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 ---------------------------------- 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 Serpent and The Erdtree | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 14The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-02-03 | Elden Ring lore revealing the hidden story behind the Serpent God and the conspiracy to destroy the Erdtree.
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 ---------------------------------- 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 TreacheryThe Prehistory of Dark SoulsThe Tarnished Archaeologist2024-10-12 | 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.
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 ---------------------------------- 00:00 Intro, How History Began 05:55 Primeval Man 16:57 First Contact 22:40 ConclusionThe Great Flood | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 26The Tarnished Archaeologist2024-09-22 | 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.
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
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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 BabylonThese Mysterious Coffins Hide the Story of Elden Ring’s Past: Part I | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 25The Tarnished Archaeologist2024-08-16 | 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.
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 ---------------------------------- 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 FightsThe Tarnished Archaeologist2024-07-05 | 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 SpecialThe Tarnished Archaeologist2024-05-11 | 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,
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00:00 Intro 02:28 The Crime 14:35 The Motive 19:27 The Perpetrators 25:25 The ConspiracyHow outsiders brought the Erdtree to the Lands Between | Pre-DLC SpecialThe Tarnished Archaeologist2024-04-14 | 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.
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
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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 CivilizationThe Secret Origins of Grace | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 24The Tarnished Archaeologist2024-03-20 | 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!
Photo Attributions: Baptistery in Žiča Monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia. by Pudelek
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00:00 Intro 00:52 Opening Mysteries 06:42 Grace 17:12 Across the Fog 25:13 ConclusionMessmer, Shadow Tree, Omen Lion, and Other DLC First Impressions | Elden Ring Archaeology SpecialThe Tarnished Archaeologist2024-02-23 | Elden Ring Lore: Join us as we reveal the secrets of the Shadow of the Erdtree trailer!
#Elden Ring #EldenRingLore #shadowoftheerdtree #tarnishedarchaeologist
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
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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 OutroThe Prophecy of the Dark Messiah | Dark Souls Archaeology Ep. 2The Tarnished Archaeologist2024-01-21 | 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
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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 OutroThe Mysterious Origin of the Chosen Undead | Dark Souls Archaeology Ep. 1The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-12-27 | 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.
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
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00:00 Intro 01:12 Thou Who Art Undead... (Chapter 1) 13:00 Art Chosen (Chapter 2) 23:07 ConclusionWhat makes Fromsoftware Games so Special? | Tarnished Archaeology Special EpisodeThe Tarnished Archaeologist2023-12-19 | A FromSoft love letter, for all the things that make them great...
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
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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. 16The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-11-22 | 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.
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
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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. 4The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-11-19 | Bloodborne lore archaeology into the hidden past and present of the Healing Church's Choir, and the real science that inspired it. #Bloodborne #Bloodbornelore
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
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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 LandThe Tarnished Archaeologist2023-11-15 | 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 #eldenringloreWhat is the Mensis Ritual Anyway? | Bloodborne Archaeology Ep. 3The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-10-22 | 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.
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.
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
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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)
Music and audio samples: Mercurial - Ambient Music for Bloodborne Happy Indie Summer Rock, Muzaproduction Bloodborne (2015) Ambient Music, Nico LujanOld Blood: The Hidden Story of Yharnams First Healing Church | Bloodborne Archaeology Ep. 2The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-08-23 | Bloodborne's deep lore of the Old Blood and the Beast Scourge, uncovered in the archaeological remains of old Yharnam (Part II).
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
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#bloodborne #bloodbornelore #Yharnam #tarnishedarchaeologistThe Secret Religion of Old Yharnam | Bloodborne Archaeology Ep. 1The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-08-05 | Uncovering the deep lore of Bloodborne hidden in the archaeological remnants of old Yharnam.
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)
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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 MadonnaHow Marika Rose to Power | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 23The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-07-05 | Elden Ring Lore: discover the hidden mysteries and forgotten rituals of Death in the Lands Between.
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 ---------------------------------- 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 ConclusionBloodborne Archaeology TrailerThe Tarnished Archaeologist2023-06-29 | 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. 22The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-06-25 | 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.
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
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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 ConclusionThe secret histories of the Divine Towers | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 21The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-06-14 | 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.
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;
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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 CrumbledMarika and the Gloam-Eyed Queen: Gods and Lords Part II | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 20The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-05-27 | 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.
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.
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 ---------------------------------- 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 ConclusionWhat it takes to become an Empyrean | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 19The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-04-11 | 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.
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 ---------------------------------- 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 LanceThe secret story behind Two and Three Fingers | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 18The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-03-30 | 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.
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.
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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. 17The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-03-01 | 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.
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
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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: ConclusionThe 3 Creeds of the Erdtree | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 15The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-02-24 | 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.
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;
Music: Elden Lord - Great Rune by Alex Roe Check out this awesome musician's channel: youtube.com/@alex-roe
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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 ConclusionsElden Ring Archaeology trailerThe Tarnished Archaeologist2023-02-03 | 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/@AnnaEllsworthMusicThe secret histories of Omens and Misbegotten | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 13The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-01-27 | 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.
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.
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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 ConclusionsUncovering the Archaeology of Elden Rings Grand Conspiracy | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 12The Tarnished Archaeologist2023-01-06 | 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.
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)
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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 ConclusionsThese environmental details were somehow missedThe Tarnished Archaeologist2022-12-31 | 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 FeaturesLeyndells Hidden History | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 11The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-12-13 | Elden Ring Lore: The City of Leyndell is old indeed. We look deep underground to reconstruct its ruined and nameless past.
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 ---------------------------------- 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 ConclusionsThe Greattree actually did exist | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 10The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-12-03 | 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.
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;
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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 ConclusionsYoung Marikas secret life | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 9The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-11-27 | 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.
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.
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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 GreattreeGodfrey and Serosh | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 8The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-11-20 | 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
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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 ConclusionThe secret story behind the Crucible | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 7The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-11-13 | 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.
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
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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 ConclusionThe Plot to Kill the Erdtree | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 6The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-10-13 | 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.
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"
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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 ConclusionsDiscovering Leyndells Secret Brew | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 5The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-09-17 | 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.
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".
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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 HaligtreeRevelations of People Growing on Trees | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 4The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-09-10 | 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
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".
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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 upFound in Farum Azula | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 3The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-08-20 | 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.
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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 AzulaA tablet tells the secret history of Elden Rings Ancient Dynasty | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 2The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-08-06 | 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)
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00:00 Intro 01:37 The Ancient Dynasty 05:40 The Dynast 07:00 The Babylonian World Map 11:15 ConclusionThe secret of the Erdtrees first burn | Elden Ring Archaeology Ep. 1The Tarnished Archaeologist2022-07-23 | 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.