I had the Executioner's Greatsword so I upgraded it to +3 and managed to get past the knights in Cathedral of the Deep. This led me to a
dead end and I was then ambushed by a huge spider
After I beat it, I decided to try falling to the giant's feet to try to beat it that way. The dark looking liquid put me off trying this method as I thought that it would make me a sitting duck but I managed to roll enough to avoid its attacks. Thanks for the advice, Pacman
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The Deacons of the Deep boss fight was great as it's quite different to what has come before but it took me a few tries to beat it. At that point, I went back to take out the second giant as I ran past it because the sludge enemies were making it quite tricky to beat. I didn't know where to go next so I went back to explore more of the swamp in Road of Sacrifices which eventually led me to Farron Keep. I've explored a bit of it (the developers really like their poisoned swamps) but it looks like there's quite a bit more to see.