Later, Elsa became entangled with Sam, a Comanche warrior who saved her life on the trail. Though she and Sam acknowledged that she was his wife, he felt he could not leave his lands and people, and Elsa agreed to return to him after her family had completed their journey and found a homestead.
She grew fond of him and their romance bloomed until there was a shootout with some bandits, resulting in Ennis' death. She later met a Comanche warrior in Kansas named Sam who she connected with, giving her a second chance at love. She later agreed to accept Sam's hand in marriage, but there was no ceremony.
Elsa grew exponentially through her short romance with Ennis, and her more serious relationship with Sam is a representation of that growth. Elsa's relationships with men are used as stepping stones to demonstrate her growth as a person, and her engagement to Ennis is a crucial turning point.
Does Elsa get pregnant in 1883? The Yellowstone prequel never clarified whether Elsa (Isabel May) and Ennis (Eric Nelsen) consummating their relationship in 1883 season 1, episode 5 “The Fangs of Freedom" resulted in Elsa getting pregnant.
1883 Ending Explained - The Fading of Elsa Dutton: She Is No Longer Afraid
What happened to Elsa's husband Sam in 1883?
Meanwhile, fan-favorite Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott) made good on his promise to see the Pacific Ocean so his late wife could “use [his] eyes to see the world” — then promptly shot himself.
Elsa wasn't just the narrator — she was the very heart and soul of 1883. In short, it was simply time for Elsa to die, which heralded the beginning of an entirely new chapter for the Duttons.
Elsa, who had decided to see her family in Oregon before returning to be with Sam, may be dead, but just as her spirit narrates the series (and the following 1923 series), so it's implied that her spirit reunites with Sam's in the afterlife.
Why was Elsa crying while playing the piano in 1883?
Like Beethoven, Elsa was in love with Ennis and dedicated the moving performance to him. Unknown to her, as the music played, her mother was struggling with her own life trying to save a drowning crosser and getting entangled in the aggressive waters herself.
Elsa was also planning to split from the group to stay with Sam, but after many goodbyes, everyone decided they were going to Oregon anyway. Even Elsa decided to leave her boyfriend so she could find out where Oregon was, while planning to return to the plains in June to reunite with him.
However, Elsa dies from an arrow shot during an attack on the family's wagon train, and the couple never reunite. She chooses her burial spot to be in Paradise Valley, which eventually becomes the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch.
"You definitely aren't forgetting, you know, it's not like he dies and we just forget about him," Nelsen said. "She [Elsa] recalls his memory a good deal and it's brought up throughout the rest of the season."
Elysium is the first daughter of Elsa and Jack Frost, protagonists in Frozen and Rise of the Guardians. She is also a Princess of Arendelle and Junior Guardian of Winter. She is the older sister to Elise and is the first heir to the Throne of Arendelle.
They stopped under some trees and she informed her father: ”This is the spot.” As James cradled her, the two shed tears while sharing their precious memories and taking her final breath, Elsa said: “I know what it is. I'm not scared. I'm not scared, daddy.”
But upon Monica's (Kelsey Asbille) arrival, we see that the three graves she kneels beside are for James (Tim McGraw), Margaret (Faith Hill), and Elsa Dutton (Isabel May).
Ennis' death came at the hands of bandits who attacked the Oregon-bound wagon train: He took a bullet to the chest and was gone quickly. Elsa Dutton, Ennis' love (played by Isabel May), killed his murderer immediately afterward, then collapsed in grief next to the fallen cowhand's body. (Read a full recap.)
In “The Fangs of Freedom,” Elsa was entertaining a relationship (and marriage) to cowboy Ennis (Eric Nelsen) — who was on board if she's pregnant after they had sex for the first time and even stood up to her father, James (Tim McGraw), who was none-too-pleased with the turn of events.
Though the bandit took a round to the stomach, Ennis was fatally shot in the chest and proclaimed his love for Elsa to James as he died. Elsa then finished off his killer as he was being apprehended and mourned him.
1883 ended its first season in brutal fashion. The Yellowstone prequel starring Faith Hill and Tim McGraw wrapped its 10-episode season by killing off both their onscreen daughter, Elsa Dutton (Isabel May), and Pinkerton agent Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott).
Elsa was the main narrator of 1883 and appeared via voiceover in the first episode of 1923 as well. James and Margaret also had two sons: John and Spencer.
What happened to the Dutton family after Elsa died?
1883 ended in heartbreak for them both, as they settled in Montana following the death of their daughter Elsa (Isabel May), where they established what would become the Yellowstone Ranch.
