I gather that you are relatively new to the game. To recover your equipment alone, I suggest that you land in another biome near that swamp. Build a portal there, linked to your base. If you die again, you'll want a shortcut. Eat up to raise your hp and stamina. Run to your body and recover your gear. Don't pick up anything along the way, since you want everything at once. Emptying your gravestone will give you the "Corpse Run" buff, which will grant increased damage resistance and fast hp/stam regen. Don't bother suiting up, just run back to your portal.

If you reach out to other players, they'll know what they're doing.

Advice for the future:

1) Do not enter biomes you are not prepared to handle. With upgraded bronze armor, you're probably equipped for the swamp, but you should have good food (First time in swamps: Deer Stew, Carrot Soup, Cooked Deer Meat/Queen's Jam/Boar Jerky.) and Poison Resistance mead. Learning enemy behavior, damage resistance/vulnerability, and attack patterns is a matter of experience and observation.

2) Do not make initial landfall in swamps or plains. Those biomes are very hostile. It is better to land nearby, set up a forward base, and venture in from there. You will make a known and relatively safe path as you go. If you do happen to die, you'll have a jumping-off point to pick up from.

3) Consider carrying along the materials for a portal so that you can jump home at any time. In addition to easy access to your storage, resources, and bed, you'll also have the means to pop back in should you die, but only if you build it first. Preparation is your best defense in this game. Before you ever have a "Hold my mead" moment, give yourself the opportunity to recover.

Originally posted by magilla666:

Call the Body Recovery Squad on Discord. All volunteers. They'll escort you to your gear, clear the mobs, and get you home. No fees, great people, no questions or shaming. Folks who do it because they love the game and like helping people.

Wow. Nice service

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

The elder isn't in a swamp. If you are just seeking out the elder you might want to avoid swamps beyond scouting the edges for resources and marking any crypts you find.

He can be in a Black Forest surrounded by Swamp (or Plains, or Mountain).

I once had a Moder altar that was literally inaccessible without going through Plains first (yes, I circled the entire island).

Originally posted by Draconifors:

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

The elder isn't in a swamp. If you are just seeking out the elder you might want to avoid swamps beyond scouting the edges for resources and marking any crypts you find.

He can be in a Black Forest surrounded by Swamp (or Plains, or Mountain).

I once had a Moder altar that was literally inaccessible without going through Plains first (yes, I circled the entire island).

Well as I said in the very next line the point is moot anyway as level 3 bronze is what you should have when first entering the swamps. I guess the same in your case with wolf armor although in your case I probably would have just found another moder spawn ha ha.

An alternative to sneaking is making a YOLO run where you just max out your hit points and charge naked at the grave marker. Provided you reach it, the corpse run buff will get you out of there alive.

Just don't attempt that strategy through mosquito territory.

Call the Body Recovery Squad on Discord. All volunteers. They'll escort you to your gear, clear the mobs, and get you home. No fees, great people, no questions or shaming. Folks who do it because they love the game and like helping people.

The elder isn't in a swamp. If you are just seeking out the elder you might want to avoid swamps beyond scouting the edges for resources and marking any crypts you find.

Frankly if you are in level 3 bronze you should be ok.

Well remake your stuff is one option.

Use the console for God mode is another.

You can ask others to join your game and help you.

Troll armor does have a stealth bonus but I am not a stealth guy personally so not sure how effective it might be.

There isn't, unfortunately.

Would you be able to snipe the enemies from farther away using a bow?
Alternatively, is there (non-swamp) land nearby you could sail/travel to and then kill the enemies from there or at least lure them away from your gravestone?