• time of the Hobgoblin domination of Dafan; their downfall involves some combination of the coming ice age, attacks by the Kotjai (Githi), and the Dwarves and Elves; and it leads to war between Dwarves and Elves
• Humans are irrelevant primitives; Hobbits may not yet exist; Gnomes likely exist, but are of unrecorded significance

• Hobgoblins mostly gone from Dafan; those that remain have migrated underground
• war between Dwarves and Elves has subsided to mere distrust
• first record of Drow Elves, having had some connection with the Kotjai
• first record of Gnomes

• ice covered all central mountains, well south of Ut-Khuzdul; but starting to recede
• Lapps and related Human folk inhabit what is now Glantri area
• Hobbits occupy what is now southern Astarah and eastern Vridistan
• Hestia Island connected to the mainland
• Dwarves are the most technologically advanced people

• ice receded to cover most of Ut-Khuzdul and coastal mountains north of Husavik
• Lapps/Finns inhabit most of what are now Glantri and Norse lands
• Elven nation of Glantri arising
• other neolithic humans occupy most other lands
• Hobbits still occupy southern Astarah and now south and eastern Vridistan
• agriculture begins in Sumer lands to the west of Drowsap

• (agriculture begins in Hannu in the far west)

• empire of Sumeria begins

• Elvish city of Vida founded (site of future Vridistan)

• legendary founding of first eastern colonies of Sumeria in what will later be known as Astarah (likely just in the western part)
• Glantri becoming a nation of Elves and Finns

• Astarte enthroned in Sumeria; Astarah named in her honour

• (first Hannu empire founded in the far west)

• the first Astaran cities of Ur and Erech are founded:  twin capitals of Astarah

• Astarah – Gnomish alliance formed, which survives to present day

• ice receded to "present day" state; Finns follow northwards
• Sumeria growing eastwards, pushing Hobbits out of western Astarah
• early Pelasgians developing in the islands between Ikon and Hestia
• Glantri growing

• Akkadians conquer Sumeria, bringing in the worship of Marduk as the state deity; many refugees flee to Astarah

• empire of Saxony founded in the Eostremark (between Hestia and Noranglia), heavily influenced by the Dwarves of Ut-Khuzdul and the Akkadian rules of Sumeria

• start of worship in Sumeria of Marduk's unnamed superior, leading to widespread oppression in Sumeria and Saxony and growing agression against neighbouring states

• the Big Cataclysm – Marduk followers briefly release Hastur, who completely destroys Vida (the main centre of Elvish opposition); but then Sumeria and Saxony laid waste when Hastur is locked up again

• old Sumeria and Saxony are wastelands
• Astarah – the former eastern province of Sumeria – now includes western Vridistan, while Pelasgians are starting to colonise eastern Vridistan
• proto-Celts are dominant south of Glantri and in northern Hestia; also migrating northwards along the coast to the Norse lands, mixing with Eostremark survivors
• Glantri growing

• the Akkadian family of Vridi first takes the throne of Astarah, and founds the city of Vridistan on the remains of Vida in honour of their ancestors; Vridi family will hold the throne of at least the eastern half (i.e. Vridistan) for most of the next 3,800 years

• Glantri sacks Vridistan in revenge for founding of Vridistan on site of Vida

• after a century of growing hostility and minor battles, Vridistan sacks Glantri

• Reddison the Golden rules Vridistan, brings peace between Vridistan and Glantri:  the “Truce of Ten Thousand Years” declared, which lasts until 649 BP / year .

• various populations arising in Norse lands as a mix of Saxons, Finns and Celts
• Babylon split into competing western and eastern empires:  Astarah and Vridistan
• small remnants of Saxon culture beginning to revive along edges of Eostremark desert
• Etruscans dominate most of future Hestian territory
• overseas to the west, Tanit and Ta-Mera/Khemennu (Egypt) are expanding

• founding of New Periend, a large Hobbit colony in western Astarah (where Hobbits used to live), when many Hobbits flee Vridi empire

• during a minor civil wars in Vridistan (one of the many), Ivar the Great dies

• “Bloodless Battle of Barradine” – a Glantri army invading Vridistan is slaughtered by Dwarves

• out of the blue (and orchestrated by Glantri), Vikings led by Magnus the Fierce sack Vridistan.  Astarah ignores Vridi plight, despite being allied at the time; refugees are driven away.  In the ensuing turmoil, Pelasgians scatter eastwards, while more Hobbits migrate to New Periend in Astarah

• Norse colonies set up in Vridistan; Vridi empire in shambles.

• Ilios (a.k.a. Troy) sacked, the last major Vridi city to hold out against the Norse

• Hestia founded as a tiny city kingdom by Pelasgians from Ilios

• Empress Coronu Kassandra Vridi the Strong rules Vridistan, reviving the empire

• last Norse stronghold in Vridi territory conquered; leads to mild exodus of Norse folk from Vridi lands

• Glantri city destroyed by a massive earthquake; cause unknown

• plague of unknown origin decimates southern Vridi empire, including much of Ikon Peninsula

• Coronu allows Norse to settle in abandoned southern Vridi lands, in order to revitalise the empire and rebuilt the population; several peace treaties signed between Vridistan and Astarah

• Vandatic state of Anglia on the rise, conquers the celtic northlands (which becomes Noranglia) and pressures the Norse to expand east, west, and further north

• Coronu renews peace treaty with Astarah; then after 168 years of rule, she suddenly abdicates and vanishes

• Vridistan suddenly conquers all of Astarah but for Erech

• “Blackheart Crag Reminder” – Glantri tests Vridi strength at main north pass into Astarah; 2 weeks later, Shammuramat, daughter of the Empress, leads Astarah troops to victory and drives Vridi troops out of Astarah

• Hestians overthrow their last king and become a republic

• Sargon Archidamus, future emperor of Vridistan, is born.  His first career is as a goodly cleric to Tiamat; by 190 he has been fully possessed by Azakk, an evil parasitic demon that escaped the carnage of Sumeria.

• Empress Semiramis the Demetian rules Vridistan (great great grand daughter of Coronu) – a time of peace

• the small city-state of Hestia is sacked by some wandering Celts, starting to expand into Etruscan and Pelasgian territory; eastern Hestia ruled by Tanit

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• Sargon Archidamus Vridi assassinates the goodly Empress Semiramis and becomes emperor of Vridistan; alliance with Astarah ends; the provinces of Tualyn and Sidhshaimh (i.e. Ikon Peninsula) revolt and declare independence under the young King Knut, who rules from Tualyn; Highport sacked.  This marks the start of Ikon Years (IY).

• Emperor Sargon begins war with Astarah – the “Great Slaughter of Pain” begins

• Emperor Sargon's first attempt to reconquer Ikon Peninsula – legend has it that Clanggadin Himself appeared in the defence of the Dwarven cities

• Hestia celebrates a good year – it has recovered from being sacked, has conquered the fading Etruscans and much of the Pelasgian territory on the main island, and is starting to drive the Tanit out of eastern Hestia
• Anglia collapses due to civil war of succession, allowing Noranglia to become independent state

• Northartia (northernmost part of Noranglia, including Jorvik and Husavik) overrun by Varang (the coastal Norse, including Freyvall and Siffjord)

• King Knut of Ikon Peninsula dies

• Ikon City starts to dominate the peninsula, with Highport never having recovered from being sacked and Tualyn (the capital) fading

• plague of unknown origin hits much of Ikon Peninsula; lots of nasties move in; takes 5 years before order is re-established

• Vridistan again invades Ikon Peninsula

• war again dominates eastern Euralia; Vridistan and Hobgoblin allies versus everyone else
• Vridi provinces of Attika and Thygamos declare independence
• Emperor Sargon Archidamus killed by Ivar the Great (recently resurrected) and Coronu Kassandra the Lich; Coronu reclaims the Gryphon Throne (of Ikon Peninsula) and makes Ivar her warlord; no successor for the Vridi throne is found and the empire essentially splits into 3 parts

• the world dies, the world is reborn (Quellë 30)

• first reappearances of the Old Moon (Tuilë 16)