TIME(I.C.) EVENT
-7500 The Old Slann appear from some other world. (WFB2)
-6500 The end of the Ice Age. (WFB2)
The Old Slann alter the planet's orbit, causing a
general increase in temperatures, rise in sea
levels and withdrawl of the ice sheets to the
extreme polar regions. (WFB2)
Creation of the World Pond and separation of the
continents. (LZ)
Spawning of the Saurus, Slinks, and Kroxigor races.(LZ)
The Old Slann transplant the emerging race of Elves
onto the island later known as the Ulthuan.(WFB2)
Tribes of Human hunter-gatherers arrive in the New
World from the northwest and begin to spread
across the land.
LUSTRIA:
-6000 Tribes of Humans arrive and spread in the mountainous
areas.
LUSTRIA:
-5500 The emergence of Amazons. (WFB2)
DWARVES:
-5000 Dwarves begin their slow colonization of the
Worlds Edge Mountains.(DW)
-4500 Time of the Ancestor Gods. (DW)
ELVES:
-4550 High Elves establish fortress of Sith
Rionnasc'namishathir (Star-Gem of the Sea) at the
mouth of the Reik.
-4500
The coming of Chaos. (WFRP)
In their airships, the Old Slann speed to both poles to
battle the intruders.
Most of the Old Slann perish in battle, but they
succeed in checking the advance of Chaos in the
northern New World and southern Lustria.
Fall of the Old Slann, their civilizations collapses
almost overnight. (WFB2)
The remaining Slann retrogress into a strange, barbaric
people. They forget most of Old Technology and
powerful magic. (WFB2)
DWARVES:
Disappearance of the Ancestor Gods. (DW)
Dwarves and High Elves meet for the first time and
friendly relationship established. (DW)
LUSTRIA:
The Amazonian Sisterhood is founded. (WFB2)
The Amazons war continually on the new Slann Empire. (WFB2)
-4419 High Elf explorers penetrate Lustrian jungle. (LZ)
ULTHUAN:
-4500 The first Phoenix (High) King defends the Shrine of
Asuryan against the Chaos Horde of Morkar. (HE)
-4498 War against Chaos begins in earnest. (HE)
-4480 Forces of Chaos driven back. (HE)
Phoenix King marries Everqueen. (HE)
-4471 Forces of Chaos attack Avelorn. (HE)
Everqueen slain and children lost. (HE)
-4461 Caledor Dragontamer starts repairing and expanding
ancient network of Standing Stones (which stood on
Ulthuan since dawn of time) so as to drain the
Winds of Magic from the world. (HE)
-4458 Malekith, future Witch King of Naggaroth, is born. (HE)
-4419 Battle of the Isle of Dread results in a magical vortex
which drains the world of the magic, thereby
weakening the Chaos forces. (HE)
The first Phoenix King dies. (HE)
-4200 First massive migration of Human tribes from the south.
Ancestors of the Romany peoples. (RoDM)
DWARVES/ELVES:
-4164 Malekith defeats an Orc army and saves the city of
Athel Toralien. (HE)
-4119 Dwarves and High Elves combine armies and finally drive
the last remnants of Chaos from Old World. (HE)
Trade between both races flourish and the Dwarves
establish many new strongholds. (DW)
NEW WORLD:
-4164 The foundation of the first High Elf colonies on the
east coast. (HE)
DARK LANDS:
-3500 Abandoned by their ancestor gods, Dwarves of the Dark
Lands turn to the worship of the Chaos God Hashut,
the Father of Darkness. (CD)
ULTHUAN:
-3419 Cult of Pleasure begins its slow spread through
Nagarythe and across all Ulthuan. (HE)
DWARVES:
-3000 Golden Age begins as Dwarven Empire founded and
establishment of Karaz-a-Karak as capital. (WFB3)
DWARVES/ELVES:
-2839 Pledge of friendship between Dwarves and Elves. (HE)
Dwarves build the sea wall, Vloedmuur, about Sith
Rionnasc.
BORDER PRINCES:
Rise of Midean civilization.
NEW WORLD:
-2789 Malekith finds the Circlet of Iron in the ancient city
of Vorshgar in the northern wasteland. (DE)
-2723 Dark Elves establish themselves in the cold land of
Naggaroth, with its capital of Naggarond. (DE)
Native tribes of Ikadians in the area are scattered and
destroyed.
ULTHUAN:
-2774 Cult of Pleasure is revealed as being secretly given
over to the worship of Slaanesh. (HE)
-2751 Massacre at the Shrine of Asuryan. (HE)
Malekith fails in bid to become Phoenix King. (HE)
-2749 Elven civil war commences, rages for 25 years. (HE)
-2736 Malekith is sealed within his black armor and is hailed
as the Witch King. (DE)
-2724 Phoenix King Caledor defeats the Witch King at the
Battle of Maledor. (DE)
-2723 The Sundering. Witch King interferes with the Vortext
which contained Chaos Magic. Much of northern
Ulthuan sunk. (DE)
DARK LANDS:
-2700 The mighty ziggurat Mingol Zharr-Naggrund raised from
dark iron and black obsidian by Chaos Dwarf
sorcerers. (CD)
ULTHUAN:
-2630 Dark Elf expedition returns and hostilities resume.(DE)
DARK LANDS:
-2600 Chaos Dwarves begin enslavement of Orc and Goblin
tribes throughout the Dark Lands and the Mountains
of Mourn. (CD)
DWARVES/ELVES:
Alliance between two races facilitates taming of the
Old World. (WFRP)
ULTHUAN:
-2319 For first time, Dark Elves mount Cold Ones in battle.
(DE)
ULTHUAN:
-2219 Last of Dark Elves driven from northern Ulthuan. (HE)
ELVES:
-2188 High Elves return to Old World. (HE)
DWARVES/ELVES:
-2005 The Great Betrayal mars relationship between Dwarves
and Elves. Elves are blamed for attacks on
Dwarves, even though Dark Elves are the
perpetrators. (HE, DW)
-2000 Second massive migration of Human tribes, this time
from eastern Steppes. Ancestors to the future
nations, kingdoms, and city-states of the Old
World. (RoDM modified)
BORDER PRINCES:
Midean civilization mysteriously vanishes.
DWARVES/ELVES:
-1997 War of the Beard (War of Vengeance) begins and lasts
for nearly 500 years. (HE, DW)
-1974 Son of Dwarf High King slain by High Elf King Caledor
II. (HE)
-1968 Battle of Oeragor. (DW)
-1948 Elf city of Athel Maraya is burned to the ground by
Dwarf Army led by Morgrim. (HE)
SOUTH LANDS:
-2000 War between Slann city of Zlatlan and the legendary
lost Dwarfhold of Karak Zorn. (LZ)
NEW WORLD:
-1666 Chaos army sweeps down from the Chaos Wastes and
invades Naggaroth. Dark Elf casualties are high,
but Chaos army completely wiped out. (DE)
DWARVES/ELVES:
-1560 Battle of Three Towers at the gate of Tor Alessi (now
the Bretonnian port of L'Anguille). (DW, HE)
Dwarves defeat Elves in a cataclysmic battle. (DW, HE)
Phoenix King Caledor II slain by Dwarf King Gotrek
Starbreaker. (HE)
Phoenix Crown taken by Dwarves as recompense. (DW, HE)
-1589 Phoenix King Caradryel recalls High Elf armies from the
Old World. Elf colonies see departure as a
betrayal. (WE)
-1502 Sith Rionnasc falls to Dwarves after long siege.
Fortress razed to the ground.
-1501 High Elves withdraw from Old World to battle resurgent
Dark Elves from Naggaroth. (HE)
Dwarves are left victorious, but decimated with the
ending of the War of Vengeance. (DW) ELVES:
-1501 Athel-Loren, the Wood Elf capital, is founded. (WFB3)
ULTHUAN:
-1599 Dark Elves invade Shadowlands. (HE)
Intermittent war begins. (HE)
BADLANDS:
Goblinoids overrun land, threaten Hettite capital.
DWARVES:
-1500 Volcanic activity destroys realms. (WFRP)
Start of Goblin wars as Karak Ungor is the first
Dwarfhold to fall to Goblins. (DW)
-1499 Karak Varn is flooded and occupied by Goblins and
Skaven. (DW)
-1498 Dwarf mines in Dragonback Mountains fall. (DW)
-1457 Mad Dog Pass and Gunbad fall. (DW)
LUSTRIA:
-1500 Slann Mage-Priests finally accomplish the minor shift
in continents intended by the Old Slann. Volcanic
activity and earthquakes occur world-wide. (LZ
slightly modified)
NEW WORLD:
Almeca civilization rises in the south as Slann Empire
recedes into Lustria.
DWARVES:
-1387 Silver Road Wars begin and lasts 20 years. (DW)
-1367 Mount Silverspear falls. (DW)
-1362 Dwarfs abandon mines and settlements in eastern part of
Worlds Edge Mounatins. (DW)
LUSTRIA:
-1399 Skaven Clan Pestilens arrive at Lustria and set forth
plagues throughout the land. (LZ)
DWARVES:
-1250 Troll Wars begin. (DW)
-1245 Dwarves regain control of area between Karak Kadrin and
Mad Dog Pass. (DW)
DWARVES:
-1185 Karak Varn is reoccupied for 49 years. (DW)
-1136 Orcs and Skaven renew pressure and force Dwarves to
depart. (DW)
ELVES:
-1125 Battle of Glade of Woe where Orc army is wiped
destroyed in the Loren Forest. Orion and Ariel
become King and Queen in the Wood. (WE)
NEW WORLD:
Miyan civilization rises to the east of the Almeca.
BORDER PRINCES:
Rise of Hellene City-States.
The renowned city-state of Myrmidens is founded.
Achaen League forms to battle Goblinoids from
Badlands.
BRETONNIA:
Arrival of the Bretonni tribes from the east, settling
all lands north and west of the Loren Forest. (WE)
DWARVES:
-975 Battle of a Thousand Woes. (DW)
Dwarf attempt to recapture Red Eye Mountain (Karak
Ungor) fails. (DW)
NEW WORLD:
Almeca civilization disappears suddenly.
DWARVES:
-750 Karak Azul partially occupied by Goblins for 10 years. (DW)
-740 Karak Azul purged of Goblins. (DW)
ELVES:
-700 Kindred of the Wythel Glades leave Athel Loren and
migrate over the Grey Mountains into the vast
forests beyond. Some settle in the Laurelorn
Forest. (WE modified)
ULTHUAN:
-692 Last of the Dark Elves in Ulthuan are destroyed. (HE)
DWARVES:
-650 Baragor, the first Slayer King, takes the name Ungrim.
-513 Karak Eight Peaks falls to Orcs, Goblins, and Skaven.
(DW)
-500 Rise of Humanity in northern Old World. (WFRP)
First dealings with Dwarves. (WFRP)
Establishment of numerous petty states throughout rest
of Old World. (WFRP)
DWARVES:
-469 Orcs destroy and abandon Karak Azgal. (DW)
-466 Karak Drazh falls and is renamed Black Crag. (DW)
-380 Orcs and Goblins beaten back at Battle of Black Water. (DW)
BADLANDS:
-234 Alesandr leads Hellene armies against Goblinoids, frees
coast of the Black Gulf.
BORDER PRINCES:
-239 Alesandr of Achaes succeeds his father, Philus, as
leader of the League.
-237 Subdues City-State of Myrmidens.
DWARVES:
-250 Dwarves intensify trading contacts with Humans in lands
which will become the Empire. (WFRP)
Dwarves encounter the Wood Elves of the Loren with
disasterous results. (WE)
LUSTRIA:
-215 Dark Elf raiders begin raids on Slann cities. (LZ)
DARK LANDS:
-150 Through careful breeding programs, Chaos Dwarf
sorcerers finally succeeded in developing Black
Orcs. (CD)
-130 Saratosa founded.
DARK LANDS:
-100 Black Orcs lead revolt which ravages the lower levels
of Zharr-Naggrund. Chaos Dwarves saved by the
Hobgoblins. Black Orcs flee to the Worlds Edge
Mountains and the Mountains of Mourn. (CD)
EMPIRE:
-85 Founding of Reikdorf [Altdorf].
-50 Founding of Middenheim. (CoWW)
-30 Sigmar Heldenhammer born in Reikdorf. (TEW)
-20 Founding of Nuln.
-15 Rescues Dwarven King Kargan from Goblin warbands. (TEW)
- 5 Founding of Talabheim.
- 1 Battle of Black Fire Pass where Sigmar leads alliance
of Humans and Dwarves and crushes the Goblinoid
army. Drives remaining Goblinoids back into the
Dark Lands. (TEW)
FAR EAST:
-87 Dark Elf ships start raiding the coasts of Cathay and
Nippon. (DE)
FAR EAST:
1 Nippon unites for first time under a single Emperor
warlord, Yamyakyuki I. (WFB3)
LUSTRIA:
0 Appearance of the twin-tailed comet brings forth the
prophey of Sotek, the Serpent God. (LZ)
LUSTRIA:
100 Serpent plagues brought forth by Sotek force the Skaven
out of Lustria. (LZ)
NEW WORLD:
176 Following numerous incursions by Chaos warbands, Dark
Elves begin building a series of watchtowers along
Naggaroth's northern border. (DE)
200 Secret societies of sorcerors form across Old World as
the various Cult hierarchies lead in the
oppression of the Sorcerous Arts. (RoS)
The loss and destruction of many magickal treasures
occur during this period. (RoS)
DWARVES:
287 Miners discover nest of the dragon Mordrak in the
mountains south of Karak Azul. (DW)
NEW WORLD:
315 Slann army appears in Naggaroth and defeats the Dark
Elves. Recovers certain treasure stolen by the
Dark Elves hundreds of years before. (LZ)
500 Intensive deforestation and cultivation takes place in
Old World as Humanity spreads. (WFRP)
BRETONNIA:
504 Legions clash with Bretonni peoples as Remean Empire
expands.
512 Founding of the city of Brionne.
530 Founding of the city of Bordeleux.
537 Founding of the city of Moussillon.
540 Founding of the city of Quenelles.
560 Founding of the city of L'Anguille.
562 Founding of the city of Couronne.
570 Founding of the city of Gisoreux.
577 Orc demand of tribute from the Bretonni peoples
rejected. (BR)
592 Founding of the city of Parravon.
DARK LANDS:
500 Rich volcanic deposits first mined at Gorgoth. (CD)
EMPIRE:
555 Empire grants Middenheim charter to avoid city's
secession. (CoWW)
Creation of first Knight Eternal to represent
Middenheim. (CoWW)
DWARVES:
657 Thori Gundrikson discovers Gromril in caves west of
Black Water. (DW)
662 Discovery of Lost Heartstone of Aldin Getgold in the
Dragonback Mountains. (DW)
665 Mines near Black Water destroyed by Skaven. (DW)
684 Discovery of the Axe of Dail deep in the ruins of Karak
Varn and return to High King in Karaz-a-Karak.(DW)
685 Skin of the dragon Fyrskar brought to High King. (DW)
BRETONNIA:
756 Remean Legions retreat to south as troubles plague its
Empire.
770 Newly independent Bretonnian warlords initiate 50 years
of sporatic attempts to invade the Loren with
hopes to carve out more lands. All are repelled.
(WE modified)
DWARVES:
742 Sons of the High King are rescued from the dungeons of
Black Crag. (DW)
NEW WORLD:
753 Dark Elf slave-ships begin to roam the globe and begin
to bring entire tribes to Naggaroth in chains.(DE)
DWARVES:
892 Destined to be the greatest and most long lived
Runesmith of his age, Kragg the Grimm forges his
first rune. (DW)
BADLANDS:
995 Goblinoid forces destroy Remean settlements along Black
Gulf.
BORDER PRINCES:
999 Suffering great losses, Remean Legions defeat invading
Goblinoids.
977 Gilles le Breton of Gisoreux begins 70 years of
dynastic conquests that leads to unification of
Bretonnia. (WFRP)
980 Orcs and Goblins retreat to Grey Mountains and northern
forests. (ORC)
982 Remean Legions begin a 10 year campaign to recover lost
territories and clashes frequently with le
Breton's army.
ARABY:
1005 Constantium becomes center of Remean Empire as the rest
of Empire collapses in much of Old World.
1050 Mulhaed al-Quyat begins preaching of the One True God.
1060 Mulhaed al-Quyat begins 200 year jihad against
Constantian Empire.
1065 Mulhaed al-Quyat dies.
BORDER PRINCES:
1022 Escaping the King's forces, some of Bretonnia's
nobility and their retinue invade and carve out
their own petty realms. (WFRP)
BRETONNIA:
1002 Declining Remean Empire authority collapses.
1005 Le Breton sweeps Remean armies out of Bretonnia. He
dies later and is succeeded as King by his son,
Louis. King Louis the Rash recognizes Athel Loren
as an independent realm. (WE)
DWARVES:
1032 Skalf Dragonslayer slays the dragon Graug the Terrible
and claims the kingship of Karak Azgal. (DW)
Dwarves make no attempt to recapture hold infested with
Goblins, Skaven, and other foul creatures. (DW)
1033 Instead, Skalf and descendants establish a town in the
valley below the old entrance. (DW)
EMPIRE:
1010 Emperor Ludwig the Fat issues royal charter to the
Halflings of the Moot granting them administrative
autonomy and an Imperial vote. (TEW)
1053 62 year reign of Boris the Incompetent begins.
Corruption prevalent throughout his reign. (TEW)
ESTALIA:
1002 Remean authority collapses and Legions withdraw.
Establishment of petty kingdoms in the wake.
WASTELAND:
1087 Marienburg concludes treaty with eastern kingdoms of
Albion. (MAR)
1102 Second period of tolerance of sorcery begins and lasts
for 40 years. (RoS)
1111 Devastating outbreak of Black Plague begins in the
Empire and spreads throughout Old World over the
next five years. (TEW)
ARABY:
1142 Eastern provinces of Constantian Empire fall to the
Arabian forces.
1152 The Western provinces fall.
BRETONNIA:
1142 Guillaume, the third Bretonnian King, defeats a large
Orc army at the Battle of Armandur and drives the
last of the Orcs from northern Bretonnia. (ORC)
EMPIRE:
1111 Skaven erupt to take advantage of the plague. (EMP)
Many small settlements abandoned. (EMP)
1115 Death of Emperor Boris Goldgatherer the Incompetent.
No successor elected during ensuing anarchy. (EMP)
Skaven start to systematically enslave the surviving
Human settlements. (SK)
1124 Count Manfred Skavenslayer finally drives out the
Skaven and is elected Emperor. (EMP)
1152 Assassination of Emperor Manfred by Skaven assassins.
(EMP)
Inconclusive Electoral Council starts the 200 year Age
of Wars. (TEW)
Middenheim annexes Middenland. (CoWW)
NEW WORLD:
Rise of the Alomas, first of the Mound Builders, in the
Alhio River basin of the eastern woodlands.
SOUTH LANDS:
1150 Ibn Jellaba of Araby treks across the desert to find an
overland route into the interior and encounters
the hidden city of Zlatlan. (LZ)
ULTHUAN:
1125 Dark Elves invade Ulthuan. (HE)
1131 Dark Elves rebuild citadel of Anlec in the Shadowlands.
(HE)
1133 Begins war with siege of Griffon Gate. (HE)
1146 Siege of Griffon Gate lifted. (HE)
ARABY:
1205 Central provinces fall and the 55 year siege of
Constantium begins.
1260 Constantium falls to Arabian forces and is renamed
Istrabul.
BRETONNIA:
1245 King Baudoin slays the dragon Mergaste. (BR)
ESTALIA:
1212 Arabian forces begin conquest of Estalian kingdoms.
1224 Although greatly reduced, the kingdom of Astarios and
its capital Magritta stands despite repeated
setbacks.
1225 Bilbali falls.
1233 Remnants of the Estalian realms (Tigarre, Obregon, and
Cantonia) withdraw to the Irrana Mountains to
continue the struggle.
NEW WORLD:
Aloma culture vanishes after 180 years.
BRETONNIA:
1325 Tournament of la Damoiselle d'Artois. One hundred
knights joust for her hand. (BR)
1342 Arabian forces lay siege to Brionne and threaten the
south of Bretonnia.
1344 Rollo d'Chinon dislodges the Arabians.
1347 d'Chinon drives them back to Estalia.
ELVES:
1350 Dwarf army is decimated in the Loren in the Battle of
Pine Crags. (WE)
EMPIRE:
1359 Imperial capital moves from Altdorf to Nuln with
election of Grand Duke of Stirland to Emperor.
(TEW)
1360 Ottilia of Talabheim declares herself Empress with
support of High Priest of Ulric. (TEW)
High Priest of Ulric leaves Middenheim for Talabheim.
(CoWW)
Start of Imperial Civil War. (TEW)
1361 Ottilia outlaws Cult of Sigmar in Talabecland. (TEW)
Ulrican extremists begin the Sigmarite Heresy doctrine.
LUSTRIA:
Chevan civilization rises in the mountainous west.
ARABY:
1435 Sultan Jaffar, a powerful Arabian sorcerer, wields
together a coalition of several desert tribes.
(SK)
1436 Jaffar expands his city-state to a small empire with
the capture of Al-Haikk, Copher, Martek, and
Lashiek in western Araby. (SK)
1442 The Sultan of All Araby, Daryus-e Qabir, declares jihad
against the infidels of the Old World. (WFRP)
1448 Skaven convince Jaffar that he should extend his empire
into Estalia and overthrow the corrupt and soft
ruling Almarvid regime and crush the Estalians.
(SK modified)
1450 Start of 600 year Crusadings.
BRETONNIA:
1449 Bretonnian knights journey to Estalian to fight the
Arabians. (BR)
DWARVES:
1420 Lands around Karak Kadrin are tormented by the great
dragon Skaladrak Incarnadine. (DW)
ESTALIA:
1448 Invasion by fresh Arabian army led by Sultan Jaffar.
(SK)
1450 Fall of Estalian kingdom of Astarios and most of
Magritta.
Only the citadel and harbor remain in Estalian hands.
Start of 600 year Crusadings.
Estalian kingdoms lead fighting as Arabian forces
suppress Old World religions in Arabian-held
Estalia.
1452 Fall of Bilbali to the Crusading forces.
1457 Founding of the Order of the Blazing Sun. (EMP)
Magritta liberated by Crusading forces.
Only Arabian kingdom of Alhabra remains in Estalia.
NEW WORLD:
Tulen civilization rises in the plateaus west of the
Miyan jungle realms.
EMPIRE:
1540 Founding of the Order of Knights Panther.
1547 High Priest of Ulric and Graf Heinrich of Middenheim
achieve rapprochement by Cult accepting vow of
celibacy for all priests. (CoWW)
Heinrich's bid for the throne fails, but declares
himself Emperor. (CoWW)
Age of Three Emperors begins. (TEW)
KISLEV:
1503 First wave of Gospodar peoples migrate through Northern
Pass from Farside by pressure from Ungol people
[who moved into steppes from region in northern
Cathay]. (SRiK)
1510 Norse princes of Ropsmann peoples raid Gospodar
settlements along Lynsk River. (SRiK)
1523 Norse princes establish themselves as ruling minority
in Erengrad. (SRiK)
NORSCA:
1505 Population pressure leads to sporadic raiding along the
coasts of the Sea of Claws.
ULTHUAN:
1502 High Elf army routs Dark Elves. (HE)
EMPIRE:
1540 Founding of the Order of Knights Panther.
1547 High Priest of Ulric and Graf Heinrich of Middenheim
achieve rapprochement by Cult accepting vow of
celibacy for all priests. (CoWW)
Heinrich's bid for the throne fails, but declares
himself Emperor. (CoWW)
Age of Three Emperors begins. (TEW)
KISLEV:
1503 First wave of Gospodar peoples migrate through Northern
Pass from Farside by pressure from Ungol people
[who moved into steppes from region in northern
Cathay]. (SRiK)
1510 Norse princes of Ropsmann peoples raid Gospodar
settlements along Lynsk River. (SRiK)
1523 Norse princes establish themselves as ruling minority
in Erengrad. (SRiK)
NORSCA:
1505 Population pressure leads to sporadic raiding along the
coasts of the Sea of Claws.
ULTHUAN:
1502 High Elf army routs Dark Elves. (HE)
EMPIRE:
1550 Steady disintegration over the next 430 years sees
increase in the number of Daemonologists and
Necromancers, proliferation of secret Chaos
worship. (TEW)
TILEA:
1563 City of Tobaro is overrun by Skaven breaking through
the ancient Elf-carved network of tunnels which
riddle the cliffs around it. (SK)
1565 Tobaro is recaptured by a mercenary army led by Meldo
Marcelli. (SK)
BRETONNIA:
1635 Battle of Castellet. Norse raiders attack L'Anguille
and are met by an army led by King Philippe the
Strong. Bretonnians claim a great victory
although they out numbered the Norse by more than
twenty to one. (BR modified)
NEW WORLD:
Rise of the Holamkis, second of the Mound Builders, in
the Misipia and Alhio River basins of the eastern
woodlands.
TILEA:
1601 Village of Escantos in the south is completely devoured
by swarm of rats. (SK)
1681 Night of the Restless Dead. For one night throughout
the Known World the dead stir and walk the land,
sowing terror and confusion. Entire villages and
towns are overrun and destroyed before the night
of terror ends. (UD)
ARABY:
1688 Crusading forces, led by Knights Panther, sack
Istrabul.
1689 Arabian forces drive Crusaders back towards sea.
BADLANDS:
1666 Arabian forces destroy Goblinoid strongholds and
driving them towards Dark Lands.
ELVES:
1670 Count Ulrich von Schloss of the Reikland, henchman of
the Nuln Emperor, attempts to attack the Duc du
Quenelles through the Loren Forest and is defeated
by the Wood Elves. (WE)
BRETONNIA:
1715 Remanents of Orc Warlord Ironclaw's army invades from
the Empire and are slain by Bretonnian army. (BR)
BORDER PRINCES:
1712 Arabian forces attack petty kingdoms, overcoming the
easternmost.
1724 Battle of Matorca halts the Arabian advance in the
southeastern region of the Old World.
EMPIRE:
1707 Orc Warlord Gorbad Ironclaw invades Empire from Black
Fire Pass. (EMP)
Capital moves to Altdorf as Nuln is sacked, Mootland is
devastated, and Sudenland overrun. (EMP)
1708 Large Imperial army led by Count of Wissenland is
destroyed in Battle of Grunberg. (EMP)
Altdorf is besieged, but holds out. (EMP)
1712 Emperor Sigismund V is killed by Orc wyverns. (EMP)
Orc army disperses after Warlord Ironclaw dies. (EMP)
FAR EAST:
1731 Rise of the Tialanese Empire in the lands south of
Cathay.
1745 Ungol horde, led by Kanai-Khan, sweep through northern
Cathay.
1749 Overthrows the Ling Dynasty.
LUSTRIA:
Chuano civilization begins to rise north of the Chevan
people.
ULTHUAN:
1703 Norse raids begin. (HE)
Magnus the Mad besieges Lothern with 200 men. (HE)
BRETONNIA:
1786 Bordeleaux loses one third of its population to
outbreak of Red Pox in a single week. (SK)
Baron Giscard Du'ponte orders poor quarter burned to
ground which halted Pox immediately. (SK)
FAR EAST:
1798 Ungol invasion fleet sinks off Nippon during a sudden
storm.
KISLEV:
1752 Ungol hordes invade.(SRiK)
1754 Norse princes subdue the Ungol horde in the north.
(SRiK)
1755 The Ungol become rulers along the Rivers Talabec and
Urskoy. (SRiK)
1762 Prince Vermund establishes Cult of Ulric in north.
(SRiK)
ARABY:
1806 Crusaders carve out petty kingdoms.
1814 Crusaders capture Istrabul.
BRETONNIA:
1806 King Louis VIII (the Simple) dies leaving no clear
heirs.
1808 Central authority collapses.
1809 Duchies and baronies war against one another for next
250 years.
1812 Southern Bretonnia is ravaged by another outbreak of
Red Pox. (SK)
Great fire of Brionne razes three quarters of city.
(SK)
1813 Two Skaven armies appear, razing several villages and
small towns along the River Brienne. (SK)
Brionne and Quenelles are besieged. (SK)
Skaven army defeated and driven off by Wood Elves and
Bretonnian knights from Pavarron. (SK,WE)
Red Pox brought under control. (SK)
EMPIRE:
1812 Middenland lays siege to Middenheim and are repulsed
with the aid of Dwarves. (CoWW)
1813 Dwarves seal Middenheim's "Undercity". (CoWW)
1848 Norse raids resume on coast.
TILEA:
1870 Third period of tolerance of sorcery begins in the
Tilean City-States. (RoS)
BRETONNIA:
1854 Norse raids begin on the northern coast.
NORSCA:
1850 Norse raiding parties cross the Sea of Claws and Middle
Sea.
EMPIRE:
1901 Ungol warband threatens Talabheim. (SRiK)
1904 Emperor in Talabheim acknowledges sovereignty of Ungol
chief Utilla over all lands east of Talabheim.
(SRiK)
KISLEV:
1903 Development of loose confederation of states, centered
on the city-state of Erengrad [under Ingjold the
Red] and ruled by Norse Ropsmann princes. (SRiK)
1910 Ungol capital of Dorogo becomes cosmopolitan city.
(SRiK)
NEW WORLD:
Holamki and Tulan civilizations vanish.
ULTHUAN:
1903 Facing increasing Norse raids, Mages of Saphery draw a
shroud of mists over eastern sea approaches. (HE)
1993 Religious pressures bring a bloody end to the third
period of tolerance of sorcery. (RoS)
ARABY:
1958 Fall of the Crusading Kingdoms.
BRETONNIA:
1952 Baron Henri d'Amateu of L'Anguille grants the Norse
Skajad the Bastard land in the Armorica region to
end the Norse raids.
EMPIRE:
1979 Magritta of Nuln becomes last elected Empress for 400
years. (TEW)
"Wizard's War" begins in Middenheim and spreads
throughout the Empire. (CoWW)
1980 Grand Theogonist of Sigmar refuses to acknowledge
election of Magritta and Imperial system is
effectively ended. (TEW)
Dark Ages spread as central authority completely
collapses for next 320 years. (TEW)
1991 "Wizard's War" ends in the banishment and execution of
a number of Daemonologists and Necromancers.
(CoWW)
LUSTRIA:
Chevan civilization declines.
NEW WORLD:
The Anatuzi culture declines as the Molgolan
civilization rises just to the south.
EMPIRE:
2010 Wars of Vampric Counts begin with devastation of
Ostermark by Vlad von Carstein, first of the
notorious Vampire Counts of Sylvania. (EMP)
Undead armies rampage between Stirland and northern
border. (EMP)
Battle of Hunger Wood. (DW)
Dwarves take part in the Night Siege of Castle
Tempelhof and the defeat of Vampire Countess
Emmanuelle. (DW)
ESTALIA:
2032 The last of the Arabians withdraw from Estalia.
KISLEV:
2003 Ungol aristocracy slowly assimilated into Gospodar
culture. (SRiK)
2011 Ropsmann princedoms establish overland trade with
Dorogo. (SRiK)
NEW WORLD:
Miyan civilization declines.
NORSCA:
2000 Erald the Wanderer becomes first Human to reach the
Elven Kingdoms, but is prevented from entering by
Sea Elves.
FAR EAST:
2064 Tialanese Empire collapses under weight of attacks from
the Cathanese Imperial Army.
NEW WORLD:
Rise of the Misipians, third and greatest of the Mound
Builders, in the Misipia, Alhio, and lower Misori
River basins of the eastern woodlands.
Founding of the mound-dominated city of Cahoken.
KISLEV:
2100 Igor the Terrible, prince of Erengrad, invites Prince
of Dorogo to join the Confederacy of Kislevite
States. (SRiK)
2101 When Prince refuses, Igor sends army to reduce Dorogo.
Renames city Kislev and embarks on campaign to
consolidate various minor states and
principalities of southern and central Kislev.
(SRiK)
2134 Igor's campaign stalls at foothills of Worlds Edge
Mountains and Farside Steppes region. (SRiK)
2135 Declares both territories part of Confederated States
of Imperial Kislev and names himself Tsar of all
Kislev. (SRiK)
EMPIRE:
2145 Battle of Hel Fen. (EMP)
Manfred von Carstein, last of the Vampire Counts of
Sylvania, is thought to have been destroyed
along with his Undead horde. (EMP)
BADLANDS:
2198 Goblinoid forces overrun Arabian villages.
2199 Arabians withdraw to the Marg beh-Mard Desert.
BORDER PRINCES:
2179 Last of the Crusading forces drive the Arabians out of
the Old World.
LUSTRIA:
Rise of the Nazcas in the western mountains and
highlands.
Trade commences with the declining Slann.
TILEA:
2169 Battle of the Blight. (DDS)
Miraglianese army and allies drive the Skaven back to
the deepest reaches of the marshes. (DDS)
Thousands of Skaven die, but Tileans fail to utterly
destroy them. (DDS)
WASTELAND:
2150 Sea Elves return to Old World. (MAR)
Marienburg signs treaty granting them exclusive trading
rights with Sea Elves. (MAR)
2151 Re-establishment of Sea Elves in ancient, ruined
Star-Gem fortress. (MAR)
BRETONNIA:
2201 Beginning of the Errantry Wars when Louen Orc Slayer,
King of Bretonnia, declares intention to rid
Bretonnia of Orcs. (ORC)
2232 Alliance of northern Estalian kingdoms invade and
conquer southern Bretonnia.
DWARVES:
2205 Battle of Black Falls ends in rout of Goblin army by
Dwarves after both sided lost their leaders. (DW)
ELVES:
2202 An Orc army fleeing the Bretonnians through the Loren
Forest is ambushed and destroyed by Wood Elves.
(WE)
KISLEV:
2203 After several increasingly weak and ineffective Tsars,
coalition of government bureaucrats and priests
conspire to govern through puppet Tsars. (SRiK)
2206 Establishment of first agricultural colonies in
Farside. (SRiK)
BRETONNIA:
2267 All provinces send troops to drive out the Estalian
invaders. (RoDM)
2274 Siege of Brionne results in the end of Estalian
domination.
ESTALIA:
2270 Rise of the Inquisition.
NEW WORLD:
2261 Rise of the Aztlanos in the plateaus where the Tulan
civilization once stood.
BRETONNIA:
2320 Skaven fleet ravages the western ports. (BR)
DWARVES:
2302 Karaz-a-Karak is attacked during Great War against
Chaos, but holds out. (DW)
2321 Battle of Bloodwater Sound ends with Dwarf Ironclads
from Barak Varr defeating Skaven Fleet in the
Black Gulf. (DW)
EMPIRE:
2301 Incursion of Chaos. (WFRP)
2302 Magnus the Pious appears in Nuln and unites Empire.
(TEW)
2303 Eternal alliance with Kislev. (TEW)
Minor plagues break out in Nuln and Talabheim. (SK)
2304 Magnus elected Emperor. (TEW)
ESTALIA:
2321 Estalian coast suffers from Skaven raiding throughout
summer. (SK)
KISLEV:
2300 Establishment of Romanoff dynasty. (SRiK)
2301 Incursion of Chaos. (WFRP)
2302 Praag falls and siege of Kislev and Erengrad begins.
(SRiK)
Tsar Alexis Romanoff appeals to Magnus for aid. (SRiK)
2303 Battle of Grovod Forest results in defeat for Chaos
hordes. Imperial and Kislevite forces with Norse
allies drive Chaos forces back. (SRiK)
2303 Kislevite chapter of the Order of the White Wolf
founded. (SRiK)
NEW WORLD:
Six nations of the Eraquati in the northeastern forests
free themselves from the Dark Elf domination.
Continuous war between native Humans and Dark Elves
begins.
NORSCA:
2301 Incursion of Chaos. (WFRP)
2303 Harald the Wolf leads Norse and Norse Dwarves against
Chaos hordes and drive them back.
TILEA:
2319 Skaven warships are spotted in waters off Tilea. (SK)
2321 Tilean coast suffers from Skaven raiding throughout
summer. (SK)
ULTHUAN:
2301 Incursion of Chaos led by Dark Elves. (HE)
2303 Dark Elves and Chaos allies are driven out. (HE)
WASTELAND:
2302 Graf Paulus van der Maacht, last Baron of Westerland,
dies in battle against Chaos. (MAR)
2303 Minor plague hits Marienburg. (SK)
2305 Magnus decrees the cessation of the Barony and
establishes Province of Westerland, governed by an
appointed Council drawn from the burghers of
Marienburg. (MAR)
EMPIRE:
2369 Death of Magnus the Pious. (TEW)
Empire does not pass to his brother, Gunther von
Bildhofen, but to Count Leopold Unfahiger of
Stirland. (TEW)
2387 Prince Karsten of Waldenhof employs Skaven to undermine
the walls of Castle Siegfried in Sylvania. (SK)
Karsten is lynched when all the children in Waldenhof
disappear. (SK)
FAR EAST:
2355 Nipponese armies invade Imperial Cathay.
Start of 120 year war between the two great Empires.
LUSTRIA:
2391 Nazca Empire grows as Chuano civilization subjugated.
WASTELAND:
2378 Merchant fleets and militias from Marienburg conduct a
highly successful campaign against pirates. (MAR)
2429 Renaissance of sorcerous studies across entire Old
World. (RoS)
BORDER PRINCES:
2420 Bretonnian knights win a huge victory against Orcs at
Blood River. (ORC)
BRETONNIA:
2419 Accession of Charles I L'enorm (Charles the Enormous)
marks beginning of Bretonnia degeneration. (WFB3)
2420 King Charles L'enorm announces intention to carry the
Errantry Wars east into the Border Princes and
beyond. (ORC)
DWARVES:
2420 Goblin Warlord Grom the Paunch defeats Dwarf army in
the Battle of Iron Gate. (DW)
EMPIRE:
2420 Grom the Paunch, a notorious Goblin King, commences 4-
year rampage throughout the Empire before setting
sail for Ulthuan. (EMP)
2429 Removal of Dieter IV, last Unfahiger, from Imperial
throne. (TEW)
Prince Wilhelm Holswig-Schliestein of Altdorf becomes
Emperor Wilhelm II. (TEW)
2430 Capital returns to Altdorf from Nuln.
KISLEV:
2400 Abandonment of last Farside colony. (SRiK)
LUSTRIA:
2402 Discovery of Lustria by Old Worlders. (WFB3)
2410 Colonization begins.
2412 First encounter with ancient, degenerated civilization
of the Slann.
NEW WORLD:
2429 Discovery of New World by Old Worlders.
2449 Colonization begins.
SOUTHLANDS:
2421 Norse Losterikson discovers a great inland bay on the
west coast, south of the equator. (WFB3)
2430 Colonization begins on "New Coast".
TILEA:
2400 City-States free themselves of Estalian yoke.
ULTHUAN:
2425 Goblin horde from Old World invades eastern Ulthuan and
ravages land until defeated. (HE)
WASTELAND:
2429 Marienburg Provincial Council declare the Wasteland's
independence and secede from Empire. (TEW)
Battle of Grootscher Marsh deals decisive blow to
Imperial designs. (MAR)
Emperor Wilhelm II recognizes Wasteland independence.
(MAR)
2449 Rioting spreads from the Suiddock throughout the city
in response to anti-Labor laws passed by the City
Council at the behest of the Merchants' Guild.
BORDER PRINCES:
2488 Bretonnian army is defeated by Orc army in the Battle
of Death Pass. (ORC)
BRETONNIA:
2488 King Charles II declares Errantry Wars at an end. (ORC)
DWARVES:
2473 Belegar, descendant of King Lunn, recaptures and
resettles parts of Karak Eight Peaks. (DW)
The Dwarfhold remains in a permanent state of siege.
(DW)
2498 Battle of the Jaws. (DW)
Orc army is defeated at west end of Mad Dog Pass by
Dwarves. (DW)
ELVES:
2495 Undead army attack the Loren in an attempt to invade
Bretonnia and is annihilated. (WE)
EMPIRE:
2452 Emperor Wilhelm II legalizes the practice of the four
sorcerous academic disciplines and establishes the
four academies of sorcery and magickal guilds.
(RoS)
KISLEV:
2475 Last Romanoff Tsar, psychotic Ivan, murdered by a
fanatic priest. (SRiK)
Radii Bokha rises to power with the support of the
military and aristocracy. (SRiK)
2500
Incursions of Chaos are growing increasingly active.
(WFRP)
BRETONNIA:
2500 Charles Tete d'Or ascends throne as King Charles III.
(WFRP)
DWARVES:
2503 Orc army occupies Karak Azul for four years before
retreating from a Dwarf army. (DW)
2510 Dwarf army defeats rampaging Orc army in the Battle of
Broken Leg Gully. (DW)
EMPIRE:
2502 Election of Karl-Franz, of the house of
Holswig-Schliestein, as Emperor Karl-Franz I.
(TEW)
2512 Huge army of Orcs begin rampage in the northern Empire.
(EMP)
ULTHUAN:
2502 Erik Redaxe raids Cothique at head of a great fleet of
Norse reavers. (HE)
High Elf war fleet defeats Norse. (HE)
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