#the shattering

[cha5otic]

Do you think the Great Beings from the Melding Universe interrogated Vultraz, discovering that their counterparts instead of fixing the protodermis leak directly, instead create SIX FREAKING UNIVERSES (+one that kinda exploded) using the very material that, idk, going to blow the planet up if mined excessively plus is in high demand for war purposes

Prolly why there were so few left because they were murdered for their stupidity

#bionicle #bionicle lore #great beings #the shattering #protodermis

[renaultmograine]

I think one of my favorite Anduin moments is in the Shattering when people are dying in Dun Morough being buried alive because Deathwing is tearing the world apart, and a draenei shaman is doing her best to unbury these people with her powers, and this is all coinciding with Anduin noticing women for the first time because hes like thirteen and he's just going 😳👉👈 boy pick your moments people are dying.

#thick woman appreciator anduin wrynn reporting for duty #warcraft #anduin #the shattering

[bri-the-nautilus]

Elphael: What's In a Name?

Earlier today, my esteemed comrade @the-unkindled-queen made a post wondering about the etymology of Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. My initial digging turned up a few Reddit comments where the general consensus was that Elphael has its roots (ha) in Hebrew linguistics, with one interpretation being "Family of God" and another being "Work of God":

Now as a linguist and Bible scholar, I think these are awesome. I love seeing all the languages and cultures that these games draw inspiration from, and the Hebrew connection is a neat contrast with the Haligtree itself, which is linguistically Welsh. Additionally, the connection to Abrahamic faith and Hebrew words for people and acts of God is a nice throughline for the way the game portrays Miquella and St Trina as Messianic protectors of the sick and poor. Add in the spiritual atmosphere of Elphael and the Haligtree (prayer rooms, mausoleums, and altar-like statues of Miquella and Malenia abound), and it's a very pleasing little theory.

Soulsborne and especially Elden Ring borrow heavily from Welsh for names and whatnot (like the aforementioned Haligtree), and out of idle curiosity I began to wonder if there was any basis whatsoever for an alternative theory linking Elphael's name to Welsh. My only reasons for going down this path were the vaguely Celtic sound of the name and the fact that the Haligtree proper has a Welsh name. I didn't find anything like this during the search that led me to the Hebrew theories, and plugging various fragmentations of "Elphael" into a Welsh->English translator didn't spit out anything of value. I was about to throw in the towel when I did what I probably should have done before faffing about with the translator and just searched "Elphael Welsh."

And oh golly do we have ourselves an Elphael. Or an Elfael.

Welcome to the infinitely confusing world of medieval Welsh history.

Medieval Wales was divided into several regions, called cantrefi. Each cantref was further divided into several territories called commotes. The cantrefi are pictured below. We're mostly concerned with the central yellow one, Rhwng Gwy a Hafren, but also remember Gwynedd. It's in orange up top.

But that's for later. What we care about right now is the cantref of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren, which lies between the rivers Wye and Severn. This cantref is shown in detail below and is home to the commote of Elfael, shown in green. Also take note of Maelienydd and Buellt. They're light blue and yellow respectively, and we're going to need them later.

The history of Elfael is short and confusing, as one can expect from a fiefdom straddling the English-Welsh border during the post-Roman and post-Norman Conquest years. It didn't exist as a political entity for very long (it was only independent from 1155ish to about 1215 before dissolving completely in 1309), and changed hands often during its lifetime.

Our story begins with a man named Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Buellt. He lived from 950 to 1010 CE, and at some point during his later life he conquered a territory called Ferlix, which was composed of Elfael and Maelienydd. When Elystan died, rulership of Buellt (Ferlix included) passed to his son Cadwgan, and then to Cadwgan's son Idnerth when he died.

Idnerth's reign is remarkable because he's the guy who lost Buellt. An Anglo-Norman noble, Philip De Braose, had conquered basically all the land between the Wye and Severn, which of course included Buellt. For some reason, at the conclusion of his conquest De Braose gave Ferlix back to Idnerth, but kept Buellt for himself. The end result being that Idnerth had gotten kicked out of his grandpa's commote and into what had originally been a conquered vassal territory. Once Idnerth died (presumably in shame), Ferlix went to his son, a man with the astoundingly awesome name of Madog. During this time, the Anarchy was starting.

The Anarchy was a civil war in Britain from 1138 to 1153. King Henry I died in 1135, and his heiress, the Empress Matilda, had many enemies who didn't want her to take the throne. In 1130, a castle had been built in southern Ferlix by one of these enemies, an Anglo-Norman named Pain FitzJohn, Sheriff of Hereford. This is the actual best name in this story. Pain FitzJohn is a fucking badass name. This castle, which was of course called Pain's Castle, was acquired by Madog in 1135 under foggy pretenses. It's likely that Pain wanted Madog's protection from Matilda, but we're not sure.

Old Madog knew that getting a castle called Pain's Castle was an achievement that couldn't be topped, and proceeded to die at age 65 in 1140, secure in the knowledge that he was better than Idnerth. He left five sons, who bucked the trend of going to war for their dead dad's land by dividing Ferlix amongst themselves. Unfortunately for them, this is when the Anarchy caught up with them. Another Norman lord, Hugh De Mortimer, invaded Ferlix in 1142. Two of Madog's sons (Hywel and another Cadwgan) were killed, and in 1146 De Mortimer killed a third son, Maredudd, in the process of capturing Pain's Castle. In 1155, Matilda's son Henry II took the throne of England, and when Hugh De Mortimer protested, Henry kicked him out of Ferlix. This left Madog's two surviving sons, Einion Clud and Cadwallon, to pick up the pieces. These guys hated each other, and neither brother could stomach ruling in consort with the other. But for some reason, they didn't kill each other, instead dividing Ferlix again in two. Cadwallon got the northern part, which came to be called Maelienydd, and Einion Clud got the southern part, which was called Elfael.

Einion Clud and Cadwallon still hated each other, and their realms were openly hostile, each brother still believing he was entitled to sole rule of all that had once been Ferlix. (Again, why didn't they just fight to the death like every other medieval family?) Things came to a head in 1160, when Cadwallon kidnapped Einion Clud and sent him in chains to Owain Gwynedd, the aptly-named King of Gwynedd, who in turn pawned him off on King Henry II. Eventually, Einion Clud either escaped or was released. It's not certain which of these occurred, but what is certain is that by 1165, Einion Clud was once again ruling Elfael, and at the Battle of Corwen the two brothers fought together against King Henry under the leadership of Owain Gwynedd. Politics are fucking weird.

There would be no happy ending, however. Hugh De Mortimer's son Roger was swearing revenge on his father's enemies. You might take this to mean King Henry, who kicked Hugh De Mortimer out of Ferlix in 1155, but no, Roger was actually a big fan of Henry II and had fought for the King during the Revolt of 1173. No, Roger wanted revenge on the guys who ruled Ferlix after his dad got yanked. The timeline here is a bit weird, but what's certain is that Roger De Mortimer killed Cadwallon in 1179. He also killed Einion Clud, but I wasn't able to find out when. I found a source saying that Roger killed Einion Clud after his father died, but Hugh De Mortimer died in 1181 and my reading on Cadwallon says that he was the prince of both Maelienydd and Elfael at the time of his death, which would only be possible if Einion Clud died before 1179. In fact, Cadwallon is said to have been ambushed by Roger's men in Elfael.

Anyway, that's all the history we care about for our purposes. Maybe I'm reading too much into things, but the fact that medieval Wales has the Lord of Elfael getting kidnapped by his brother seems a bit on the nose.

In Welsh history, the Anarchy leaves three of Madog's sons dead and the survivors are on opposing feudal factions. The Lord of Elfael is kidnapped by his brother.

In Elden Ring, the death of Marika's son sparks the Shattering, turning every remaining demigod against each other. The Lord of Elphael is kidnapped by his brother.

Either Miyazaki and Germ are fucking Super Saiyan level Welsh history scholars, or this is just an absurd coincidence. Either way, it's cool.

(tiny sidenote: this part is DEFINITELY conspiracy, but isn't it funny that our kidnapped lord has a sibling who rules Maelienydd??? Doesn't that sound a bit like... Malenia??? Obviously Malenia doesn't do the kidnapping in ER, but the names line up a bit too well...)

Sorry Niko, this is way more than you bargained for.

#elden ring #wales #welsh history #medieval history #elden ring lore #miquella the unalloyed #mohg the omen #malenia blade of miquella #the shattering #queen marika the eternal

[altraviolet]

🔞The Echo Garden🔞

Chapter 43: "Firelove Part 6: The Shattering"

Chapter length: 5824

Total fic length: 261,803

(handy link to Chapter 1!)

Enjoy!

💎❌💎

#the echo garden #echo garden related #The Shattering #end of the firelove arc btw

[dragoneyes618]

Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter and Eglantine from Guardians of Ga'Hoole.

Both are younger sisters who get essentially mind-controlled by people they trusted, are betrayed by said people and put in great danger because of that.

#harry potter #harry potter and the chamber of secrets #ginny weasley #eglantine #soren #guardians of ga'hoole #the shattering #honestly i'm not even talking about the pure ones with eglantine #the shattering was bad enough #ginger #tom riddle #tom riddle's diary

[thepinkseat-askthemoonbunny]

Ranni simps 🤝 Fëanorian fans

“You fucked all the shit up. But it was awesome.”

#ranni #ranni the witch #elden ring #meme #mulan #the emperor #mulan meme #mulan 1998 #night of the black knives #the shattering #silmarillion #feanorians #kinslayings #sons of feanor #tolkien #jrr tolkien #the silmarillion

[headcanontheshitoutofsoulsborne]

The Shattering is an overdramatizastion of a Thanksgiving Dinner between the Demigods gone horribly wrong...

#elden ring #elden ring spoilers #the shattering #headcanon

[carian-blue]

Marika’s Plan

Marika’s plan for the shattering was for Melina to choose a champion, as she is the only Kindling Maiden, and only her companion could become lord.

From the Blade of Calling Item Description, which Melina uses:

Dagger given to one who set out on a journey to fulfill her duty long ago. The power of its former owner, the kindling maiden, is still apparent.

The one who walks alongside flame, Shall one day meet the road of Destined Death.

Note: “the kindling maiden”, Melina. Also implying there's only one.

From the Beast Champion Armor (Altered) item description:

Silver armor engraved with tiny beasts.Worn by Bernahl the Recusant.

Beasts are drawn to champions, and to lords. And this armor befits a champion worthy of becoming a lord. And that is what Bernahl was.

Until his maiden threw herself into the fire.

I believe this means Bernahl’s Maiden lit herself aflame at the forge of the Giant, but the tree did not burn, which we can safely assume means *all* finger maidens would fail. And it is why he became a Recusant.

I believe Marika gave Melina this purpose, and used the Tarnisheds’ Finger Maidens as cover to hide her true intent.

#queen marika the eternal #melina #elden ring #the shattering #marikas plan #Carian Blues lore rambles #yes this is from an essay #Bernahl the Recusant

[friendofoyster]

Some Elden Ring theory art from back when nobody knew what the game would look like.

An open world of Shattered Rings and Burning Skies…

Made in 4/2/21

#elden ring fanart #elden ring #the shattering #video game concept art #fromsoft fanart

[reviews-sky]

New book review!

Guardians of Ga'Hoole #5: The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky

Link

#book review #amreading #xenofiction #fantasy #guardians of ga'hoole #the shattering #kathryn lasky

[cha5otic]

If I had a nickel for everytime a Lego franchise had their in-lore world exploded and their inhabitants fragmented and scattered, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't much but its weird that it happened twice.

#bionicle #the shattering #lego universe #maelstrom #lego

[renaultmograine]

There's something really funny about Eitrigg, notorious human fucker, saying to Thrall, "It's too bad Jaina Proudmoore is a human, she would've made a fine mate for you :/ but you can't possibly love a human :///"

#warcraft #eitrigg #thrall #jaina #the shattering

[jpopstreaming]

🆕🎶 「 The Shattering 」 by Knosis is now on our weekly updated playlist! 🎧 Listen now and discover new sounds from across Japan, available worldwide: https://spoti.fi/3lgjH73 🌐 #jpop

#Knosis #The Shattering #Japanese music #J-music #Jmusic #J-pop #Jpop #Spotify

[indwelling-sanctum]

.. i can read them.

#elden ring #fromsoftware #THE SHATTERING

[feluka]

oh god shut up. you didn't even know the damn kid.

"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe, and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." — James Baldwin

#i am honestly not even sure who you're referring to #the most recent child deaths i've reblogged are #nex benedict (the nonbinary kid murdered at school) and hind rajab #if you can't see why either of these should shatter your heart without personally knowing them #then you're entirely beyond any hope #asks #edit: this was about hind.

[fleshdyke]

#(shattering it) #rambles