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Amazing video. With the new dlc revelations, i would love a sequel!

Its calm because it reminds us of The mothers womb

Absolutely amazing !!

Who is lament by? I’m so obsessed with it but I can’t find it 😭 34:53

Omg soundtrack from Blood and Wine expansion😭😭😭it fits so well

Don't be worried about being off the mark if stuff gets confirmed, the whole point of lore interpretation and thinking sessions people come up with all sorts of stuff and a lot of times aspects of everyone theories overlap. Also, if you listen to David Lightbringer-this ASOIAF long time theorizer and analyser of GRRM ASOIAF many of GRRM fingerprints are all over Elden Ring. It is far more-the lore, far more GRRM than Miyazaki, but the two of them seem like two peas in a pod though. Miyazaki said himself though it was all GRRM lore, and then they blew it up. It also does seem that Radagon was wanting to be the ruler.

great theory...plus your voice is soothing and comfy to listen to

The soulsborne tracks are perfect for her, you have fantastic taste in music <3

Radagon is like Jaime in that he swore an Oath to Renala. An Oath of Love and Loyalty, and one that he broke for the love he bore Marika. It's probably this event as what motivates him to reform the shattered Elden Ring, as his Oath to the Golden Order is the last thing he hasn't forsaken, the last thing he hasn't let Marika strip him of.

Your voice is very lovely. Makes everything you say, sound very authoritative

I just found you channel, instant subscribe. Your library of videos looks very interesting, I am looking forward to going through them. Cheers!

Very well done, you make some excellent connections between ASoIaF and ER that really serves to enhance the narrative. Subbed.

Ive been feeling like Marika is just if Cerci was good at what she does but im excited to see what you think

The game is very clear that radagon and marika are one in the same.

Great video! I'm pretty familiar with elden ring and the way Miyazaki likes to write, not so much GRRM, so its very interesting hearing theories like this. I really like the idea that maybe Radagon wasn't originally part of Marika, but became soul bound to her and was slowly absorbed, sort of how male anglerfish are attached to and absorbed into the body of a female after mating. My theory regarding Miquella is that he was born very early into Marika's life, and might have even personally known Mesmer. I also think Melina, or whoever she was originally, was Mesmer's twin. So you had the firstborn twins, and then Miquella/Melania some time after. Considering the way the scarlet rot seems to affect Millicent's memory, I think it would be incredibly easy for Miquella to manipulate Melania, even if it was "for her own good".

Honestly I just wish that the DLC gives us the option that in the midfigth with Malenia, instead of triggering her second phase, we can just give her the unalloyed gold needle and save her.

i couldn't be happier that your video popped up on my feed. I dragged my brother in my room to make him listen to the Godfrey / Robert comparison. Being a fan of ASOIAF and ER you have made the video i've been hoping someone would. Thank you!!!! !!!!!! PS: !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Insightful, I'm glad you made this.

I didn't know i needed this

I really don't think the idea of Mohg and Miquella incest is so clear. it is a vague interpretation of circumstances at best. it is actually not clear that any of the gods are born of sexual relations either. A piece of evidence suggesting they don't is Melina discussing her mother in one line, and in another wondering if "being born of a Mother mean one behaves in such a manner." Suggesting while she has a mother she was not born in a traditional sense. There is also various carvings and images suggesting individuals being born out of the tree. which is baffling.

There could also be a connection between Azor Ahai and the Frenzied Flame that might have heavy implications on ASOIAF if GRRM meant to make so many parallels with his own works. This would make Azor Ahai an enemy of humanity and not the Hero everyone is expecting due to the relation Azor Ahai has with yhe Frenzied Flame in Elden Ring I feel. Azor Ahai's sacrifice of his lover and the Lord of Frenzied Flame refusing to sacrifice his Maiden are also neat contrasts here too.

comparison between GRRM's work and Elden Ring is severely underrated and far too often ignored or dismissed. it's always nice to see people exploring it.

am i the only one that thinks the land of shawdows is the ocean area in the middle of the map, being veiled by Marika's optical illusion?

i was thinking the same thing today, and like magic i got your video recomended. about Marika and Radagon being siblings. with a small difference, i was theorising that Radagon was a lost royal (like an unrecognized bastard like John Snow) since he gets discribed as a "mere champion" not a royal by the turtle pope, it looks like this was the general belive by the public. i bet GRR Martin wrote some f-up sh!t like you descrived in the video and Miyasaky made all criptic to f- with us even more. PS.: pardon my spelling

Thank you for this great essay! Great job.

Am confused, if marika and radogon were same person how then MIQUELLA AND MELIENA comes ?!!!

I think it's really important to read other GRRM works beside asoiaf. There are a lot of different themes and details that appear that have connections to both ER and the books

Hey, no need to apologize for opinions. I think this is a really good look at GRRM's work both in his own most popular work but also in ER. Very well done. I don't really have much I can add here. I'll be keeping an eye on this channel. Good stuff.

This. I could never quite place my finger on how I'd describe Radagon and Marika's relationship besides comparing it to Malenia's and Miquella's, but this... This works perfectly. I take it you may or may not remember our conversation on the Messmer video. As such, I'll only add this: I suspect that Radagon's semi- antagonistic relationship with Marika was not their default so much as it was what would be the result between Miquella and Malenia if Miquella never" fulfills his promise". Like Malenia, Radagon was loyal to Marika throughout the years, and was one of those who helped carry her to victory and godhood. What follows is the fallout of her never succeeding in making up for what he lacked; for his own curse. She could not silence the Flame, but only contain it atop the mount. Unlike Malenia, who knows her brother is struggling somewhere to somehow find a cure for her, Radagon watched Marika succeed and then give him none of what she promised. Their merging might've been an attempt at fixing that mistake, but the fact is, Radagon's focus changed from Marika to the Golden Order itself, as an Order where his curse would theoretically be impossible to reawaken, and easy to ignore. He took on the effort to make up for his incomplete nature himself, and become a founder of Fundamentalism in the process, teaching his son the essentials. Note: Another piece of evidence that Radagon was at least Marika's relative was him joining the Houses of the Erdtree and the Moon through marrying Rennala. Since the house of the Erdtree is the ruling house, the house of Marika, it follows that Radagon was certainly part of it, or else he wouldn't join the houses.

There was a recent twitter discourse where someone claimed that Miyazaki alone mostly created the story and that the elden ring story was nothing like Game of thrones so Martin could not have had a hand in writing it. Furthermore they claimed that G. R. R. Martin was just used as a marketing ploy to use his name to garner more audience. This video and several other by Jack is a mimic laughs in the face of those foolish comments. Also really amazing video and theory. Would love more from you going further with GOT and elden ring connections and theories on the new dlc. Will look forward to your works!! ❤

Trey the Explainer punching the air right now

Subbing. So glad comparing ASOIAF has become in vogue, it was driving me crazy to hear people make unwarranted "GRRM did nothing" jokes.

Awesome video! I admit, I never thought the relationship would of Marika/Radagon as siblings, but you do a great job of putting it in context. It makes me wonder, in the end, Radagon had all but replaced Marika as the dominant role. Could Marika have done the same, to her own previous sibling that created her? A cycle of betrayal, one god dethrones the next, and erases history, and then deludes themself into thinking they will never be replaced as well? All until they realize they can have no equal, and tries to create a new being from their own perfect godhood, and the cycle repeats.

This video was amazing!!!! I’d love to see more like this. I’m sure you have thoughts on the parallels between the Weirwood trees and the Erdtree?

Good point about Miquella’s hair being a representation of his favored status. I hadn’t considered it from that angle. Great video!

Gr8 video. Good job!

Another joins the fray! Thank you for making this video! I made one of my own a few months ago with each interview with Miyazaki where he explicitly says that GRRM wrote the lore to Elden Ring, and that they made the levels around the lore he wrote. I am happy that someone else saw the exact same parallels as I did with all of these characters. I have been using the brothers D to explain Marika and Radagon forever and you did as well, absolutely stellar. Some of the characters I think have overlaps with multiple ASOIAF characters, for example Rennala and Radagon fulfilling Cat and Ned The Carian colors are the same as the Tully colors, Ned leaves for the capital at the King's request where Radagon leaves at the request of the Queen Marika, and based on my own theories, Rennala's grief for her daughter Ranni's death mirrors just everything about Cat's chapters and how she feels about her children Ranni as Arya, there is a sword crafted by Iji called the Frozen Needle. Arya betrays(or will betray) the Faceless Men assassins based out of Braavos, a city founded by escaped Valyrian slaves and who have the motto "All Men Must Die". Ranni betrays the Black Knife Assassins, all female numen, who literally dont have faces. Blaidd fits Jon Snow, half wolf who is close to Arya(Ranni) and if you do her questline Ranni will say that it was us and not Blaidd to help her with her destiny. This mirrors what happens in the show, so take that as you will, but Jon is not Azhor Ahai. Rykard and Tanith's relationship is much like Stannis and Melisandre. But the biggest one is Bran. Miquella is Bran, without going into too much details because I am trying to do that with my own videos, we can just look Mohg. The Lord of Blood, with a horn growing into his eye, and grows raven wings, kidnaps Miquella and slakes his cocoon with blood. Much like Bloodraven, a weirwood root growing into his eye, and feeds Bran some Jojen Soup. Consider Miquella can bewitch others, if that is the case, who is Elden Ring's Hodor? Please make more videos with the parallels you notice and thank you for making this one!

Been looking for more videos associating GRRM's works to Elden Ring. Too many souls fans downplay the importance of GRRM's impact to the story..

The only problem I have with the theory is: Cercei is very dumb and Marika seems a very capable manipulator. Great video otherwise.

FINALLY, SOMEONE MAKES ONE OF THESE!!!! Okey, I know this is focused on Marika and Radagon, but I also have to point out how Morgott and Stannis reflect each other, both are "unloved" by their family and kingdom, both are fierce warriors, very much keep unrelenting institutions due to duty but most importantly this is done bc both never get loved back (also the mechanic of Morgott of literally having to break his "poise" for him to use his cursed blood, leaving his pride to finally get you vs Stannis killing Renly (kingslaying) as to finally get what he wants, the iron throne, this one might be a reach) I just think that both characters are soooo alike in a lot of the themes. Regarding Marika and Radagon VS Cersei and Jaime's parallel, Marikagon get a lot of theories that they are based off the alchemical concept of "Rebis", a being made out of a perfect combination between disparaging elements including man and woman, having the heads of both. Marikagon show this through the wonders of the golden order, but I think the same can be applied to the Lannister twins but a separated Rebis but when united it just showcases the worst aspects of both and also their house. I loved your video!!!!!!

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thats a brilliant parallel. i need to see a discussion between you and Jack is a mimic.

Great video!

"There are other, smarter people to figure that out." Don't say that about yourself. You're brilliant. It takes a good literary mind to draw these parallels. Don't discredit yourself.

ive never read the series or even watched the whole show so this is definitely a weak spot in in my ability to speculate. but i really dont think that Radagon has to have different goals than Marika. We use the fact that one is trying to fix the ring as the other is shattering it as the proof. theres alot of parallels, but all the parallels are linked and inseparable. and it could even be like the attempt to repair the ring is what shattered it in the first place. "let us be shattered, both" sounds like an invitation to me. He knew what was going to happen and did it anyway. yet the general idea is hes trying to repair it. i have a theory that is ranni and godwyn were supposed to get married and that was radagon/marikas plan all along. but im not really sure why. something about marika trying to refine herself or the ring or something. idk, but from a political perspective it seems like everyone was either under marika and the capital. or radagon and the carians. so godwyn marrying ranni basically would have united the lands between. if you strip away the sword and sorcery type stuff thats what i see. paired with marika radagon/ sister brother theory it all seems to fit thematically. that ranni realized she was a pawn in some weird political game and instead managed to bring the whole thing down. it makes most sense that radagon doesnt know he is marika imo. but it works either way. My big sticking point though is im almost 100% sure that Marika and Radagon have the same motivation. We are just exploring the duality of that.

I love these parallels you've drawn with Radagon and Jaime, and many of the others too! Super interesting ideas and a really enjoyable watch. Thanks for sharing!

you have a really pleasant voice! i could listen to you speak all day. and for someone who hasnt played elden ring or watched got, you made it really easy to digest. im a lot more interested in the story npw thanks to you (:

Awesome video, I hope you make more videos like this. I'd recommend that you watch Preston Jacobs videos if you haven't already. He's very well versed in George's other works and explains how they have similar themes and plots to ASOIAF. If i remember correctly Nightflyers has a "twin/clone in love with themselves" story, for example.

George really loves family stuff. Is it because of the shock factor or something, something dark side...

Well done on the video. I'm happy to see a point of view from GoT instead of dark souls comparison.