10 Fascinating DLC Discoveries | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Lore

The Lore of Elden Ring's DLC Shadow of the Erdtree is massive, so even months after its release we're still finding out cool new details - here are 10 more we've found! Looking at Midra's Manse, the Divine Beast, Enir Ilim and more.

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Editing: UMBEK

Soundtrack:
-Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - "Divine Beast Dancing Lion"
-Croc: Legend of the Gobbos - "Underwater Theme 1"
-Resident Evil 6 - "Determination"
-Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - "Enir-Ilim"
-Zelda Reorchestrated - "Potion Shop"
-ABZÛ - "Heaven Was Not Named"
-Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - "Ahto City"

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Timestamps:
00:00 Healing the Divine Beast
01:02 Burning Boats and Bonfires
01:57 Specimen Storehouse Mysteries
02:53 Wolf Crest Shield
03:32 Hidden Kiln
04:21 Stone-Sheathed Sword
05:08 Midra's Manse
06:12 Dancers of Ranah
06:45 Hornsent Grafting
07:35 Marika's Story

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[FaeQueenCory]

That ledge IS the shrine.
It's common for Shinto and Buddhist shines for the deceased in Japan to be placed in high places in a room, often above or facing a doorway.

[mattlabelle]

@2:30 || hilda fell down the elevator and they made a little "R.I.P. Be careful by the elevator" shrine to remind the warehouse workers of safety protocol to avoid any more osha complaints.

[Untunate]

For the dancing lion, I believe the helm still houses the spirit of the dancing lion even when you wear it, thus it takes some of your healing for itself reducing yours.

[Ender]

I swear these videos are hidden behind a fog door….

[hoffmankspengineering]

The ash-filled room in Enir Ilim is referred to by a nearby site of grace as the "cleansing chamber". So, cleansing by fire?

[terselanguage]

Honestly, Divine Beast was my favorite fight. Mainly because of how often I found myself fighting to the rhythm of the music, like the music was actually helping me dodge and whatnot. It felt awesome.

[Avghistorian]

3:25 It could be in reference to Rennala and Radagon’s covenant of marriage, as Radagon himself had a wolf, with the wolf becoming a symbol of the Carians after the marriage

[samplexample]

The bat statues are used irl to scare away birds bats etc from nesting or occupying the area.

[global-sequence]

Oooooh love the Nanaya tidbit. The idea of wrapping herself in decorative cloth makes her go from mysterious traveler to another type of creature entirely in my mind.

[scifisyko]

I figured the bat statues were there to mess with you, given that they’re there along with actual bats. You might attack a statue or ignore a real bat in confusion.

[unbentsign]

4:19 well obviously this kiln is for rekindling the fire

[hobosorcerer]

Red & Blue seem to be symbolic colors of the Twinbird, and of the old religion around death in the Lands Between. From the ritual branch talismans to the twinbird kite shield, and even the dual colors of the Cerulean Coast & Charos Hidden Grave nestled next to each other, I believe this is part of what the dancers are about. Live always flowing, moving, so it does not rot or become stagnant.

[alextrill]

Bats are a simple easter egg, nothing more. Messmer has a TON of references to Dracula and vampires in general - he's called "the Impaler", is a thin pale twink, lives in imposing Shadow Keep, said keep is infested with bats, etc. Bat carvings are just one more reference to Dracula.

[vkurek]

7:35 braided cord robe tells us: Ragged black cloth overlaid with braided cord. Attire of a vengeance-seeking hornsent. The braided cord ties together the vow of the revenger with the victims' grudges. It must never come undone. Enhances both watchful spirits and the vengeful spirits summoned by horned bairns. " . So, we definitely know that braids symbolise vows and their two-sided natures in Elden Ring. Definitely rings a few bells

[Ghost-xyff]

That “blue” dress is very much black outside of the cerulean coast

[Nixthyo]

Nanaya being a seductress and leading Midra down the frenzyflame path is very plausible. Elden Ring has a lot of ideas from Dark Souls 2. DS2 had Nashandra tricking Vendrick into stealing the Giant's treasure.

[CrazyFikus]

2:18 "The bat statues feel out of place next to the rest of the Keep, and I'd love to hear your theories for what you think they might mean"
It means even the Keeps architects knew someone was gonna go prancing around the rafters and they wanted to troll them.

[johannessmith]

7:57 There's also a bonus 7th version of Marika at the end of the game. Once we beat the Elden Beast, we cut off her second braid.

[EL-BAB]

you can get the stone sheathed sword from any of the altars, on my first playthrough i found it in the ancient ruins of rauh

[Klauspetergrandel]

I think Nanaya could very well be a maiden of the Three Fingers (just a theory of course)