SmoughTown | Elden Ring Lore | Night of the Black Knives Dissected @SmoughTown | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 2 hours ago
On a Night of Wintry Fog, the Black Knife Assassins struck down Godwyn the Golden and changed the world forever. Yet despite its importance, there are many details about this night that are hotly debated. Join me this week as we answer some of the deeper questions surrounding the event.

Editor: Creators Studio - creatorsstudio.co.uk

Intro: 0:00
The Golden Age: 1:59
Foul Covenant: 11:39
Marika is Innocent: 37:50
Killing Fate: 45:02
The Night of the Black Knives: 54:55
Aftermath: 1:09:37
Ordina Liturgical Town: 1:13:39
A Night O' Wintry Fog: 1:14:30

This is an extremely expansive video that not only looks at Astel but also covers the following subjects: Glintstone, Crystalians, Onyx Lords, Alabaster Lords, Gravity Magic, Rennala, The Carians, The Primeval Current, Two Fingers, Greater Will, Elden Beast, The Lands Between, Raya Lucaria and More!

Shout out to Lokey and Mirko (u/LaMi_1) for their insights and translations.
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REFERENCES

Bandai Namco the 'Age of Gods' article: https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/look-the-history-of-elden-rings-lands-between-the-age-of-gods

Tarnished Archaeologist on Leyndell: youtube.com/watch?v=_b3GUWzssZc&t=704s

Quelaag 'The Elden Ring Keeps Me Up At Night': youtube.com/watch?v=ijAfGOp0Yuo&t=1419s

Lokey Abyssal Archive: abyssalarchive.com

SmoughTown Video on Eternal Cities: youtube.com/watch?v=r4D2ivtskOY&t=646s

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CREDITS

Commission Thumbnail art by the incredible Sami: twitter.com/00oSamio00

Big Thanks to Last Protagonist for his fantastic videos and translations provided: www.youtube.com/@LastProtagonist

Thumbnail layout by BrightSparkIV: twitch.tv/brightsparkiv

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Images used from Fextralife Wiki: https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com...
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