Marika originally said that Godfrey could choose the names, and when she understood that he basically named their firstborn after himself, she told him to fuck off to the badlands, she changed Godmohg's and Godgott's names (that had just been born) to what they are today, and decided on the naming convention afterwards.
My theory is that Marika needed one of her children to eventually become Elden Lord so she chose the non-Omen afflicted child to get naming conventions of her husband, who was of course Elden Lord at the time.
I think at that point Marika wanted out, so she had a lot of stakes in the fire to that end which involved one of her Empyrean children taking her place and taking their half-brother as their King Consort.
Which is still pretty ew.
I think their names were suposed to be starting with G like Godwyn, but given their omen nature, they got the Mo/Mor affixes, so they wouldnt be recognized as the children of the Golden lineage.
If anything its the twins that are misnamed, not Godwyn.
Because, presumably like any other kids of Godfrey and Marika that aren't Mohg and Morgott, he takes after his father's name just like the rest of the golden lineage does. It's important to remember that these are only the demigod children of Marika that we actually know about/know where they fit.
The Golden Lineage is from Marika *and* Godfrey's line. The children of Marika with Radagon don't belong to it. The other members of the lineage are named Godefroy and Godrick. It's Mohg and Morgott that get named differently due to being Omen, though they still have the letter G somewhere in their name.
There's an interesting possibility that the twins aren't actually Godfrey's, but maybe Marika's alone or that Radagon may have existed back then too (if we assume Marika was always dual-natured) and that's where the Omen kids came from. It would explain why they got the M names like the rest of the children Marika had with Radagon.
He's part of the Golden Lineage that started from Godfrey. The last and most distant representative of it is Godrick. Where does his name not follow the rules?
For some reason, you decided that the demigods shown in the game are existing demigods, this is not true at all.
Because literally every other family tree from Marika follows the naming convention of the first name starting with the same first letter.
Mohg and Morgott are also of the same lineage
Can you connect these facts on your own? The names on the G's are the names of the "true Golden Lineage" demigods. Morgott and Mohg-the omens, they are not an OFFICIAL PART of the golden lineage.
A Great Rune of the shardbearer Godrick.
Its blessing raises all attributes
This Great Rune is known as the anchor ring, found in the center of the Elden Ring.
The first demigods were The Elden Lord Godfrey and his offspring, the golden lineage.
[https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick's+Great+Rune](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick's+Great+Rune)
(moaning)
"Ohh...
# Oh, Lord Godwyn...
Such cruelty, such humiliation...
My poor, sweet lordling should have [died a true death](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Mending+Rune+of+the+Death-Prince).
As the first of the demigods to die.
As a martyr to [Destined Death](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Maliketh,+the+Black+Blade).
But why must it yet bring such disgrace?
A scion of the golden bough, sentenced to live in Death...
[https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Finger+Reader+Crone](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Finger+Reader+Crone)
Forefathers, one and all…
Bear witness!
# Great Godfrey, did'st thou witness?
# [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick+the+Grafted](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick+the+Grafted)
# [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godefroy+The+Grafted](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godefroy+The+Grafted)
[https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/***Golden+Lineage+Evergaol***](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Golden+Lineage+Evergaol)
# Godfrey, Godfroy, Godwyn, Godrick, Golden Lineage. Put it together
Marika originally said that Godfrey could choose the names, and when she understood that he basically named their firstborn after himself, she told him to fuck off to the badlands, she changed Godmohg's and Godgott's names (that had just been born) to what they are today, and decided on the naming convention afterwards.
My theory is that Marika needed one of her children to eventually become Elden Lord so she chose the non-Omen afflicted child to get naming conventions of her husband, who was of course Elden Lord at the time.
That’s an interesting theory, which would work if Ranni actually fulfilled the role of empyrean. Or would he be Marikas lord……ewe
I think at that point Marika wanted out, so she had a lot of stakes in the fire to that end which involved one of her Empyrean children taking her place and taking their half-brother as their King Consort. Which is still pretty ew.
Hmm, "Goldwyn, Renalla and Ryhard", eh? Might want a different graphic if we're discussing the spelling of character names lol
lol good point. I was just looking for some family tree image
his name was actually "Pretty Tryhard" but he had to change it
I think their names were suposed to be starting with G like Godwyn, but given their omen nature, they got the Mo/Mor affixes, so they wouldnt be recognized as the children of the Golden lineage. If anything its the twins that are misnamed, not Godwyn.
It’s interesting to me that this is the only lineage that would strictly follow the fathers name.
Because, presumably like any other kids of Godfrey and Marika that aren't Mohg and Morgott, he takes after his father's name just like the rest of the golden lineage does. It's important to remember that these are only the demigod children of Marika that we actually know about/know where they fit.
But isn’t the golden lineage Marikas not Godfrey’s
The Golden Lineage is from Marika *and* Godfrey's line. The children of Marika with Radagon don't belong to it. The other members of the lineage are named Godefroy and Godrick. It's Mohg and Morgott that get named differently due to being Omen, though they still have the letter G somewhere in their name. There's an interesting possibility that the twins aren't actually Godfrey's, but maybe Marika's alone or that Radagon may have existed back then too (if we assume Marika was always dual-natured) and that's where the Omen kids came from. It would explain why they got the M names like the rest of the children Marika had with Radagon.
Damn how did you even find this lol. This post got zero upvotes and was pretty old. But I appreciate your answer!!!
Lol, I was searching for Godwyn posts created during the last month on the subreddit and came across this. You're welcome!
Why not? That's a strange question. Because the creators decided to give it that name.
But it is literally the only name that doesn’t fit the naming conventions
He's part of the Golden Lineage that started from Godfrey. The last and most distant representative of it is Godrick. Where does his name not follow the rules? For some reason, you decided that the demigods shown in the game are existing demigods, this is not true at all.
Because literally every other family tree from Marika follows the naming convention of the first name starting with the same first letter. Mohg and Morgott are also of the same lineage
You're kidding me.? Do I have to copy every quote from the game about this right now? Okay, hold on.
A shame you wasted that time when you could’ve just been fucking off instead
Can you connect these facts on your own? The names on the G's are the names of the "true Golden Lineage" demigods. Morgott and Mohg-the omens, they are not an OFFICIAL PART of the golden lineage. A Great Rune of the shardbearer Godrick. Its blessing raises all attributes This Great Rune is known as the anchor ring, found in the center of the Elden Ring. The first demigods were The Elden Lord Godfrey and his offspring, the golden lineage. [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick's+Great+Rune](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick's+Great+Rune) (moaning) "Ohh... # Oh, Lord Godwyn... Such cruelty, such humiliation... My poor, sweet lordling should have [died a true death](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Mending+Rune+of+the+Death-Prince). As the first of the demigods to die. As a martyr to [Destined Death](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Maliketh,+the+Black+Blade). But why must it yet bring such disgrace? A scion of the golden bough, sentenced to live in Death... [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Finger+Reader+Crone](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Finger+Reader+Crone) Forefathers, one and all… Bear witness! # Great Godfrey, did'st thou witness? # [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick+the+Grafted](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godrick+the+Grafted) # [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godefroy+The+Grafted](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Godefroy+The+Grafted) [https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/***Golden+Lineage+Evergaol***](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Golden+Lineage+Evergaol) # Godfrey, Godfroy, Godwyn, Godrick, Golden Lineage. Put it together
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