-West Palace of Nineveh, Room XXVIII, c. 640-620 BC. Photo by “Zunkir”
Map of Númenor, Severuksen

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
01:28 Marika and IRL Fertility Goddesses
07:47 Secrets of the DLC Trailer
16:18 Arrival of the Numen
25:01 Birth of Civilization

The Secret Origins of Grace | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 24

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-03-20 | Elden Ring Lore: What is Marika's plan for us? What is the Guidance of Grace? Join us as we reveal the secrets of Grace, The Tarnished, Marika's plan, and how it may relate to the upcoming DLC.

#Elden Ring #EldenRingLore #shadowoftheerdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Music credit:
Forgotten Lands, Alex Roe, @alex-roe
Kindle the Soul, Alex Roe, @alex-roe
Special thanks to Alex Roe for his beautiful Fromsoft covers/arrangements
youtube.com/channel/UCOqfSOPqVU_Be2oIsa-TNfw
Available on Spotify as well!

Video Attributions:
- Botafumeiro | Santiago de Compostela. Dario Zardo. youtube.com/watch?v=0c-09u3qy9s
- THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS | THE 7 SACRAMENTS | 4K VIDEO. Backlight
youtube.com/watch?v=J6wgcXi13kY
- Cristo Redentor - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷 - by drone [4K]. Drone Snap
youtube.com/watch?v=oq-2m2diCy8
- -Rome and The Vatican |Amazing Drone Footages| 4k Ultra HD. Wanderer. youtube.com/watch?v=3Af-Vxu_CBg
- Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 | 4K Drone Footage (With Subtitles). youtube.com/watch?v=qjpLbJNWNF0

Photo Attributions:
Baptistery in Žiča Monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia. by Pudelek

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:52 Opening Mysteries
06:42 Grace
17:12 Across the Fog
25:13 Conclusion

Messmer, Shadow Tree, Omen Lion, and Other DLC First Impressions | Elden Ring Archaeology Special

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-02-23 | Elden Ring Lore: Join us as we reveal the secrets of the Shadow of the Erdtree trailer!

#Elden Ring #EldenRingLore #shadowoftheerdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Bandai Namco, Sony, and FromSoftware.

Citations:
@Kosmos_er, youtube.com/@Kosmos_er

Please watch our Serpent and Erdtree video for more information
youtube.com/watch?v=D0AQzqx3Epw

Image attributions:
Spanish Galleons Fighting. Patrick Grey.
Entrance of Hernan Cortes into Mexico. Subtext: First meeting of Fernando Cortez & Monetzuma in Mexico, Nov.8' 1519.
Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture. Vitruvius. Morris Hicky Morgan. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. London: Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press. 1914. The image is on page 295.
Zoetermeer Vakgemaal De Leyens Archimedean Screw looped.gif. Stunteltje, (looped gif by Jahobr)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon by Ferdinand Knab (1886).png
Hercules and Lion: Konya Archaeological Museum Hercules sarcophagus
Hercules (with 17th century restored head) battling the Nemean Lion Roman 150-200 CE photographed at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Hercules and the Nemean Lion MET MM26720
Antonio del Pollaiolo - Ercole e l'Idra e Ercole e Anteo - Google Art Project.jpg
Singer Sargent, John - Hercules - 1921.jpg
Theophilos Hatzimihail Alexander the Great killing Mithridates 1927.jpg

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
03:17 Strangler Fig of the Erdtree
04:34 Marika’s Veil of Shadow
05:59 Prime Rennala
06:45 Erdtree’s Golden Sap
07:44 Crucible (Misbegotten) Boss
14:48 Numen Seaborne Arrival
25:24 DLC Timeline
07:08 Messmer’s Foolish Ambitions
09:55 Archimedes’ Lava Screw
17:00 The Serpent and the Erdtree (redux)
25:24 Outro

The Prophecy of the Dark Messiah | Dark Souls Archaeology Ep. 2

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2024-01-21 | Dark Souls Lore: The secret cult religion of the humans in New Londo and the prophecy of their coming Lord. Join as as we uncover the other side of the Chosen Undead Prophecy.

#DarkSouls #DarkSoulsLore #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne, Demon Souls; Bandai Namco, Bluepoint Games, and FromSoftware.

Image credits:
Mythological maps, NeilParkinsonMakes / Puca Printhouse
Monomyth, The Royal Society of Account Planning
Dura Europos Synagogue, panel WC3 : David anointed king by Samuel, Marsyasv
The Baptism of Christ, Giotto di Bondone, c. 1305
Cyrus profiles, Gena Vazquez, Medium
Cyrus's life, Cyrus the Great, Jacob Abbott
Tom Holland, Spider-man, Marvel / Sony
Tom Holland, Channel 4
Herodotus, The Histories, 15th century manuscript, Christie’s
Speculum Humanae Salvationis, illuminated codex, 1475, Marseilles
Herodotus, 14th century manuscript, Mystras, Cambridge University Library
New Londo 'Painting 2', Hanyang NG

Video credits:
Persis; Amazing Places on Our Planet
Cyrus's Tomb recreation, Mokhtar Saghafi
Duomo di Milano, Marco Cariboni
Torii gate, Tokyo Stroll
Aphaea temple, Terrabis
Etemenniguru, Fall of Civilizations
Paleo cave art, Neil Bockoven
Amano Shrine, Virtual Walk All Over Japan
Vatican, iWalkingTours
Mystras, Lambros Malamas

Audio credits:
Buddhist Monastery, Lonofi

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:50 Myths of the Chosen One
05:15 Kaathe reveals the Dark Lord prophecy
07:08 Chapter 1: An(other) Undead Prophecy
09:55 Temple to the Abyss
17:00 Chapter 2: The Dark Messiah
20:48 Light and Dark paths of the Chosen Undead
25:24 Outro

The Mysterious Origin of the Chosen Undead | Dark Souls Archaeology Ep. 1

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-12-27 | Dark Souls hidden lore: Firelink Shrine is more than just a hub for players, it's a key site for the excavation of Dark Souls' hidden story. Join us for our latest dig as we uncover the secret story of the Chosen Undead.

#darksouls #darksoulslore #firelink #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Dark Souls, Dark Souls III, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Video Attributions:
Credit to Sanadsk for modding/hacking the game to extract the Firelink door cutscene.

Photo Attributions:
Madonna and Child. Florence; Relief. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Sculpture of Madonna and Child, Plazoleta Del Carmen, Villa de Leyva, Colombia. Photo by Bernard Gagnon
Madonna and Child, sculpture in Neu St. Martin, Moosach. Gerda Arendt
King David, the King of Israel. Gerard van Honthorst
Statue of King David by Nicolas Cordier in the Borghese Chapel of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
The Flight of the Prisoners, c. 1896-1902, James Tissot. Jewish Museum, New York, NY.
Madonna with child and angels. Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
Christ Coming in Glory. William A. Spicer

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
01:12 Thou Who Art Undead... (Chapter 1)
13:00 Art Chosen (Chapter 2)
23:07 Conclusion

What makes Fromsoftware Games so Special? | Tarnished Archaeology Special Episode

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-12-19 | A FromSoft love letter, for all the things that make them great...

#darksouls #eldenring #darksoulslore #eldenringlore #tarnishedarchaelogist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Demon Souls, Dark Souls 1, DarkSouls 3, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, FromSoftware.

Video samples:
Church of San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, Venice - Massimo Nalli
The Locana Buddha - CGTN
A Chorus of Wieners - SOUTH PARK
When you go dark souls with your best mates - The Pruld
Holy Sepulcher - National Geographic
Reacting to VaatiVidya's An Elden Ring Movie - beckachuu
Reacting to VaatiVidya Prepare To Cry - The Lord of Frenzied Flame - Emmalition
Manta Rays - BBC One
Waterspout - Associated Press
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Magnolia (1999)
The Truman Show (1998)

Images:
Tablet 11 Epic of Gilgamesh - British Museum
The palaces of Nimroud, Layard, Austen Henry, 1817-1894 - New York Public Library
Leonard Woolley excavations, British Museum - New York Public Library - Penn museum, National Geographic

Music and audio samples
Heavenly Voices - Chiyo Ishido
Epirotikos - Nikos Skalkottas
Buddhist Monastery - Lonofi

Contents of the Video
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00:00 FromSoft Love (intro)
03:42 Elden John (The Layers of History - Ch. 1)
09:10 Legendary Artorias (History and Myth - Ch. 2)
15:10 Shrine of Storms legend (When Myth Becomes Reality - Ch. 3)

The Wandering Sage of the Lands Between | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 16

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-11-22 | Elden Ring hidden lore: Who was Goldmask, and what visions were revealed to him? Join us as we meet the real like Goldmask and his vision of the Ring of Creation.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #goldmask #tarnishedarchaeologist

References:
The Sun from the West: Biography of Ibn Arabi and His Doctrine (2013)
Ibn Arabi: The Voyage of No Return (2019)
Perfect Harmony by Ibn Arabi
Ringstones of Wisdom by Ibn Arabi

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Music and audio samples:
Quieter Than Silence, Mehdi Aminian & Mohamad Zatari
Bach on Oud Cm preloude from cello suite, Yarden Erez
Sufi Taksim, Jaber Fayad
La Rosa Enflorece, Dafné Kritharas & Paul Barreyre
Quieter Than Silence, Mehdi Aminian & Mohamad Zatari
Sacredness, Egyptian Meditation Templ

Video samples:
Sun Dog Scene, 5 Suns Weather Phenomenon Active Perspective
Sunspots, Science Channel and NASA Heliophysics
Sun Halo, Stockholm Serge M
AURORA - northern lights timelapse, Adrie
Saphire ring smithing, Anif G
Ibn Arabi reenactments, "Ertugrul", TRT

Images:
Emaciated Siddhartha: Akuppa John Wigham from Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Sufi ascetic portrait: Unknown author - Old Indian Photos Archive, 2011
16th-century icon of Simeon Stylites. At the base of the pillar is his mother's body. (Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland): Przykuta - Przykuta
A 1901 illustration by W. E. F. Britten for Alfred Tennyson's St. Simeon Stylites. William Edward Frank Britten (1848–1916)
The Anchorite (1881), by Teodor Axentowicz
Vidyasagar, a prominent Digambara monk Dayodaya
Icon of Simeon Stylites the Elder with Simeon Stylites the Younger
Japanese buddhist monk A mendicant monk in Kyoto, Japa;n Marubatsu
Trinity diagram, AnonMoos from Sumudu Fernando.
Medieval list of Ibn Arabi's books. Unknown author flickr 3201115284
The Sultanate of Rûm and surrounding states, c. 1200 Gabagool - Own work
2nd Fitna: original map by Al Ameer son; SVG version by Konstantinos Plakidas - Own work based on: Second Fitna Territorial Control Map ca 686, by Al Ameer
Sultan Barkiaruq, the Seljuk ruler during the First Crusade, from the Persian manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh, Yale University Art Gallery, object 50010
Figure of the heavenly bodies — An illustration of the Ptolemaic geocentric system by Portuguese cosmographer and cartographer Bartolomeu Velho, 1568 (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris) Bartolomeu Velho - Own work
De Sphera Mundi: Mauro Fiorentino, Theosebo, Phonasco, & Philopanareto. - Photo of 1550 "Tractatus de Sphaera" book, from Mario Taddei
Gustave Doré - Alighieri, Dante; Henry Francis (ed) (1892)
Andreas Cellarius's illustration of the Copernican system, from the Harmonia Macrocosmica
Nicolaus Copernicus - Commons file De_Revolutionibus_manuscript_p9b.jpg
Cover book Copernicus: derivative work of Johannes Petreius 1543 edition of File:Nicolai_Copernici_torinensis_De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium.djvu -
Cristiano Banti's 1857 painting Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition. Cristiano Banti -
The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens, c. 1615, depicting both domestic and exotic wild animals such as tigers, parrots and ostriches co-existing in the garden
Earth–Moon system seen from Mars. NASA - twitter.com/NASAMars/status/1517600665945616384/photo/1
The Frontier Fields program studied MACS0416.1-2403. ESA/Hubble
Illustration from Thomas Huxley’s Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature (1863).
Table of astronomy, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia
Goldsmith, Ali Jarekji
Sunspots, Nikia Phoenix
Solar Halo, Leandros Ntolas
Google Earth

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro to Goldmask
02:42 The Real Goldmask (Ch. 1)
11:15 A Divine Revelation (Ch. 2)
13:35 Vision of a Solar Halo
19:15 A Perfect Order (Ch. 3)

What were their experiments for? | Bloodborne Archaeology Ep. 4

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-11-19 | Bloodborne lore archaeology into the hidden past and present of the Healing Church's Choir, and the real science that inspired it.
#Bloodborne #Bloodbornelore

References:
Hydrocephalus historical overview:
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00381-015-2652-3

Images:
Caricature of Darwin's theory, Punch Almanac, 1881
The School of Athens, Raffael, 1511
Darwin, Spencer Arnold Collection, Hulton Archive
Anaximander, Detailansicht aus "Die Schule von Athen", Raphael Santi, 1510/11, Stanzen des Vatikans, Rom.
Naegleria fowleri lifecycle stages, CDC
Human Skull with Hydrocephalus: Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Photo by Emőke Dénes
Skeleton of a child victim of Hydroencephalus. Medizinhistorisches Museum Berlin, 2013. Photo by Thomas Quine
Titel: Anatomische afbeelding, fol. 66, slak, slang en kind met waterhoofd
Hanging Gardens of Babylon by Ferdinand Knab
Cole Thomas Expulsion from the Garden of Eden 1828
Knee-chest birthing position: W. A. Newman Dorland, A.M., M.D. The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 1901

Video samples:
Giraffes, 8K Exotic Animals
Darwin's Voyage, BBC Earth
Tortoises, Taylor Butz, Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic
Crab vs. Predator, Blue Planet II, BBC Earth
Human face evolution morph, Yale Press
Parasites of insects, National Geographic
Toxoplasmosis: What you need to know, Medical Centric
Hydrocephalus: What is Hydrocephalus and Why Does Fluid Build Up in the Brain? Children’s Hospital Colorado

Music and audio samples:
Obscura, ASKII
Inner Knowing, Simon Daum
Atlantis, Silviu, Ambient Planet
Haunting Choir, Deep Ambience

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
06:45 Metamorphosis (Ch. 1)
12:25 MParasitology (Ch. 2)
21:35 Kin of the Cosmos (Ch. 3)
28:05 The Definitive Host (Ch. 4)

The Albinaurics reached their Promised Land

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-11-15 | Generations of Albinaurics march toward the salvation of the Haligtree. But only the first generation made it there in search of rebirth... seen through Elden Ring Archaeology #eldenring #eldenringlore

What is the Mensis Ritual Anyway? | Bloodborne Archaeology Ep. 3

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-10-22 | Bloodborne Lore: What is the Mensis ritual? Just what were they trying to achieve, and how did they do it? What the hell is the deal with all those mirrors in Yahar’gul? Only careful inspection and a bit of Victorian history can help us. Join us as we answer these questions and more by delving deep into Bloodborne’s and our own world’s history.

#bloodborne #bloodbornelore #mensis #tarnishedarchaelogist

References:
Find over 100 videos of wildlife encounters with giant mirrors installed in the jungle of Gabon (Central Africa) filmed by Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE, his wife Anne-Marie and their friend Michel Djomou Guiss: youtube.com/XHB06400CANNES/videos After watching each of these videos, please read the description attached to learn more about the behavior of wild animals when faced with their reflection.

Gameplay footage/music credit: Bloodborne, FromSoftware.

Video samples:
Chimpanzees with mirror-Xavier Hubert
"Reflections in the rainforest", Gabon - Xavier Hubert-Brierre
Aurora - Dr. Ryan Ridden
Ibn al-Haytham - Smithsonian Channel
Copernicus - 100 Greatest Discoveries - Discovery UK
Lens Making in the 1600s - Corning Museum of Glass
Newton's Dark Secrets, Chris Oxley
Through Galileos Telescope, 1933
Informercials, bryanalbrandt
Insomnia, Dr. Mike
Contact lenses, Welcome Library
Mercury Vapor, Heal Care without Harm
The Liquid Mirror Telescope, NASA Orbital Debris Observatory in Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Faraday cage, Joe Hanson, Be Smart
Tesla Coil, Slo Mo Guy
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Images:
Echo and Narcissus, John William Waterhouse
Amaterasu, 大阪
Mayan mirror murals, ANCIENT MAYA MOSAIC MIRRORS: FUNCTION, SYMBOLISM, AND MEANING, Cambridge University Press
Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God – Jan Matejko, 1873, Jagiellonian University Museum
1661 Cellarius's chart illustrating a heliocentric model of the universe, as proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus
Hubble Deep Fields, NASA
Michael Faraday, Hulton Deutsch, the Guardian

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
06:58 Mensis mockinfomerccial
08:14 Mensis and optics (Ch. 1)
15:08 Mensis and electromagnetism (Ch. 2)
19:40 The Me3sis Ritual (Ch. 3)

Victorian physics engravings, Wellcome Collection
Darkbeast, Heardless
Galvani engravings, Smithsonian Collection
Maxwell’s Equations, Rhett Allain
James Clerk Maxwell, 1850s, Trinity College, Cambridge

Music and audio samples:
Mercurial - Ambient Music for Bloodborne
Happy Indie Summer Rock, Muzaproduction
Bloodborne (2015) Ambient Music, Nico Lujan

Old Blood: The Hidden Story of Yharnams First Healing Church | Bloodborne Archaeology Ep. 2

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-08-23 | Bloodborne's deep lore of the Old Blood and the Beast Scourge, uncovered in the archaeological remains of old Yharnam (Part II).

Gameplay footage/music credit: Bloodborne, FromSoftware.

References:
Charred Thermos

Music and audio samples:
Ring Around The Rosie [Slender Elementary Version], Cookie Creeper
Haunted Forest Sounds, Ghostly Murmurs, The Guild of Ambience
Bloodborne Ambient Music, Nico Lujan
Mercurial: Ambient Music for Bloodborne, Sound Phenomenon

Video samples:
The Great Plague (documentary), Timeline
1666: The Great Fire of London (documentary), Brian M
Vienna Pestsäule (plague column), Massimo Nalli
Anti-Mask Protesters Burn Face Masks in New York, NowThis News
Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Image attributions:
- Plague in an Ancient City, by Michael Sweerts,
- The people of Tournai bury victims of the Black Death. Pierart dou Tielt,
- Justinian mosaic, San Vitale,Steven Zucker
- Seventh Plague of Egypt, John Martin
- The spread of the plague-in-europe-1346, World History Encyclopedia
- Statue of the Madonna, St. Dominic and Thomas Aquinas. Agnija Fedukovičiūtė
- First successful Human Blood Transfusion, 1667. Matthias Gottfried Purmann, Grosser und Gantz
- Blundell's method of blood transfusion. Rare Books (accessed through Wellcome)
- Blood transfusion, 17th century. Blood transfusion (accessed through Wellcome)
- Hemophilia in Queen Victoria’s family: Useravablack.hrek; Caro1409 at German Wikipedia
- Prince Alexei on Horseback: C.E. de Hahn & Co. Tzarskoe Selo
- The diseases of infancy and childhood (1910)
- Man of Sorrows from Prague c1470. Prague Utraquist Church of Our Lady before Teyn
- The Crucifixion, Google Art Project
- Fruit of the vine and bread. John Snyder
- Christian martyrs of the world; the story of the advance of Christianity from Bible times to latest periods of persecution. John Foxe
- Angels collecting the most precious blood of Christ. Andreas Pavias
- History’s Seven Deadliest Plagues, Gavi
- Emergency hospital at Camp Funston, Kansas, 1918, otis historical Archives / National Museum of Health and Medicine

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
01:28 The Plague and Yharnam (preface)
11:45 Bloodborne's Old Healing Church (Ch. 1)
21:05 The Old Blood (Ch. 2)

#bloodborne #bloodbornelore #Yharnam #tarnishedarchaeologist

The Secret Religion of Old Yharnam | Bloodborne Archaeology Ep. 1

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-08-05 | Uncovering the deep lore of Bloodborne hidden in the archaeological remnants of old Yharnam.

#bloodborne #bloodbornelore #Yharnam #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

References:
"The Bastard's Curse" by Sophie's Old Shame
youtube.com/watch?v=7FZiAi9LDIs

Music and audio samples:
Bloodborne Ambient Music, Nico Lujan
First Glimpse of Yharnam & Haunted Streets, Mercurial, Sound Phenomenon

Video samples:
Comet Neowise, Rafa FG
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Cleopatra (1963)
Rome (HBO & BBC, 2005-2007)
Alexander (2004)
Castle Brvo, atomcentral.com
Blood Transfusion 1948 (Pathé)
Die Charité, Wissenüberwissen TV
DNA electrophoresis, Greg Petersen
First Blood Bank, Decades TV Network
Archaeology In 1930 At Mesa Verde, mikeman
Moonrise and moonset, NRTSD
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, PharmacyMuseum.org
Bronze Age Warfare, Dan Davis History
Time lapse of Hawaii Observatory, Gina Maria Colvin Hill
Tomorrows World, the School Computer 1969,
Traditional Mongolian Cavalry, Namnaa Academy, Altan Nergui
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Monster Maker (1944)
The Mad Monster (1942)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:55 Prelude to Bloodborne Archaeology
06:10 Intro to Ep. 1: The Secret Religion of Old Yharnam
9:36 Chapter 1: Scent of the Moon
15:37 Chapter 2: The Madonna

How Marika Rose to Power | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 23

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-07-05 | Elden Ring Lore: discover the hidden mysteries and forgotten rituals of Death in the Lands Between.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #Marika #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware (Yuka Kitamura)

References:
u/NamelessSinger post on Twinbird
reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/w0j6t3/one_dragon_two_dragon_red_dragon_blue_dragon_aka

Music:
Elden Ring Theme, Anna Ellsworth;

Video:
Rome and The Vatican |Amazing Drone Footages| 4k Ultra HD. Wanderer (YouTube) youtube.com/watch?v=3Af-Vxu_CBg
Birth of Jesus. Mystical City. youtube.com/watch?v=eGt1ZCPt8t4
Augustus, Funeral Pyre, (Rome, HBO, ); The Destiny of Rome (2011, France)
Mausoleum of Augustus, Sky Surfers;
Church of the Nativity, Neverstopexploringworld;
Ancient winemaking, LookHereMars;
Resin, Salvador Villa;
Akhenaton, Egyptology with Zahi Hawass;
Giza, travel experience;
Hussein Statue, CNN;
Gwyn statue, Retro & a.akamaihd;

Photo:
Archaeopteryx Skeletal restorations of various specimens. Jaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) - http://qilong.deviantart.com/art/The-Many-Archaeopteryx-24468274
Reconstruction of elite male burial, with some of the world's oldest gold jewellery, c. 4,500 BC Photo from Mark Ahsmann
2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum). Photo from Rabax63 - Own work
Relief of libation to a vegetation goddess (ca. 2500 BCE) found in ancient Girsu, at the Louvre.
Roman bronze statuette of a priest, his head ritually covered, extending a patera in a gesture of libation, 2nd-3rd century CE. Photo by Wolfgang Sauber - Own work
Scene of sacrifice, with a libation poured from a jug (Pothos Painter, Attic red-figure krater, 430–420 BCE). Marie-Lan Nguyen and one more author - Own work
Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) holds a religious assembly in the Ibadat Khana (House of Worship). Miniature painting by Nar Singh, ca. 1605
Manuscript BnF Grec 510 (Homilies of St. Gregory of Nazianzus). Miniature of the First Council of Constantinople (AD 381). Bibliothèque nationale de France
Vestal virgin and sacred flame. Helene Guerber
Vestal virgins by Jean Raoux, 1727, now displayed at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France.
House of the Vestal Virgins (Atrium Vestae), Upper Via Sacra, Rome. Photo by Carole Raddato
Vestal virgins and pontifex. Author: Rudolf Cronau. (1919).
A Nun and her Attendant - A history of Madeira, 1821.
A nun from the Abbaye de Montmartre in 1718
Catacombs of Rome. An engraving from Le Magasin Pittoresque,1860s. Adolphe Rouargue

Images:
Augustus of Prima Porta, Leemage; Apollo Belvedere, Livioandronico2013; Hermes of Praxiteles, Carole Raddato; Vestals, Rabax63 and PaulineM; Iconoclasm, WikiRigaou; Achnaton tomb I, NYPL;

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Prelude
00:50 Intro
04:42 Chapter 1: An Empire of Death
11:34 Chapter 2: Death Libations
18:33 Chapter 3: Libation of Rebirth
28:20 Conclusion

Bloodborne Archaeology Trailer

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-06-29 | New Bloodborne lore series trailer. Join TA on a new expedition in the lands of Yharnam.

Gameplay footage: Bloodborne, FromSoftware.

Music: Cum Dederit, from Psalm 126 by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by Andreas Scholl.

The Forgotten Ritual of the Catacombs | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 22

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-06-25 | Elden Ring Lore: Who built the catacombs of the Lands Between? What is Erdtree burial really about? Join us as we answer these and other mysteries by some old fashioned Tarnished Archaeology in the Lands Between.

Sponsored by Atlas VPN Summer Deal: get.atlasvpn.com/TarnishedArchaeologist

#eldenring #eldenringlore #catacombs #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

References: @SinclairLore @Sophie's Old Shame Bloodborne up close original: youtube.com/watch?v=YHraNq--JL4&list=PLzGMMy3ptxzZ8L5SxNSVGSvs8e8IdHVH3
Bloodborne Up Close REBORN: youtube.com/watch?v=oBaz9yzKS-A

Music and audio samples:
Music samples:
Seikilos Epitaph*, YK band; Dies irae (Songe d'une nuit du sabbat), Hector Berlioz; Ljós Detta, @Alex Roe; Eld Ve, @Alex Roe; The Night Unfurls, @Ryan Amon, SIE Sound Team

Video/Footage
Halicarnassus, Tomasz M; Cuneiform tablets, ABC Science; Bamiyan, Afghanistan, David Fox; Greco-persian battle, Fall of Civilizations; Punjabi village, Stunning Punjab; Triremes, Troy (2004),Warner Bros. Pictures; Varanasi, National Geographic; Kalima, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Paramount Pictures; 300 (2006) Warner Bros. Pictures.
Death and burial of ordinary romans. Discovering Greek & Roman Cities. @discoveringgreekromancitie9286, Youtube
HBO, Rome 2005-2007

Images:
Seikilos stele, National Museum of Denmark
Herodotus, Library of Congress; Amiternum-relief
Jane Masséglia; Dead Cities, Syria, Charles Fred & James Gordon
Pyre of Caesar, Hulton Archive.
The Crypt of the Popes, Catacomb of Callixtus. Dnalor 01
Bronze container of ancient cremated human remains. Nabokov at English Wikipedia
An electric cremator in Austria Georg Lippitsch
(Germany) An open ash capsule showing the remains of the dead Norbert Hüttisch, Karlsruhe

*Note: The Seikilos epitaph is the oldest surviving song, complete with lyrics and musical annotation from the 1st c. CE. Check out its full story! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikilos_epitaph The song here is performed by the @YK band using instruments recreated to model instruments contemporary to the epitaph. Check out their other ancient music:
youtube.com/channel/UCBiUb0ekdswNNAMWVgdufCg

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
01:12 Death in the Lands Between
09:42 Atlas VPN
11:00 Chapter 1: And the Roots Call to You
16:45 Chapter 2: To Burn Death
27:09 Conclusion

The secret histories of the Divine Towers | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 21

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-06-14 | Elden Ring Lore: Who built the Divine Towers? What made the central sea?? Join us as we answer these and other mysteries by some old fashioned Tarnished Archaeology in the Lands Between.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #divinetowers #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

References:
u/NamelessSinger posts on the Fire Giants and the Divine Towers
reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/v69s96/the_divine_towers_and_forge_were_built_by_the
reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/v69s96/the_divine_towers_and_forge_were_built_by_the

Music and audio samples:
Hypnotic Meditation Drone, Scape Chords for Contentment; A Land of Light, Egyptian Meditation Temple; Imperium by RPG Ambient Sounds @RPGAmbientSounds; Cambodian Odyssey by Kevin MacLeod, "Vargsången" or "The Wolf Song" by Jonna Jinton

Video samples:
Stonehenge, Landmark 4k, Steel city Drone Pilot, Deviant Drones, English Heritage; Santorini, Amateur Drone Guy; Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, Earth.Parts; Colosseum, Videvo and Pexel; Ziggurat, Fall of Civilizations; Meteor Crater, Arizona's Family, Geoexplorer Studio; Chicxulub impact, Naked Science; Late Heavy Bombardment, History of the Earth; Asteroid Impact, MetaBallStudios; Hadean Eon, Space Documentary; Silurian beach, Blue Globe; Jupiter's polar cyclones, NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM; Smithing, AncientCraftUK - Dr. James Dilley;

Images:
Angor Watt, OhmadventureTours; Chicxulub gravity map, Michael Thomsen; The Fall of the Titans, Cornelis van Haarlem; Tamentit meteorite, Ji-Elle; Pharaoh's dagger, Egyptian Museum of Cairo; Talos, Jason and the Argonauts (1963); Ice King, Omar Studio; Enūma Eliš tablet, Zunkir; Enūma Eliš seal, Ben Pirard; Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park;

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Prelude
01:15 Intro
06:55 Chapter 1: Mysterious Megaliths
16:25 Chapter 2: Impact Theory
24:06 Chapter 3: The Prometheus Event
30:22 Chapter 4: The Prometheus Civilization (A.K.A. the Builders)
38:33 Chapter 5: The Work of Giants Crumbled

Marika and the Gloam-Eyed Queen: Gods and Lords Part II | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 20

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-05-27 | Elden Ring Lore of Marika and her Nemesis, the Gloam-Eyed Queen. In part two of our “Gods and Lords” series, we build off of our analysis into what defines an Empyrean and a God in order to delve deep into the secret history and reign of the Gloam-Eyed Queen, and her eventual defeat at the hands of Marika and Maliketh.

References:
Kosmos Gloam-Eyed Queen Video: youtube.com/watch?v=nfxlKnE_ZYM
@Kosmos_er

Music and audio samples:
Profaned Vanguard (acoustic) - Alex Roe
Forgotten Lands - Alex Roe
Please support Alex Roe's beautiful music by purchasing songs or albums for download here: alexroe.bandcamp.com

Gameplay footage/music credit:
Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Video attributions:
Besitun Video : Ali Aghajanzadeh (YouTube). youtube.com/watch?v=tVWlP114Qcg&t=493s
The Story of Yin Yang Video prateek rangineni (YouTube) youtube.com/watch?v=kPOwR8CoAaM
Darius the Great - The King of Kings; Father Of History (Youtube). youtube.com/watch?v=NSM-pYWJ5eE

Photo Attributions
Cyrus relief: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 Photograph: Pentocelo -
False King Smerdis: archive.org/stream/historyofdariusg00abbo/historyofdariusg00abbo#page/n76/mode/1up
Chaos: Wenceslaus Hollar - Artwork from University of Toronto Wenceslaus Hollar Digital Collection Scanned by University of Toronto High-resolution version
Gaumata under Darius I's boot engraved at Behistun Inscription in Kermanshah. Patrick C, known as dynamomosquito on Flickr
The struggle between Gobryas and the false Smerdis", 19th century print. Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879 - History of Darius the Great [1], published 1900
Darius lineage: Ekvcpa - This file was derived from: ACHAEMENES TREE.png
Illustration of the Assyrian Sargon legend (1913)

Contents of the Video
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01:54 Intro
07:00 Chapter One: Death of the Demigods
18:34 Chapter Two: Marika’s Hubris
29:33 Chapter Three: Marika’s Nemesis
40:00 Conclusion

What it takes to become an Empyrean | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 19

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-04-11 | Elden Ring Lore of the Empyreans, Gods, and Elden Lords. What makes an Empyrean? How does an Empyrean become a God? What’s the role of the Elden Lord? These are questions that at first glance seem obscure, but are central to the main story of Elden Ring. Join as as we disentangle these roles and uncover the motivations of Ranni, Marika, and more.

References:
- Sinclair Lore’s Radagon Episode: youtube.com/watch?v=vq5lw5WziMU
- Sinclair Lore’s Godfrey Episode: youtube.com/watch?v=ZuGCf3s5Ox
- Reddit post about Mohg and Miquella: reddit.com/r/EldenRingLoreTalk/comments/zqdshf/a_dark_fertility_cult_mogh_miquella_the_formless

Music and audio samples:
Agni Parthene - Kapele Mariacka
Forgotten Lands - Alex Roe
alexroe.bandcamp.com/album/elden-lords
youtube.com/channel/UCOqfSOPqVU_Be2oIsa-TNfw

Gameplay footage/music credit:
Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Video:
Abortion rights protests, CBC News
youtube.com/watch?v=1hvUrn83N5o&t=8s

Photo Attributions:
- Vasily Polenov: Le droit du Seigneur (1874);
- Neo-Assyrian clay tablet. Story of the Flood. Known as the "Flood Tablet" From the Library of Ashurbanipal, 7th century BC. BabelStone
- Interpretation of The Babylonian Marriage Market as described by Herodotus, Edwin Long - The Yorck Project (2002)
- The Mugnaia in Ivrea, Italy, taking part in a festival that supposedly commemorates a revolt against the droit du seigneur. Laurom
- Mary I of England and Philip II of Spain. Hans Eworth - flickr.com/photos/60861613@N00/3956264299/; original is in the Bedford Collection, Woburn Abbey, England; published between pages 220 and 221 in Porter, Linda (2007) Mary Tudor: The First Queen.
- Equestrian portrait of Catherine the Great, Ghirlandajo at en.wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia by SreeBot
- Athena is "born" from Zeus's forehead, black figured amphora, 550–525 BC, Louvre. User:Bibi Saint-Pol
- Rebis from Theoria Philosophiae Hermeticae (1617) by Heinrich Nollius
- Holy lance fresco: Fra Angelico - The Yorck Project (2002)
- Longinus in The Crucifixion of Jan Provoost (Groeningmuseum of Bruges) Jan Provoost - Leon Snyers
- Madonna of humility by Fra Angelico, c. 1430. A traditional depiction of Mary wearing blue clothes.
- Horus offers life to the pharaoh, Ramesses II. Painted limestone. Circa 1275 BC. Abydos, Louvre museum, Paris, France. Tangopaso - Self-photographed
- The Fall of the Titans by Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (1596–1598)

Contents of the Video
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01:10 Intro
03:20 Chapter One: Gods and Lords
10:45 Chapter Two: My Body, My Choice
16:28 Chapter Three: A Divine Hermaphrodite
21:12 Chapter Four: The Holy Lance

The secret story behind Two and Three Fingers | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 18

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-03-30 | Elden Ring Lore of the Fingers. What's the deal with the Two Fingers? Why Three Fingers? Why... fingers?? Join us as we answer these and other seemingly absurdities by some old fashioned Tarnished Archaeology in the Lands Between.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #threefingers #twofingers #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Music and audio samples:
Dark Souls A Moment's Peace, and Elden Ring Theme harp cover by Anna Ellsworth
youtube.com/@AnnaEllsworthMusic
Tang Tengri by Ahmed Bahadır Uslu
youtube.com/channel/UC3vsUYJE0CnNzVhzM6xtdGw
Audio samples from Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Archimandrite Seraphim and the Choir of the Monastery of the 13 Assyrian Fathers
Constancy Part 1 - The Descent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Video: Mongolia, MrBrynnorth; Basilica, Timeline - World History Documentaries; Eucharist, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rochester NY; Schism of 1054, CNN; Russian wooden churches, Great Big Story; Braille, BBC; Blaeu's map of Russia (1645), University of California; Grand Duchy of Moskovy, History Lab; Yin Yang, Jeren Velletri and DS-DNA; Rievaulx Abbey: 4K Cinematic Tour, eheritage.

Images (Chapters 1-3):
Justinian Mosaic, Steven Zucker; Pope and Patriarch, Osservatore Romano; Solovetsky Monastery Uprising, 1666, Sergey Miloradovich, 1885; Data glove, Rachel Freire & Artyom Maxim; Braille glove, ORama AI; Map of Rusia, Blaeu 1645; Fall of Constantinople, Lestertair; Mehmet Enters Hagia Sophia, Fausto Zonaro; Woodcut of Constantinople, Nuremberg Chronicle; Orthodox mass, Russianchurch; Oirad, kalmyk's National music; Chaos, Giovan Francesco Capoferri, Lorenzo Lotto; The Skoptsy, public domain.
Images (Chapter 4):
Roman Pantheon:I, Jean-Christophe BENOIST
Quatrefoil above the west door of Croyland Abbey; Thorvaldsson
Hand of God Fresco: Museu Nacional D'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Cloister of Poblet Monastery, Spain (founded 1153) Jaume Meneses - Flickr: Monestir de Poblet
Whitby Abbey (1220s) Wilson44691
Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey (begun 1132) WyrdLight.com
Rievaulx Abbey showing Presbytery (R), South Transept, Chapter House foundations & wall of Infirmary (L) WyrdLight.com
Clothed hand clutching wreath, San Clemente, Rome, 1140–43. Jastrow
Moses receives the Tablets of the Law, and hears the call of God. Paris Psalter.
Moses receives the Tablets, c. 840 Karolingischer Buchmaler um 840 - The Yorck Project (2002)
Meister des Drogo-Sakramentars - The Yorck Project (2002
Canterbury Cathedral: Antony McCallum, WyrdLight.com
Hagia Sophia: Arild Vågen - Own work
Aachen cathedral: Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas © CEphoto

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
01:00 The Schism of the Fingers
03:45 Chapter 1: The Fingers
07:55 Chapter 2: A Quivering Code
13:45 Chapter 3: The Finger Schism
24:10 Chapter 4: The Divine Hand
36:58 Chapter 5: Who Killed the Divine Hand? .

Shabriri is actually a thing | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 17

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-03-01 | Elden Ring Lore. The Three Fingers and its Flame of Frenzy are some of the most mysterious forces in the Lands Between. Join us for Part I of our investigation into the Flame of Frenzy, as we uncover the real world inspirations of Shabriri and frenzied eyes, and explore the story of Hyetta, Vyke, and Shabriri Grapes.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #shabriri #tarnishedarchaeologist

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Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Music:
- Song of Despair: recomposed by Alex Roe
Check out this awesome musician's channel:
youtube.com/@alex-roe
- All other music from Elden Ring OST

Video
Guide Dogs: Blindness induced Hallucinations: Living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome
youtube.com/watch?v=1wK-KBcKsdI

Sightsavers: Did you know these five things about River Blindness?
youtube.com/watch?v=NHmYXk9cU0o&t=1s

Al Jazeera English: The Fly Catchers Fighting River Blindness
youtube.com/watch?v=Vc_h36BZ7zI

The Infographics Show: Why Do Some People Remove Their Own Eyes?
youtube.com/watch?v=fWlQH3pkbX8

Self-enucleation references:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22373824
buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinekee/why-people-gouge-out-eyes-psychosis-drugs

River blindness references:
cnn.com/2013/02/02/health/river-blindness/index.html

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Contents of the Video
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0:00 Intro
0:45 Flame of Frenzy: The Real Shabriri
2:00 Chapter 1: Shabriri the Parasite
5:50 Chapter 2: What Do You See?
11:54 Chapter 3: A Cure For Madness
17:24: Conclusion

The 3 Creeds of the Erdtree | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 15

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-02-24 | Elden Ring lore of Erdtree faith. The Erdtree may be a monolith, but the various religious sects that worship it certainly are not. Join us as we uncover the secret history of the Erdtree and Leyndell, as told by the evolution of faith in the Lands Between.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #radagon #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls III, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Videos:
Monastery, English Heritage Trust; Manuscripts, Getty Museum; Galilee, Israel Collective; Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Athos monastery, My Greek Odyssey; Église de la Visitation de la Sainte-Vierge, René & Peter van der Krogt; Cathedral, Discover Montreal; Illuminated manuscripts, Christie's; Principia, Georgia Tech Archives and Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Solar System, SolarSystemVideos; Francis Colins, The Veritas Forum; Academy of Athens, Walking Tour; Newton, Objectivity; The Name of the Rose (1986); "Homage to Leonardo" statue, Belgrave Square, London; pea vine, Biolapse; Cathedral, University of Cambridge;

Images:
Science Demons, Think Big; Laplace's Demon, Ricard Solé; Marionette, Giuliano Stelea; Plant bolting :Forest & Kim Starr; Dust bowl: Arthur Rothstein

Music: Elden Lord - Great Rune by Alex Roe
Check out this awesome musician's channel:
youtube.com/@alex-roe

Contents of the Video
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0:00 Intro
1:25 Creeds of the Erdtree
4:35 Chapter 1: Age of Plenty
13:30 Chapter 3: An Object of Faith
19:45 Chapter 4: Rebirth of Order
24:50 Chapter 5: All Things Can Be Conjoined
30:30 Chapter 6: Radagon of the Vine
32:30 Conclusions

Elden Ring Archaeology trailer

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-02-03 | Investigative archaeology in the service of Elden Ring lore hunting. Join the next expedition to uncover the deep past of the Lands Between.
Music cover by @AnnaEllsworthMusic
youtube.com/@AnnaEllsworthMusic

The Serpent and The Erdtree | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 14

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-02-03 | Elden Ring lore revealing the hidden story behind the Serpent God and the conspiracy to destroy the Erdtree.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #tarnishedarchaeologist #Erdtree #VolcanoManor

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Additional Music:
Nikos Skalkottas - Epirotikos
Song of Lament Cover: Anna Ellsworth

Go Check out Anna’s channel for more beautiful Elden Ring harp covers and more!
youtube.com/@AnnaEllsworthMusic

Also go check out LoreHunter’s channel if you’re interested in more in-depth architectural analysis of Elden Ring and its lore, and V-Limit’s channel for more interesting lore!
youtube.com/c/lorehunter
youtube.com/@VLimit11

Photo Attributions:
- Execution of Mansur Al-Hallaj: Photo: Brooklyn Museum
- The Council of Nicaea: Jjensen
- Muenster: Warwick House: The illustrated history of the world, for the English people, Volume 2
- Georg Berger - Federzeichnung aus Georg Berger, Contrafactur der Osnabrücker Bischöfe. Scan aus Abbildung in "Westfälische Kunststätten: Rathaus und Friedenssaal zu Münster", Seite 28
- Muenster Cages: Rüdiger Wölk, Münster
- Glycon statue: Ángel M. Felicísimo
- Glycon coins: Otto Nickl
- Asclepius: original file by Michael F. Mehnert
- Christianity map: Geuiwogbil (Wikipedia)
- Egle statue: Huw; Uploaded by Parkes
- Egle and the serpent: GraceKelly
- Council of Clermont: Livre des Passages d'Outre-mer, of c 1474 (Bibliothèque nationale)
- People’s crusade: Sébastien Mamerot's Livre des Passages d'Outre-mer (Jean Colombe, c. 1472–75, BNF Fr. 5594)
- Crusader state maps: MapMaster (Wikipedia)
- Crusader state maps (2) Amitchell125 (Wikipedia)
- Richard the Lionheart on the way to Jerusalem: James William Glass (1850)
- Siege of Constantinople: Palma Le Jeune (1544–1620) - Lebédel, Claude (2006)
- Conquest of the Orthodox City of Constantinople: David Aubert (1449-79) - 15th century miniature
- 2nd Arab siege of Constantinople: Original: Constantine Manasses derivative work: Stegop
- Baltic tribes map: Mapmaster
- Siege of Acre: Matthieu de Clermont défend Ptolémaïs en 1291, by Dominique Papety
- Lithuanian pagan map: Lithuania in the Mappa mundi of Pietro Vesconte, 1321.
- Battle of Hattin - Jean Colombe - From a copy of the Passages d’outremer, c. 1490
- Seal of the Templars: Thomas Andrew Archer, Charles Lethbridge Kingsford
- Livonia Brothers seal: Termer - Own work using: History of Estonia, 2007, ISBN: 9789985209303
- Teutonic order state map: S. Bollmann - Dieter Zimmerling: Der Deutsche Ritterorden. 2. Auflage 1991. Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf, Wien, New York 1989,
- Templars burnt at the stake: Anonymous - Bibliothèque Municipale, Besançon, France. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY.
- Order of the Dragon: Reconstruction of the order patch (I) based on existing Austrian museum artifacts. NoPunIn10Did
- Ceremonial sword of the Order, c. 1433, displayed at the Neue Burg, Vienna. Unknown, North Italy, c. 1433. - Photograph by Sandstein
- Schwerin castle 1900: Unknown author - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division Hohenzollern Castle: A.Savin -
- Schwerin Chapel: Ralf Roletschek
- Conwy castle: Albertran
- Lithuanians worshipping a grass snake, oak and holy fire. From Olaus Magnus' Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (History of the Northern People), book 3, 1555.
- Algirdas (left) on the Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod. Дар Ветер
- Medieval illustration of Eve and the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Folio from the Biblia pauperum, 14th–15th century.

Video credit:
- Vikings (Michael Hirst, History Channel)
- Crusader map: Daniel Sleeth, @sleeth
- Lithuania’s Happy Paganism: Survive the Jive, @ Survivethejive
- Lithuanian solstice festival: TrueLithuania, @TrueLithuania
- Black flame burning Erdtree cutscene: V-limit

Contents of the Video
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Colosseum Mystery
3:16 Chapter 1: The Manor
10:07 Chapter 2: Gelmir's Pagan Past
14:38 Chapter 3: The Northern Crusades
25:01 Chapter 4: Enter Rykard
28:36 Chapter 5: An Ancient Treachery

The secret histories of Omens and Misbegotten | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 13

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-01-27 | Elden Ring lore revealing the origins of the Omen and the Misbegotten, their real world inspirations, and their role in the internecine strife plaguing the Lands Between.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #misbegotten #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Music:
Dance of Knights from Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev, performed by the Rubinstein School of Music Symphony Orchestra.
Covers Ljós Detta and Kyrr Stígr by Alex Roe; Ymir by Danheim & Gealdýr; Kopanitsa by The III Project. Check out these awesome musicians' channels:
youtube.com/@alex-roe
youtube.com/@meirasegal
youtube.com/@Vikinged

Images: Elden Ring Official Art Book; Capricorn, Sarina Brewer; Vulpestinger, Atoll Stag, Curated Auctions, London; giant cutaneous horn, Xu et al. JAAD Case Reports; cutaneous horn, Dr. Suman Paudel; Beech, "Trees: A Guide to Common Native Species", Robert O'Brain, 2009; Pinecone dragon egg, Leaning Tree Creations; dinosaurs, Gerhard Boeggemann; Plant evolution, JR Banavar et al, PNAS 2013; graft chimeras, Spalding Bulb and gardens4you.com; Auxin diagram, Chiwon W. Lee, Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University.

Video samples:
Grafting, JSacadura; citrus graft, fruitmentor; Orchard, Explore Always; Japanese bitter orange (Poncirus trifoliata; Beech tree, Woodland Trust; Beech seed, homeiswhereourheartis; Syrup boiling, GardenFork.TV; Tree tab, CBC Life; Beech sprouts, Neil Bromhall; Game of Thrones, HBO; Pine Cone Dragon Egg, David's Crafting; bud grafting, fruitmentor; Olive sprouting, Boboshow Athens; Citrus root suckers, Greg Alder, Tended Gardens TV; stump grafting, Scionon Innovative GraftingSystems.

Contents of the Video
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0:00 Intro
1:02 What are they praying for?
2:43 Chapter 1: Mis-Begotten
7:07 Chapter 2: Grafted Scions
9:35 Chapter 3: An Ancient Rootstock and a Real Erdtree
13:20 Chapter 4: Crucible & Golden Scion
23:40 Chapter 5: Omens of What?
26:40 Conclusions

Uncovering the Archaeology of Elden Rings Grand Conspiracy | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 12

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2023-01-06 | Elden Ring Lore of the Eternal Cities, their transformation by Erdtree worship, and the counter-revolution leading to the Night of the Black Knives.

How did the religion of Sacred Tree worship begin in the Lands Between? What were the repercussions for the members of the pre-Tree faith, who worshiped the Night Sky? Join us for this this final part of "Empires Risen and Felled", as we uncover the IRL inspirations and historical borrowings behind the Eternal Cities to interpret their untold story, culminating in the plot to assassinate Godwyn the Golden.

"The Eternal City of Leyndell", Part VI of the series Elden Empires, Risen and Felled:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsteVD8qxEwNoDXWUFawPSp_

#eldenring #eldenringlore #eternalcity #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Cited content: u/NamelessSinger

Music:
Constancy Part 1 - The Descent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Requiem in D minor, Mozart; Epitaph for Boletaria, Ljós Detta covers by Alex Roe; Elden Ring Theme cover by Anna Ellsworth. Check out these awesome musicians' channels:
youtube.com/@alex-roe
youtube.com/@AnnaEllsworthMusic

Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Images: Elden Ring Official Art Book; Eagle, George Shuklin; Deesis mosaic, Myrabella; A Christian Dirce, Henryk Siemiradzki, National Museum, Warsaw, Poland; Moses, Braemor; Maps, Fextralife; Transfiguration, Peter Paul Rubens; St. Peter'a Basilica inside, iWalkingTours; Roads map, u/NamelessSinger; Mediterranean Flappiefh; Akhenaten as a Sphinx, Kestner Museum, Hans Ollermann; Philae, Rémih, Welltravbrit, Granger Collection; The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; Diocletian, Jebulon; Akhenaten, Kestner Museum; The Second Temple of Jerusalem, Alex Levin; Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, Francesco Hayez; Sacarii dagger, Southam Auctioneers;

Video samples:
Hagia Sophia, See U in History; Mystras, Lambros Malamas; Dead Cities, Frontline in Focus; Jerusalem, National Geographic. Chora Mosaics, Şerif Yenen; Christ redeemer, Oskar Sjostedt. Bioluminescence, Barfleur Beach, James Carlson. Branchiopods, Arizonafairyshrimp; Moon Jellyfish, Shin Sawano's World; Dead Cities, Hovic, Bernard Gagnon, Bertramz, Dumbarton Oaks; St. Peter, Drone Scaper; Aqaba chrch, Bel Adone; Philae, Stuart's Travel Videos; Sakarii, "Masada" (1980) TheHistoryTV; Acropolis, 9 to 5 Drone; Hypatia, Agora (2009)Hagia Sophia, See U in History; Mystras, Lambros Malamas; Dead Cities, Frontline in Focus; Jerusalem, National Geographic. Chora Mosaics, Şerif Yenen; Christ redeemer, Oskar Sjostedt. Bioluminescence, Barfleur Beach, James Carlson. Branchiopods, Arizonafairyshrimp; Moon Jellyfish, Shin Sawano's World; Dead Cities, Hovic, Bernard Gagnon, Bertramz, Dumbarton Oaks; St. Peter, Drone Scaper; Aqaba chrch, Bel Adone; Philae, Stuart's Travel Videos; Sakarii, "Masada" (1981) TheHistoryTV; Acropolis, 9 to 5 Drone; Hypatia, Agora (2009)

Contents of the Video
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0:00 Intro
0:52 Rise of Imperial Monotheism
3:45 Chapter 1: An Eternal Empire of Ocean Stars
7:57 Chapter 2: The Cult of the Sacred Tree
11:15 Chapter 3: Rediscovering Old Prophecies
15:15 Chapter 4: Night of the Black Knives: A Counterrevolution
21:55 Conclusions

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The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-12-31 | Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Demon Souls, and Elden Ring Lore Secrets

Happy Holidays and New Year fellow Tarnished Archaeologists! Please enjoy this potpourri episode of Tarnished Archaeology in which we explore a few of the observations we've made over the years that are unlikely to make it to otherwise planned full episodes. We hope you enjoy!

Reference: Bastard's Curse by JSF (a completely wonderful breakdown of DS3's Cathedral of the Deep)

Credits:

Gameplay footage/music credit:
Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3; Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.
Demon's Souls; Bluepoint Software and FromSoftware
Bloodborne: Playstation Studio and FromSoftware

Music:
Nikos Skalkottas-Kretikos

Photo:
Iron ore, James St. John;
Shamash; Nuremberg Chronicle, Library of Congress.

Video:
Cork: How Cork Wine Stoppers Are Harvested, Insider Business;
Mobile Forge: The Northman (2022), Robert Eggers and Focus Features

Leyndells Hidden History | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 11

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-12-13 | Elden Ring Lore: The City of Leyndell is old indeed. We look deep underground to reconstruct its ruined and nameless past.

"The Eternal City of Leyndell", Part V of the series Elden Empires, Risen and Felled:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsteVD8qxEwNoDXWUFawPSp_

#eldenring #eldenringlore #eternalcity #tarnishedarchaeologist

Cited content: u/NamelessSinger

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Music samples: Elden Lords - Ljós Detta, Alex Roe; Pvrification, Megaloschemos II.

Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Images:
Xenophon statue, Gerd Eichmann; Via Egnatia, Carole Raddato; maps, Elden Ring Walkthrough Team.

Video samples:
Rome, luca costa. Nineveh and hoplites, Fall of Civilizationos, ep 13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron. To learn about the real Xenophon and the destruction of Nineveh, check out their video:
youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jpAphcaVJIs

Contents of the Video
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Xenophon's Anabasis
3:45 Chapter 1: Leyndell's Mystery Gate
5:53 Chapter 2: Leyndell, Eternal City
11:45 Chapter 3: An Eternal Empire
17:15 Conclusions

The Greattree actually did exist | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 10

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-12-03 | Elden Ring Lore: The Greattree once dominated the Lands Between, long before the Erdtree. What happened to it? How is it related to the Erdtree? And why is it important up to this day for the fate of the Lands Between? Find out as we dig down to the roots of lore in Elden Ring's ancient past.

"The Greatree", Part IV of the series Elden Empires: Risen and Felled.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsteVD8qxEwNoDXWUFawPSp_

The wonderful music samples are by Danheim & Gealdýr - Ymir. Check out their channel:
youtube.com/@Vikinged
and by Alex Roe - Ljós Detta:
youtube.com/@alex-roe

#eldenring #eldenringlore # greattree #crucible #tarnishedarchaeologist

Key Artifacts:
Old Tjikko, Dalarna, Sweden, c. 9000 BCE

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Images:
Old Tjikko, Karl Brodowsky; botany, roots, Protofantasy Community Forum; NCSU Libraries; Erdtree door -Wonder-Bread-; Pando map, Lance Oditt; Pando fall, J Zapell; Theseus and Ariadne, Game of Mythology (1644), Stefano della Bella; Ship kylix, Zde; Plutarch, Zde; Aspen, Scott Catron.

Video samples:
Worlds oldest tree Old Tjikko, Framebrains, Around You https://aroundyou.se
Spring time in the park, Maximilian Schönherr; That Wanaka Tree, Jonathan Khoo; Forest for the trees, Open Earth; Alaska Melting Glacier, USFWS; Dachstein peak, stone circle, videvo;

Contents of the Video
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0:00 Intro
1:20 Old Tjikko
3:25 Elden Ring's Trees
5:20 Ancient roots
6:40 Sprouts
8:45 To tree or not to tree
11:15 Conclusions

Young Marikas secret life | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 9

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-11-27 | Elden Ring Lore: The deep lore of Marika's past. Who was she before she became the one god of the Lands Between? What are those chapels in the castles of the domain? What's the deal with the Colosseums? The rise of Marika from the collapse of the prior order is hidden in archaeology. Join us as we explore Stormveil Castle, the Chapel of Anticipation, and more as we dig into the secrets of Marika and Godfrey’s ascent from the destruction of a great tree. What we found may surprise you.

"Marika the Bestower", Part III of the series Elden Empires Risen and Felled:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsteVD8qxEwNoDXWUFawPSp_

#eldenring #eldenringlore #Marika #crucible #tarnished #tarnishedarchaeologist

Key Artifacts:
Athena Promachos, constructed in Athens, 456 BCE; destroyed in Constantinople, 1203 CE.
Battersea Shield, 350-50 BCE, British Museum

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Audio samples: Archimandrite Seraphim and the Choir of the Monastery of the 13 Assyrian Fathers, Alex Roe's Abyss Watchers and Lothric Princes Remixes.

Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Images:
Athena Promachus, Ioannis Tz; Persepolis, Napishtim; Trireme, George E. Koronaios; Athena, Yair Haklai, Fcgsccac; Conway castle, Mike Peel; Notre Dame, Krzysztof Mizera; Boadicea, Paul Walter, Rafesmar; britons, P. B. Abery & Wallace Jones; Boadicea, Courtauld Institute of Art; Delphi, Babis, Kosmidis; Epidaurus, Carole Radddato; Old Tjikko, Carkrull; Coppicing, Adelaide Tyrol; Colosseum, Colosseo 2020.

Videos:
Colosseum, videvo; Theater, Pexel.

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Preface: Marika Promachos
05:05 Chapter 1: Stormveil Castle
09:40 Chapter 2: Stormveil Chapel
13:55 Chapter 3: Chapel of Anticipation
18:20 Chapter 4: Marika the Bestower
28:55 Chapter 5: Facing the Greattree

Godfrey and Serosh | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 8

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-11-20 | Elden Ring Lore: Who was Serosh before he became Godfrey’s regent and advisor? How did he get that scar across his face? Join us as we explore the tale of Godfrey and Serosh, and the relationship that forged a new empire.

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.
Creative Commons and stock attributions: Photography
- Amaterasu emerges out of the Heavenly Rock Cave: (Shunsai Toshimasa, 1887)
- A page from the Shinpukuji manuscript of the Kojiki, dating from 1371–72 - Image credit Ken'yu (賢瑜), Koten Hozonkai (古典保存会) - 古事記巻上
- Kobayashi Eitaku, Izanagi and Izanami, c. 1885.
- Amano iwato _ Takasunrise0921 - Takasunrise0921
- Japanese Sun goddess Amaterasu emerging from a cave. Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞; b. 1786, d. 1865)
- Susa shine: TamagoChan - Own work
- Japanese Sun goddess Amaterasu emerging from a cave. Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞)
- Map of the former Japanese provinces, with Yamato and Izumo highlighted. Ash_Crow - Own work
- Enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (22 October 2019) 首相官邸
- Prince Yamato: Ogata Gekkô (Japanese, 1859–1920) - Museum of Fine Arts Boston collections.mfa.org/objects/321588
- Arthur: King Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, detail from the "Christian Heroes Tapestry" in The Cloisters, New York. Dated c. 1385.
- Galehaut: Chatsam - Own work
blason de Galehaut : D’argent semé d’étoiles d’azur, au lion de gueules armé et lampassé de sinople brochant.
- George VI receiving the homage after being crowned in 1937. Henry Charles Brewer - The Illustrated London News Coronation Record Number (1937)
- Pope Leo III, crowning Charlemagne from Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis, vol. 1; France, second quarter of 14th century.
- Caernarfon Castle - en:User:Gdr
- King Arthur in a 15th-century Welsh version of Historia Regum Britanniae. National Library of Wales.
- Edward I, thought to be an image of the King. Unknown author - Sedilia at Westminster Abbey, erected during the reign of Edward I (1272- 1307)
- The White Tower of the Tower of London. Bernard Gagnon - Own work
- Y Gododdin (c. 1275)
- llumination of a 15th-century manuscript of Historia Regum Britanniae showing king of the Britons Vortigern and Ambros watching the fight between two dragons. Unknown author - 15th-century manuscript of Historia Regum Britanniae: Lambeth Palace Library MS 6. Vortigern studies
- Arthur tomb Tom Ordelman - Own work
- Winchester great hall Johan Bakker - Own work

#eldenring #eldenringlore #Godfrey #Serosh #tarnishedarchaeologist

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:38 Kojiki and Political Legends
04:34 Serosh, Lord of Beasts
08:26 Stormveil, Godfrey, and Serosh
19:12 Godfrey and Godrick
20:50 Conclusion

The secret story behind the Crucible | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 7

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-11-13 | Elden Ring Lore: Who was Godfrey before he was Elden Lord? What is the Crucible? The inception of the Age of the Erdtree and the Legend of Godfrey are not as straightforward as they seem. Join us as we explore the Fortified Manor and its many layers to uncover the secrets of Leyndell’s founding and Godfrey’s role in those early days of conflict. What we found may surprise you.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #godfrey #crucible #tarnished #tarnishedarchaeologist

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.

Parthenon reconstructions:
www.AncientAthens3d.com
youtube.com/c/ancientathens3d

Music (other): Monastic Choir of the Valaam Monastery, Kevin MacLeod "Temple of the Manes", Alex Roe Abyss Watchers remix.

Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Image credits:
Windsor: Ввласенко
Parthenon recreations: ancientathens3d.com
Hagia Sophia Julien Maury, BuxeHD, İlaydaozcan, Antoloji. video Miklos Kiss
Parthenon: Phanatic
Basilica Cistern Kurmanbek
Castle Raglan: Philip Halling
Conway Castle: Paige Taylor Evans
Pallas Athena Fountain, Vienna
Edwards round table: David Spender
sword table: Maleah Jacobs
Arthur Head: Peter Paschten
Lancelot manuscript, Gaultier Moap, 1470: Evrard d'Espinques
Sigils: 0ne-Eyed-Dragon
Excalibur: King Arthur and Excalibur, Louis Rhead, 1923
Lancelot and Guinevere, HJ Draper, c. 1890
Tintagel Castle, Cornwall: Kerry Garratt
Artognu stone: Роман Рябенко
Copicing: Cat James, Naturenet, Vmenkov, Rosser1954, Overlangbroek, Jaemsri praikajee, Olena Ukhova

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:55 Chapter 1: Legend: Artorias, Arthur, Godfrey
05:55 Chapter 2: The Fortified Manor
22:08 Chapter 3: Godfrey's Round Table
31:13 Conclusion

The Plot to Kill the Erdtree | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 6

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-10-13 | Elden Ring Lore: The hidden prophecy of the Haligtree and Miquella's Second Coming is revealed in this third and final part of the Elden Ring's Cycle of Life trilogy. Join the Tarnished Archaeologist's team on an expedition to the Haligtree as we investigate the real iconography and rituals that drew the persecuted to the foot of the Haligtree for salvation, and a new age heralded by the piercing end of the old.

Watch the full Elden Ring's Cycle of Life Trilogy here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsuCrNhCEG_qcsS5nomPymVk

Key Artifact: Angel of the Resurrection, Giulio Monteverde, 1882, Staglieno Cemetery, Genova, Italy

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.
Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Photography: Kwz (cocoons)
Music: Gian Carlo Menotti, Apocalypse; Verdi, Requiem, Dies Irae
Video: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) by the Coen brothers, with music "Down to the River to Pray" by Alison Krauss.
Pixbay "Baptism"; Lumière, Le cinématographe 1895-1905 "Egypt"; ZDF/Terra X/interscience film/Faber Courtial "Persepolis"; Ecología Azul "Eclipse"; videvo "Rituals"

#eldenring #eldenringlore #Haligtree #miquella #tarnishedarchaeologist

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:32 The Cycle of Life, Part III: The Haligtree Prophecy
03:40 Chapter 1: Albinaurics, born again
13:05 Chapter 2: Eclipses and Needles
22:51 Chapter 3: Prophecy of Salvation
27:50 Conclusions

Discovering Leyndells Secret Brew | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 5

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-09-17 | Elden Ring Lore: How were Marika's children born? What rituals do Perfumers perform? What was Miquella trying to do at the Haligtree? Join the Tarnished Archaeologist team as we investigate scattered clues left in iconography and ritual implements in Part II of this expedition to reveal the deep mysteries of Elden Ring’s Cycle of Life.

Watch the full Elden Ring's Cycle of Life Trilogy here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxAMoEujZsuCrNhCEG_qcsS5nomPymVk

Key artifacts:
High-Backed Chair with the Tree of Jesse (The Cloisters Collection, 1947, Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Manuscript "Synopsis of Histories" by John Skylitzes (Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.
Creative Commons and stock attributions:
Photography: Milco Georgievski, Montaz Photography, Maxim Massalitin, Newman, Mastic Growers Association, Mastiha Liquors, Mastiha Shop Japan; Live to Travel and Taste
Music: Burial Music — UW Whitewater '21 production of Antigone (rec Jace Banasik); Aghni Parthene - Nektarios of Aegina / Kapela Mariacka.
Video: Pixbay "Baptism"; Chios Mastiha European PDO products "Mastic growers".

#eldenring #eldenringlore #erdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist

Contents of the Video
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00:00 Intro
00:45 The Cycle of Life - Part II: Rituals of the Gracefully Born and the Gracelessly Accursed
01:37 Chapter 1: Birth at the Foot of the Erdtree
06:03 Chapter 2: Fonts of Baptismal Grace
08:24 Chapter 3: The Perfumers of the Capital
10:45 Chapter 4: The Real Blessings of the Erdtree
15:45 Chapter 5: Heretical Births
24:40 Chapter 6: Reborn at the Haligtree

Found in Farum Azula | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 3

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-08-20 | Elden Ring Lore: The city suspended in the sky above the Lands Between, is one of the deepest mysteries in Elden Ring, with almost nothing known about the ancient civilization that created it.

Join the Tarnished Archaeologist as we explore the lore and deep history of Farum Azula before the Age of the Erdtree, and reveal a stunning secret left behind in its ruins.

Key Artifacts:
The Varna Necropolis Treasure (excavated near Varna, Bulgaria, now in the Varna Museum of History)

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware, 2022.
Vocal samples of Bulgarian folk song Chichovite Cone, mixed Voix Bulgares by Macfly.

#eldenring #eldenringlore #farumazula #tarnishedarchaeologist

Contents of The Video
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00:00 Intro
00:28 Farum Azula, the first Golden Society
02:08 Chapter 1: The gift of intelligence
04:30 Chapter 2: The Varna Necropolis
08:58 Chapter 3: Before the Age of the Erdtree
12:45 Chapter 4: The Fall of Farum Azula

A tablet tells the secret history of Elden Rings Ancient Dynasty | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 2

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-08-06 | Elden Ring Lore: The Ancient Dynasty at the Eternal Cities is one of the deepest mysteries in game, with almost nothing written about this once powerful empire.

Join the Tarnished Archaeologist as we explore the deep history of the ancient dynasty and reveal the secrets left behind by its ruins.

Key Artifacts:
The World Map tablet (Imago Mundi, excavated at Tell Abu Habbah, Iraq, now in The British Museum)

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware, 2022
#eldenring #eldenringlore #eternalcity #tarnishedarchaeologist

Contents of The Video
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00:00 Intro
01:37 The Ancient Dynasty
05:40 The Dynast
07:00 The Babylonian World Map
11:15 Conclusion

The secret of the Erdtrees first burn | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 1

The Tarnished Archaeologist 2022-07-23 | Elden Ring Lore: The Erdtree was burnt once before, and its current form is merely an illusion. Join the Tarnished Archaeologist as we explore the deep history of this sacred tree.

Gameplay footage/music credit: Elden Ring, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware, 2022
#eldenring #eldenringlore #erdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist