Timeline of Wesnoth - Revision history

Dalas120 at 16:02, 3 July 2025

2025-07-03T16:02:11Z

Dalas120: Update timeline to reflect 1.19's new The South Guard and The Deceiver's Gambit

2025-07-03T15:58:51Z

Update timeline to reflect 1.19's new The South Guard and The Deceiver's Gambit

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Octalot: /* 20-130 YW: The Taming of the Wild */ Cite THoT as the source for lore about all runesmiths dying in 40YW

2025-01-10T15:37:58Z

‎20-130 YW: The Taming of the Wild: Cite THoT as the source for lore about all runesmiths dying in 40YW

Octalot: /* Prehistory - 20 YW: The Founding of Wesnoth */ Add citation to explain where Haldric I's repudiation of the pact is stated in canon

2025-01-10T14:57:32Z

‎Prehistory - 20 YW: The Founding of Wesnoth: Add citation to explain where Haldric I's repudiation of the pact is stated in canon

Bssarkar: /* History Credits */ update links and mention DiD and AToTB

2024-11-15T03:54:48Z

‎History Credits: update links and mention DiD and AToTB

Bssarkar: /* See Also */ improve link

2024-11-15T03:48:08Z

‎See Also: improve link

Bssarkar: /* History Credits */ drop iftU specific info

2024-11-15T03:46:30Z

‎History Credits: drop iftU specific info

Bssarkar: fix formatting typo

2024-11-15T03:41:14Z

fix formatting typo

Bssarkar: Mention that only mainline info should be in this page

2024-11-15T03:40:16Z

Mention that only mainline info should be in this page

Bssarkar: /* After the Great Fall */ Drop UMC IftU/AfS specific info, since this is supposed to be official canon timeline

2024-11-15T03:36:41Z

‎After the Great Fall: Drop UMC IftU/AfS specific info, since this is supposed to be official canon timeline

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 === 498 YW ===
 * Princess Li'sar is born.
 === 500 YW ===
 * Prince Konrad is born, the youngest of several sons of Prince Arand.
 === 501 YW ===

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 * Haldric II commissions a dwarven tribe to build the Sceptre of Fire with the Ruby of Fire as its centerpiece; elves associated with [[CharactersStorys#Landar|Landar's]] faction attack during the transfer. [[Mainline_Campaigns#The_Sceptre_of_Fire|'''Sceptre of Fire''']] begins.
 * Action of '''The Sceptre of Fire''' takes place.  Haldric II is informed that the Sceptre was both completed and lost in the year 40.  It will not be recovered for nearly 500 years.
-* With the death of [[CharactersStorys#Thursagan|Thursagan]], the Runemaster, all runemasters are killed and runesmithing is lost for several centuries.
+* With the death of [[CharactersStorys#Thursagan|Thursagan]], the Runemaster, all runemasters are killed and runesmithing is lost for several centuries.<ref>{{Cite|reclaiming}}</ref>
 === 26-50 YW ===

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 * A second wave of orcs arrive from the Green Isle; these orcs begin claiming large portions of the northern Great Continent for themselves.
 * [[CharactersStorys#Erlornas|Erlornas]] of Wesmere is involved in the first direct elvish clash with orcs ([[Mainline_Campaigns#An_Orcish_Incursion|'''An Orcish Incursion''']] takes place in 8-9YW).
-* Haldric I publicly repudiates the Pact he spoke with the elves, refusing to give aid.
+* Haldric I publicly repudiates the Pact he spoke with the elves, refusing to give aid. <ref>{{Cite|treaty}}</ref>
 === 9-11 YW ===

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 Timelined by Kamahawk and Turin.  Revised to incorporate material from later version of Legend of Wesmere and reconcile different versions of the history of the Sceptre of Fire by Eric S. Raymond.
-* History derived from:
+* History derived from the following [[Mainline_Campaigns|mainline campaigns]]:
 ** [[The Rise of Wesnoth]]
 ** [[Legend of Wesmere]]
 ** [[Delfador's Memoirs]]
 ** [[Liberty]]
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 ** [[Northern Rebirth]]
 ** [[The Hammer of Thursagan]]
-** Eastern Invasion
+** [[TheEasternInvasion|Eastern Invasion]]
 ** [[Dead Water]]
-** Under the Burning Suns
+** [[UnderTheBurningSuns|Under the Burning Suns]]
 == See Also ==

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 * [[Poetry of Wesnoth]]
 * [[Races]]
-* [[FactionHistory]]
+* [[FactionHistory|History of various factions]]
 * [[Future History]] '''(unofficial)'''
 [[Category:World of Wesnoth]]
 [[Category:History]]

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 The world that Wesnoth resides in is called Irdya. Before the Great Fall and the (unchronicled) technological age, this name is only rarely used.
 ''
-(This page documents the official, canon timeline, as based on the mainline campaigns. UMC specific info should be in its own pages and should not be here.)''
+''This page documents the official, canon timeline, as based on the mainline campaigns. UMC specific info should be in its own pages and should not be here.''
 '''Spoiler warning!'''

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 {{Translations}}
-This is a chronological history of the country of Wesnoth and surrounding regions, gleaned from written accounts and verbal histories passed down through the generations. Portions of entries surrounded by parentheses and containing a question mark are assumed or unconfirmed information. The history is sorted by era, and within the era by date, using the Foundation of Wesnoth as a base. BW=Before Wesnoth, YW=Years Wesnoth. They function the same way as BC and AD do in our timekeeping system. Each of the eras is summarized before the timeline for that era begins. This history of the Great Continent is a subject of active scholarship.
+This is a official chronological history of the country of Wesnoth and surrounding regions, gleaned from written accounts and verbal histories passed down through the generations. Portions of entries surrounded by parentheses and containing a question mark are assumed or unconfirmed information. The history is sorted by era, and within the era by date, using the Foundation of Wesnoth as a base. BW=Before Wesnoth, YW=Years Wesnoth. They function the same way as BC and AD do in our timekeeping system. Each of the eras is summarized before the timeline for that era begins. This history of the Great Continent is a subject of active scholarship.
 The world that Wesnoth resides in is called Irdya. Before the Great Fall and the (unchronicled) technological age, this name is only rarely used.
 '''Spoiler warning!'''

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 ==After the Great Fall==
-At some unknown point in the future, an unspeakable cataclysm scorched the surface of the lands and the God-Demon Zhangor terrorizes the world. The Wesnoth magicians try to raise up a 3rd sun in the sky, Gaia, but they fail and the 'sun' falls down over Weldyn. The capital is no more. The King and his family are dead and there is no heir. The local leaders tear apart Wesnoth. The nights become longer, days hotter. Evil creatures show up. Forests die, hills turn into rocky wastelands and fields become barren deserts. In the apocalypse allies turn against each other and friends fight over what few resources remain. The great nations were destroyed, and huge numbers of people died. Still amidst the chaos somehow small groups of people survived, sheltered in hidden places. In this post-apocalyptic world survival is a daily struggle as a few remaining tribes eke out an existence among the ruins of fallen empires. Heroic bands of elves, nomadic refugee humans, savage hordes of orcs and dark necromancers all forge new lives under the merciless dual suns, Sela and Naia, of this new Irdya. In the meantime an evil entity named Uria arises, scarring the history for life.
+At some unknown point in the future, an unspeakable cataclysm scorched the surface of the lands. The Wesnoth magicians try to raise up a 3rd sun in the sky, Gaia, but they fail and the 'sun' falls down over Weldyn. The capital is no more. The King and his family are dead and there is no heir. The local leaders tear apart Wesnoth. The nights become longer, days hotter. Evil creatures show up. Forests die, hills turn into rocky wastelands and fields become barren deserts. In the apocalypse allies turn against each other and friends fight over what few resources remain. The great nations were destroyed, and huge numbers of people died. Still amidst the chaos somehow small groups of people survived, sheltered in hidden places. In this post-apocalyptic world survival is a daily struggle as a few remaining tribes eke out an existence among the ruins of fallen empires. Heroic bands of elves, nomadic refugee humans, savage hordes of orcs and dark necromancers all forge new lives under the merciless dual suns, Sela and Naia, of this new Irdya.
 ===??? Post-Wesnoth===