Tips on playing Dark souls

Hi folks, I started playing Dark souls 1 to get into the souls games before I play elden ring. I played for about 2 hours and got fed up. I started with the Knight class, reached the Firelink Shrine part with skeletons in graveyard and everytime I fight them I keep dying. Tried to fight with axe and took down 4 of them finally but died again after that. Anything I am doing wrong or tips? I want to play the game but it feels really difficult.