The Sword Hills - Elden Ring Lore

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I forgot to mention the swords of the starvanger but I put a picture in there. I think Miyazaki was just as likely inspired by these for the Sword graves as he could've been by the berserk ones. I only say this because I remember him saying he took inspiration from Norse mythology atleast partly, along with others ones like Celtic etc.

[@devonwarmack4726]

You bring me something I genuinely enjoy. Thank you brother. For your videos and all you put into them. Including yourself. Thank you for all of it.

[@jaken6855]

As an Irish dude I love the inclusion of some celtic mythology and in game lore references!! Siofra (Shee-fra) River was the first I notice! God damn Miyazaki and his team are incredible!

[@buckettdope7612]

Personally I think that was a younger weaker rahdan that’s why he’s significantly smaller

[@leek5682]

I’d be just as happy if Mr Madman started writing straight up fan fiction for this game

[@christreanor1948]

I always thought Rhadan held back the stars to either help or hinder Ranni, but I like your interpretation waaaaay more and it actually makes more sense

[@TheHonoredMadman]

So did I tbh, I figured he was holding them back to help his mom deal with the rebellion at the academy but that was before I discovered the connection with sellia.

[@sambmackenzie]

Honestly the sword hills are really cool to come across and just look at

[@SussySerbo]

Love every upload. I was kicked out of my housing and I don't have access to my PC rn so I have to satiate my thirst for Elden Ring by binging your video. Ur a lifesaver mate!

[@punisherzg]

If I want to sleep I use your videos. Perfekt for insomnia.

[@westez4617]

Banger, loved the intro with all the locations. Will tune in to whatever else you put out. Peace bro

[@fullyilluminated]

I love your content man! I've already burned through almost all of your elden ring content in the past 3 days.

[@Bungowumperpuss]

Your editing is getting better and better dude. Keep it up.

[@steamedhamlet]

Gotta say I think Malenia becomes the godess of rot (avatar for rot) with every bloom. But with the third one she would become a TRUE goddess of rot. The place in Caelid is called Aeonia so the incantation Scarlet Aeonia is named after a place? And the Aeonian butterflies that exist BEFORE Malenia blooms in our boss fight kinda mean that either: A: Malenia becomes a rot goddess/avatar with every bloom not just the third and releases these butterflies from the wings she gains. Or B: scarlet rot always gives you wings and these butterflies are from another goddess of rot. Maybe the one the blind swordsman defeated. C: Aeonia is rot itself. The Arcane entitiy at the heart of the order of rot. It's just not clear where the word Aeonia comes from... I'm just saying for the butterflies to exist there has to have been a goddess of rot before malenia's bloom on our fight. So either she becomes a god with each bloom or the 3rd bloom is what brings rot itself in to complete full time power and theres no resisting it at that point. Btw Malenia herself is a blind swords..person

[@ScarletFlame101786]

I like the bubbles at the end

[@Kollllllaps]

Yoooo Bruh I was just thinking when you’d upload lmao 💯💯💯

[@Method702]

Great video man. Keep it up sir.

[@topcat59]

It does make me wonder who exactly makes the sword hills but some of the information it does give us is pretty good.😺

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I wonder if any one has the Japanese descriptions yet? Since they usually reveal even more about stuff in these games

[@topcat59]

@@TheHonoredMadman honestly I’m not sure if anyone’s done that yet but it’s likely that the Japanese one has more information than the ones were given.🤔🐱

[@pringlelingle6827]

I like to imagine that survivors of the battles do it, they stunned by the blood and death sheathe they're swords into the earth to commemorate they're fallen.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Yeah that's generally my thinking behind it too, except for the cuckoo knight grave in front of the castle they tried to sack and the one where godwyn fought to the last, I imagine he constructed that one if "to the last" meant he was the only survivor aside from fortissax

[@jackreacher7495]

I think the sizes are pretty accurate for Radahn and Morgott in the opening cutscenes. Morgott isn't a little dude And personally, I'm thinking less and less that Radahn was a champion of the Erdtree and more one of Godfrey. A king through strength might have been his agenda, that that was best for the erdtree, but my point is that a lot of signs seem to point to Radahn knowing about the outer gods. Sellia was a town he loved and lived in, which had close ties to the Nox. And in his castle, he seems to be hosting a crucible knight and misbegotten crusader, who are both protecting each other as two reviled beings of the pre-erdtree era. Personally, also, I think the carians descended from Giants because of their close ties to the Giants and also their collective freakish size (ever looked at Rykards throne? He was as big as Radahn)

[@TheHonoredMadman]

To add to the connection with giants, it's confirmed the carians astrologer ancestors were the neighbors of the giant. Part of me thinks they co mingled with the nox because liurnia has nox traditions like the celestial dew

[@jackreacher7495]

@@TheHonoredMadman all things can be conjoined, my man. I actually just realized that the giant ants must have been brought into being as normal ants mutated by the scarlet rot, just like the dogs and crows. They only seem to exist in Ainsel, their venom makes the formic rocks, which are used in acidic concoctions,and the only other area where they appear is Deeproot Depths and the Haligtree, but that's where icame to this conclusion since their existence seems to be as rampant and sudden as the wildlife of current Caelid

[@hexedyou4321]

The beginning music and grave sites went so perfect 😩

[@edgarparnell5429]

Dunno what your smokin bro, but Soldier of God, Rick is no joke.

[@Proxiginus]

Good video I'll definitely watch that Jujutsu Kaisen video when it drops

[@marlborobean798]

The D'Angelo reference caught me so off gaurd 🤣 wonderful taste mam

[@fib900]

I’m pretty sure the Astel’s aren’t from the Greater Will. A theory that I quite enjoy is that they were purposely malformed by the Nox of the Nameless Eternal City, and when Astel stole their sky, it’s referring to their false sky (it’s also why the nameless eternal city is much more messed up). The reasons for needing the Astel were for their eventual war with the Golden Order. While the nameless city was making Astel’s the other Eternal City’s were making the fingerslayer blade and toying around with silver tears and dragon kin soldiers.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

If that were the case I don't know why radahn would've held the stars back. I think it's entirely possible the "stolen sky" could be talking about how they once lived topside but were pushed underground like all of the other pre erdtree cultures, the false sky is what they made to feel more at home, since they worship the moons. Just my takeaway, I'm not sold that they were of the greater will, but I'm also not sold they were created by the nox like the mimic tears, dragonkin, fingerslayer blade etc. If anything I think them constructing the fingerslayer blade is what got them decimated

[@michealburns8017]

Except for the fact that we know for sure (watch some nokron lore videos) from items and descriptions that the greater will absolutely sent astel to destroy the city as punishment for disloyalty. And once you have that fact then your theory falls apart. 🤷

[@HenryGreenEngine3]

Fuck yes, my favorite madman on my favorite topic

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

It’s kinda weird to think that of the confirmed demigods, Malenia is the youngest.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Oh shit you're right. Were her an miquella twins like mohg and margit?

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

@@TheHonoredMadman yeah, they’re the same age - though Miquella was, for whatever reason, characterized as her big brother despite the two being twins. I guess she looks up to him in that sense.

[@genericcatgirl]

Love how you used the toilet with the storks for caelid

[@Nuchraptor]

luv the breakdown, one thing i keep thinking watching lore videos about Elden Ring is how could the Ring be shattered and then repaired and how i think it would have been cooler for more original icons then taking pieces from other ip's lore

[@Nuchraptor]

and how could all of the tarnished get kicked out of the lands between

[@lawsontake7383]

Great video. I missed a few of those.

[@TriptuneRadio]

You may shit on Radagon being worse at war than Godfrey, but at least Radagon doesn't have a garbo boss fight

[@TriptuneRadio]

I count elden beast as its own being bc its not Radagon even if their fights are conjoined

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Imo both of those fights are garbage. But godfrey second phase is better than radagons only phase. Maybe it's because my first playthrough I died a bunch to elden beasts running away and doing wide range long range gold magic that i couldnt dodge, that killing radagon repeatedly became a frustrating afterthought of an obstacle to me throwing myself at the wall of elden beast. My only complaint about godfrey is in his first phase with the stomp spamming

[@TriptuneRadio]

@@TheHonoredMadman being a caster my first time with radagon his spell block really kept me on my toes. He ended up being more difficult for me than elden beasts BS, but he's such an enjoyable fight that it didn't bother me at all. For me Godfrey just felt like 5 moves overused for his first phase and a complete waste of potential. I mean he has a lion on his back and he doesn't do anything with it. Hoarah Loux is better but I didnt fight him long enough to enjoy his fight

[@rustedaxe2018]

cant see any complaints about godfrey. The only boss I felt to be completely fair, cool, and done with amazing presentation in the last half of the game to a tee. Also Radagon is butchered by elden beast, which is in fact garbo.

[@Mosqueetto]

Im becoming quite a big fan of this channel

[@ComradeOgilvy369]

Can't top Daddy Loux, the ULTIMATE naked bare fisted build. From Soft: we see you, challenge runners.

[@Tyubirocks1]

I like your take on Radagon

[@TronaldTheWizard]

Here me out here....hearing about all these marching armys, with insane demi-god commanders...giant battles...wars fought to stand still....kinda making me want......Elden Warriors

[@christiangourdine6021]

Watching got rn but paused it for this quick video

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

Yugioh Falsebound kingdom music. Good tastes my man. That gane deserves a sequel

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Nice catch I've actually been thinking of replaying it and doing a video about it

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

@@TheHonoredMadman do it dude. That game deserves more attrntion especially with all the persona/smt type games out there and yugioh somewhat finding its audience somewhat growing with magic choosing suicide and kazukis passing

[@halfthefunnn]

Woot woot!!!

[@uchawi42]

Let's goooo

[@cole_p_warren]

Hell yeah I'm hyped to hear a JuJustsu Kaisen video is on the way. Do you ever watch non-shonen anime? Parasyte, Monster, the Netflix Castlevania, Deadman Wonderland (1am adult swim classic) etc? I've watched all the classics I like with my Girlfriend, but once she's caught up on Jojo we'll be looking for more.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Castlevania is dope, vinland saga is dope and finally getting another season, I liked future diary alot but it's been awhile since I've seen it, my favorite anime of all time is probably samurai Champloo, but I also am really fond of ghost in the shell stand alone complex and blood +.