Queen Marika is the singular most important character in the entire game and despite that she remains an enigma. So too is the Erdtree central to the story, and yet it's nature still alludes us, so join me this week as we try to unpack these subjects.

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Intro: 0:00
Red Gold and Prehistory: 3:37
Pre Erdtree Timeline: 14:26
What is the Erdtree?: 23:49
Queen Marika the Eternal: 44:14
The Age of Plenty: 1:00:45
The Immortal Rebis: 1:07:52
Marika the Numen: 1:21:51
Marika the Martyr: 1:33:12

This is an extremely expansive video that not only looks at Marika and the Erdtree but also covers the following subjects: The Crucible, The Misbegotten, The Age of Plenty, The Golden Order, Destined Death, The Night of the Black Knives, Godwyn, Those who Live in Death, Empyrean, The Greattree, Leyndell, The Age of Dragons, The Golden Lineage, The War of the Giants and More!

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REFERENCES

Last Protagonist' Seminal Crucible/Greattree Video:    • Elden Ring Lore ─ The Greattree, the Cruci...  

Quelaag Re Erdtree and Farum Azula:    • ELDEN RING FIELD TRIP: Erdtree, Dragon Sca...  

Eredin Re Environmental Observations:    • Elden Ring In-Depth Lorethrough  

Sekiro Dubi Re Erdtree Observations:    • The duality of the Erdtree  

Ashen Hollow on Marika:    • Elden Ring Lore ▶ Queen Marika's Betrayal  

Ziostorm Re Mushroom Imagery:    • Elden Ring is About Fungi  

Post on Marika by u/Haahhh: www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/uzo0y6/the_sym…
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CREDITS

Marika Voice Actor - Joyh97: www.fiverr.com/joyh97?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3A…

Commission Thumbnail art by the incredible Shimhaq: twitter.com/shimhaq

Big Thanks to Last Protagonist for his fantastic videos and translations provided: youtube.com/c/LastProtago...

Thumbnail layout by BrightSparkIV: www.twitch.tv/brightsparkiv

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