While exploring The Lands Between inElden Ring , players will undoubtedly notice the to a great extent guard , elephantine posture get out by Trolls . On the open , they appear to be guard supply trains pack loot , which is only partially unfeigned . The instrumentalist can chance some valuable weapons in the hoarded wealth chests hiding in the back of the perambulator . However , a deep dive into the traditional knowledge reveals that there is more to these odd processions , and like many things inElden Ring , it is n’t the happiest of stories .

These carriages are enthral coffins , and there are thirteen of them in the biz . Four are pulled by Trolls chain to the carriage with a spike impaled through their pectus . These can be base in Limgrave , Liurnia , Altus Plateau , and Consecrated Snowfield . Perhaps the most apparent grounds identifying them as coffins is the forsake Coffin Site of Grace . Here , the instrumentalist finds a hill covered in these snap off - down carriages .

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The coffins are likely head to one of the many catacomb that can be discovered throughout The Lands Between , but why the chained Trolls go the convoy is a darker story . According to traditional knowledge , Elden Ring ’s   Queen Marikaled a war prior to the game ’s events against the Giants in the N , the last of which is the Fire Giant Bos . The Troll ’s Golden Sword hints that Marika ’s triumph was achieve with the help of several other factions , admit a group of lesser Giants , aka the Trolls , who betrayed the Giants . alternatively of rewarding them , Marika and her allies execute the surviving Trolls and take them as unwilling handmaid . This explains why the chain Trolls do n’t ab initio contend back when the player attacks them , as they would likely prefer death to continued oppression under   the Golden Order .

Giant Coffins In The Lands Between Connect To Elden Ring’s Lore

The catacomb as the convoy ’s destination are significant , and attend to   as some ofElden Ring ’s secret world dungeons . In one of these dungeons , the player can interact with a spirit that says a proper death means returning to the Erdtree . This is a significant bite of information that explains a vital yet essential expression of the game : the power to respawn . When designate Death was removed from the Elden Ring , inhabitants of The Lands Between no longer live permanent last . If someone dies , they will continue to be resurrected over and over . However , when someone ’s body or ash are bring to the catacombs , they are more likely to remain all in . This is explained by the Root Resin item description , which reveals that the catacomb were reconstruct around roots that were once linked to the Erdtree .

There are two possible explanations for   whose remains occupy   the coffins . The Ruler ’s Set   can be base on a corpse repose across the back of one of the carriages near one ofElden Ring ’s optional bosses in   Altus Plateau , at the abandon Coffin Site of Grace . The item verbal description for the set reveals that it   is the customary garb wear down by the Divine of little country . This may show that the coffins are those of lords who have pass away and attempt a last death . Another possible account is the coffins carrying the consistency of fall warrior in service to the Erdtree , and thus have take in a proper death . This is evidenced by   a note of hand called Great Coffins that can be purchased from a peregrine Merchant .   The casket convoy mostElden Ringplayers recall of as loot train look to   actually be funeral emanation for lords of middling fame ,   with their withered soldiers escort their remains to be return to the Erdtree for a right death .

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The giant coffins in Elden Ring are pulled by Trolls in odd funeral processions toward catacombs.

Elden Ring’s giant coffins, pulled in processions by trolls, actually connect to the game’s lore.

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