Elden Ring Intro Script -

by Queen Marika and the massive civil war between her demigod children that followed. The Night of the Black Knives

"The fallen leaves tell a story. The great Elden Ring was shattered. In our home, across the fog, the Lands Between." elden ring intro script

This creates a paradox in the timeline. The "Shattering" refers both to the breaking of the Ring and the war that followed. The cinematic clarifies that the physical conflict was born from the metaphysical break. This war destroyed the landscape and left the Lands Between in ruins. by Queen Marika and the massive civil war