Caitha and Yulva - Did the Dark Souls Goddess of Tears start out as the New Londo Sealer?
4800:00 Prologue: Death of Chiron
00:43 Yulva, Sealer of New Londo
04:01 The End? A heavenly legacy
04:47 Who was Morne?
05:32 Caitha and Her Faith
13:38 Is Caitha Fake? Or even Dead?
15:30 My Theory laid out
17:03 Why Yulva?
22:40 Why not Gwyn's Wife?
23:43 Why not Velka?
Promised Links:
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Works Cited:
Anytime I mention the “original Japanese”, Lokey is responsible for the translations. I do not speak, read, or write in Japanese and so Lokey’s write ups including them were a god send.
Irithyll – Lokey Lore (lokeysouls.com)
Caitha – Lokey Lore (lokeysouls.com)
Carim – Lokey Lore (lokeysouls.com)
Sulyvahn – Lokey Lore (lokeysouls.com)
In general, anytime I bring up an item description or dialogue, I am sourcing that directly from the games: Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, or Dark Souls 3. In the case of this video, I used http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/ for some Dark Souls 2 items. I used Fandom’s tables with weapon stats for Caitha’s Chimes and Velka’s Talisman as it was by far the easiest to read. There were also the “flooding logistics” posts referenced in the video.
Caitha's Chime - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Caressing Prayer - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Denial - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Promised Walk of Peace - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Great Lightning Spear - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Blue Tearstone Ring - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Red Tearstone Ring - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Name-engraved Ring - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Sacred Chimes - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Chime of Screams - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Chime of Want - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Hunter's Hat - DarkSouls II Wiki (wikidot.com)
Braille Divine Tome of Carim - Darksouls3 (wikidot.com)
https://darksouls.fandom.com/wiki/Caitha's_Chime
Caitha's Chime (Dark Souls III) | Dark Souls Wiki | Fandom
Velka's Talisman | Dark Souls Wiki | Fandom
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illusorywall comments on Was it ever revealed what was done in order to flood New Londo? Where did all the water came from? (reddit.com)
And I did use some resources outside of the scope of game materials such as the Greek Mythology and etymology.
Servius Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues 10.18
Hyginus, De Astronomica 2.38.1 ff
Religious syncretism | Description & Examples | Britannica
Religious syncretism - Wikipedia
cathartic - Search (bing.com)
Cathartic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Plague doctor | Plague, Middle Ages, Facts, & Description | Britannica
Description:
I do a brief overview of one of the sealers of New Londo, Yulva, and the Dark Souls Goddess of Tears, Caitha, and explore my theory that Yulva became Caitha after her death.
This video is multiple times longer than any other video I've made so far. I typically like my videos to be short and snappy. Even still, this video was originally going to be much longer but I cut a lot out that may not have been necessary. Things like comparing the Fall Control spell to falling in a body of water, explaining exactly why the Cathedral of the Deep statues are thought to be Caitha, and a lot more about Velka and the Painted Worlds. I may make videos on the subjects later, or if I find good sources that accomplish the same goal, I will link them here.
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