Elden Ring Lore of the Eternal Cities, their transformation by Erdtree worship, and the counterrevolution 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 preTree 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:
   • The Godfrey and Marika Saga (3part s...  

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

Cited content: u/NamelessSinger

Music:
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:
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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, JeanLéon 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


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