Philosophical Analysis of Elden Ring | Shadow of the Erdtree Lore

Elden Ring is one of the greatest stories ever told, a tale that explores the themes of Ambition, Power, Duality, Autonomy and Belief. In this Elden Ring Lore video I explain what Elden Ring means to me and present my interpretation of its powerful philosophy. Intro: 0:00 Self-Determination: 2:03 Balance & Duality: 21:36 Nature of Power & Cycles of Violence: 36:38 Rebellion & Rejection: 54:49 Choice: 1:17:25 Check out my Elden Ring lore book, Grace Given, here: https://www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/grace-given-the-mythology-of-elden-ring Editor: Creators Studio - https://creatorsstudio.co.uk/ Thumbnail Commission by Shimhaq: https://x.com/shimhaq Music - Atlantis by Audionautix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dciubGRKQA&t=0s Part of my Shadow of the Erdtree Lore Explained series. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REFERENCES Garrulous Goldmask on Miquella's Great Rune Translation: https://youtu.be/xe6wLoL3MkU?si=eYnm6wmVMtO3FKyp Credit to Hawkshaw for the Link the Fire Footage: https://youtube.com/@Hawkshaw?si=nPrCIs0c59HFbfnR Tarnished Archaeologist - Erdtree Births: https://youtu.be/3C-AaanlTD4?si=6pMH16jgOlKtNN54 Ratatoskr - The Flame of Frenzy: https://youtu.be/pblth0JJz-c?si=1iZVNo_ZSLj9Je7X SmoughTown Duality Video: https://youtu.be/ArzPrGmYQ6I?si=rbgr9YDI0-UWAv1R ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Help Fuel the Lore: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/smoughtown Gamer Supps 10% off: https://gamersupps.gg/SmoughTown Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SmoughTown Join the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvGOIuFH6befwVyElnMI_A/join Subscribe to my second channel: @smoughburgh Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmoughTown Soundtrack is Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Sekiro, King's Field and Elden Ring I do not own the rights to Elden Ring, all rights to FromSoftware #eldenring #shadowoftheerdtree #fromsoftware