Elden Ring's Snake Iceberg | Elden Ring Lore

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Snakes are far more important to the Lore of Elden Ring than it first seems. Winding through the history of the Lands Between, snakes have been involved in everything. From ancient times, to the present day, understanding the snake provides a profound lens into this world, and applies to everything in one way or another. This video will dive into Dragons, Marika, Miquella, Mohg, Morgott, Godfrey, Ranni, Rykard, Leyndell, Giants, the Gloom-Eyed Queen, Rya, Tarnished, Miyazaki and George.R.R.Matin, and much more.

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Reus OST - A Steady Start
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Hawkshaw.

[projectorochi]

the real challenge of Elden Ring is figuring out the lore

[christopherlyndsay]

Oh boy, now Messmer is gonna have a big part in this

[daguido]

oh boy this aged like fne wine. its like you knew messmer the impaler was coming

[TheStraightestWhitest]

At first you'd think this is batshit crazy, but by 20 minutes in it becomes an undeniable science. This might legitimately be the most impressive analysis on YouTube, from any subject. Incredible work. This deserves an award.

[reviewcomplete]

With all the serpent motifs in the dlc trailer this is perfect

[Practicallypreposterous]

Dude you are going to need a part 2 after Shadow of the Erdtree drops

[Neptunequeen]

I cannot believe that the bit about "we have never seen a true snake" perfectly predicted the ACTUAL LIMBLESS SNAKES on Messmer in the DLC trailer. I'm leaning more and more toward the idea that he's gonna be the absolute bottom of this iceberg.

[leesnotbritish]

watching Elden ring lore community develop is like watching the birth of a religion, interpreting and reinterpreting a cryptic source.

[keirscott-schrueder]

In the cinematic, the dragons are shown with double rows of teeth, almost like a new dragon is emerging from the older form. Perhaps showing the kinship to snakes as they shed their old 'skin'.

[xXOMGPwniesXx]

I think rykard was aware of the elden beast and was trying to get big enough it eat it because realistically he was already big enough to eat all of his family. Maybe he was trying to free his family not from greed for power but from passion

[DaydreamOrca]

In (my) Australian Aboriginal culture snakes were worshipped as creators or their representatives, carving the rivers and mountains with their bodies. In the dream time mythology they are cosmic beings. When the British arrived they were horrified to find the "pagan" worship. It makes me wonder about the conflict with golden order

[johnskelington]

Where does my pet derpy cinnamon roll (royal python) who manages to miss their strike on a hanging dead rat fit on this iceberg?

[DinggisKhaaniMagtaal]

Haven’t finished the video yet, just got past the first “layer, ” but it’s worth noting that snakes can also mean kindness, fertility (as you’ve mentioned), and healing, as well as connections to the underworld. I forget which tribe it is, but some Southwest tribes in the US find in some stories snakes to be maybe paradoxically kind creatures, as the rattler on rattlesnakes is an act of kindness, when a creature that is fearful yet powerful comes across a person, and I’m pretty sure women become snakes in some stories, but it’s been a while since I’ve talked or read about it to someone from a Southwest tribe. There’s also Coatlicue, the mother of Huitzilopochtli, his sister Coyolxauhqui, and their siblings. She is decapitated by her daughter and avenged by Huitzilopochtli, who dismembers Coyolxauhqui and makes her the moon (they found a giant stone disc depicting her dismembered body under the city center of Mexico City!). Interestingly enough Coatlicue also is depicted with a snake belt in a giant statue of her (one of the trippiest statues I’ve ever seen). She has connections to the underworld and the earth itself. Also funny not but Huitzilopochtli is born the moment of his mothers decapitation by his older siblings, and he comes out fully grown and armed for battle!
Also, the dual “king role” in Aztec society was called Cihuacoatl based off one of the other fertility goddesses (“coatl” is the root for “snake” btw in Nahua, which is why the perceptive may remember this root showing up in the more famous “Quetzalcoatl” as well). This role was more administrative than the more “kingly” role of the tlatoani, and despite being taken up by men (such as the famous Tlacaelel) it was a feminized position, so the gender of the person as a social role was pretty liminal, from what I can tell and remember from college courses.

[Hawkshaw]

Hey everyone,  

We just wanted to make sure we said a few things about this video. We have done our best to examine the themes put into Elden Ring by the creators at From Software, and especially the director Hidetaka Miyazaki and the world creator George R R Martin. A lot of these themes are harsh ones, but that is to be expected from these creators. Their works are often bleak, violent, sexually explicit and above all maddeningly unfair. As we played Elden Ring we felt this game was no exception. Our aim is to examine what the creators have made and communicate what we find, not to adjust it. 
In addition, we have done our best with our research given our time constraints on videos that do not bring enormous views. It is wonderful to work on Lore but we cannot become experts in every subject we touch on as we wouldn’t manage to continue making videos at all. If we have made any mistakes please let us know, and we will learn and improve. Of course please make sure you double check before commenting, and if you see another comment that is ill informed please let them know.
One example is the Medusa myth: in the Greek Version of the myth, the original and the culture from which the myth originated, Medusa and Poseidon had a romantic union, not a violent one. Consider that myths evolve, and there are many versions that reflect the sensibilities of their audiences. This is one example where some jumped into comments, often with strong emotions, and referenced the Roman (Ovid's) retelling of the myth, 700 years after the most famous Greek telling. 

We hope you bear all this in mind while watching this, and are respectful in the comments. What we can all agree on is that no one would choose to live in the Lands Between, and we are lucky to be in our world by comparison. 



Hawkshaw.

[QuantumTelephone]

That nic cage quote as an intro goes so hard

[johnbell]

I watched all the parts as they came out. This is a goddamn masterpiece hawk

[sneekmuch]

1:05:39 I noticed the ancient dragons have 4 legs and can cast spells. But you’re asking a some good questions. There are Ancient Dragons, normal Dragons, eternal dragons, drakes, wyrms… great content dude. Always a joy to watch

[theelike]

Zoraya is the purest, most precious character in Elden Ring and the fact that there is no way to genuinely help her through her trauma is my biggest issue with Elden Ring. She deserves better.

[dandrummond]

Seluvis’s cloak’s clasp is a snake along with something’s else that I don’t remember. We are told Radagon designed the mask that had its mouth sewn shut with his rune’s pattern to remind them to not talk about what he’s doing. Rykard is his son. Radagon stopped the gladiatorial fights, and I assume placed them around. He’s also in a doll. Saying he has the ability to shed his skin is a valid statement. His signature attack is “goldbreaker” (it breaks gold) not “Golden breaker.” (A breaker made of gold). And he is hanging in the Erdtree for his crime of betraying the Erdtree. A particular snake is said to have been guilty of the same crime.

[coolio]

I love that Miyazaki was inspired by how weird the presidents of other companies are.