In true George R. R. Martin style, the lore of Elden Ring can be inscrutable even on a good day. The backstory of the Lands Between is up to players to discover, including one particular wedding that had huge implications for the realm and the people within it.

Rennala and Radagon are two of the biggest figures in Elden Ring lore, despite the casual gamer likely only knowing them as the stat respec lady and the frustratingly tough final boss. While it’s difficult to tie even the vaguest timeframes to anything happening in Elden Ring’s lore, the doomed couple’s marriage and subsequent messy divorce set the stage for much of what you experience in the game itself, and the place where it all happened still holds more than a few secrets waiting to be uncovered.

You may have already been to Elden Ring’s most hallowed ground: the Church of Vows in Liurnia of the Lakes, home to everyone’s favorite Turtle Pope Miriel. In keeping with Elden Ring’s chaotic demigod lineage, there was nothing straightforward about this wedding.

Radagon and Rennala were previously bitter enemies at opposite ends of the two Liurnian Wars, which were largely motivated by aggression on Radagon's part (or rather, Queen Marika's, since Radagon and Marika are kind of the same person. Nothing is simple here!)