First Era

* The Ayleids of Cyrodiil use this newly formed kingdom as a buffer from the influence of the Alinor (Summerset Isle) kingdom. The White-Gold Tower becomes an independent city-state, and the heart of the Ayleid Empire.

1E 20 - The Psijic Order first appears in recorded history.* The Breton sage and author Voernet writes of his trip to the Isle of Artaeum to meet with Iachesis, the Ritemaster of the Psijics, the counselors of kings and proponents of the "Elder Way," taught to them by the original race that inhabited Tamriel.

1E 68 - The last Nedic "invasion" from Atmora arrives in Tamriel.* Two Atmoran ships laden with corpses beg to make port in Tamriel, marking the final wave of large-scale Atmoran migration to the continent.

1E 140 - Harald's forces stumble upon and attack Forelhost, the last stronghold of the Dragon Cult.* When Harald's army breaches the stronghold, most of the cultists commit suicide by poisoning the stronghold's water supply, which also ends up killing much of the attacking force.

1E 143 - Harald is crowned High King of the Nords.* Harald, the 13th descendent of the legendary Ysgramor's line, relinquishes his ancestral holdings in Atmora, and consolidates Skyrim as an independent kingdom withWindhelm as its capital. He is later recognized as the first historical ruler of the Nords.

1E 222 - High King Hjalmer dies.* With Hjalmer's death, the second son of Harald, Vrage the Gifted, assumes the throne of Skyrim.

1E 240 - The Skyrim Conquests occur.* From 1E 222 - 272, the First Empire of the Nords expands across Morrowind and High Rock. Some sources interpret the Skyrim Conquests to have run from 1E 240 to 1E 415.

1E 242 - The Alessian Slave Rebellion erupts in Cyrodiil.* Alessia, also known as the Slave Queen, leads the predominantly human slaves against the Ayleid Empire, with the help of the Nords and some rebel Ayleid rulers. They eventually conquer all of Cyrodiil.

1E 243 - Taking of the White-Gold Tower.* The White-Gold Tower finally falls into the hands of the rebels, marking the end of Ayleid supremacy in Cyrodiil, and the Slave Queen Alessia founds the Alessian Empire. The remaining Ayleids that opposed Alessia seek refuge with Valenwood's Camoran Dynasty and the Direnni in High Rock, while the rebel Ayleid lords who sided with Alessia continue to rule parts of Cyrodiil as vassals of the new Empress Alessia. Some famous human heroes are Morihaus, who leads the attack of White-Gold Tower, and Pelinal Whitestrake, who single-handedly defeats many of the Ayleid kings, including the Ayleids' demigod champion Umaril the Unfeathered.
* From 1E 243 to 498, the new kingdom of humans, under the rule of Empress Alessia and her descendants, prospers and rules the nearest kingdoms of Colovia. They build a strong national identity as they gradually become more united. The Empress Alessia creates the new religion of the Eight Divines, fusing the pantheons of the Nords and Cyrodiilic tribes, who followed Altmeri deities.

1E 246 - Daggerfall City is founded.* The north half of the Iliac Bay, including the current province of High Rock, is conquered by invading Nords, who bring a rough sort of civilization with them. One of the Nords' first civilized acts is a census - the Book of Life. Listed on page 933 of the book is this entry: "North of the Highest bluffs, south of the moors, west of the hills, and east of the sea is called DAGGERFALL. 110 men, 93 women, 13 children under 8 years of age, 58 cows, 7 bulls, 63 chickens, 11 cocks, 38 hogs live here."

1E 266 - Empress Alessia dies.* Akatosh (or Shezarr in the form of Pelinal arrives at the White-Gold Tower in the Imperial City and transforms the dying Alessia into the first of the Cyrodilic saints. Thus, Empress Alessia becomes the first gem in the Cyrodilic Amulet of Kings. This is the beginning of the Covenant between the Imperials and Akatosh, which helps to protect Tamriel from Oblivion.

1E 355 - The rise of Clan Direnni* Clan Direnni, the only known High Elven ruling family remaining in human lands, claims power in High Rock through political maneuvering and various machinations.

1E 358 - The Direnni Hegemony occurs.* Emperor Ami-El of Cyrodiil lends his forces to Skyrim in a military campaign against the Direnni Hegemony in the Western Reach. Anti-Aldmer sentiments rise as Skyrim loses more and more of Greater Bretony to the Direnni.

1E 361 - The Alessian Doctrines are enforced.* The Alessian Order becomes the dominant political factor in the Alessian Empire, and their doctrines are enforced throughout Cyrodiil and northern Tamriel. The doctrines impose the very strict religious teachings of the prophet Marukh, who, after reportedly receiving visions from the ghost of the Slave Queen Alessia, begins to question Elven rule, calling for a suppression of Elven elements within the pantheon of the Eight Divines. The Order enforces strict codes of behavior which preclude most forms of entertainment. The remaining Ayleid lordships, once tolerated by the Alessian Empire, are abolished.

1E 369 - High King Borgas dies.* When High King Borgas of Winterhold is killed during the Wild Hunt and the Moot fails to elect Jarl Hanse as the next ruler of Skyrim, the War of Succession erupts across the Nordic Empire. The conflict leads to the Empire's dissolution as its territories in Morrowind, High Rock, and the Cyrodiil break away. The war ends in 1E 420 with the Pact of Chieftains.

1E 376 - The traditional Yokudan emperors are overthrown.* The traditional tenets of the Yokudan Empire are overthrown, and although each successive emperor remains a figurehead for the empire, his powers are very much reduced. The Redguard people see 300 years of almost continuous civil war between provincial lords, warrior monks, and brigands, all fighting each other for land and power before the appearance of the hero Hunding.

* The Dwemer clan Rourken rebel against this alliance with the Chimer and self-exile themselves. According to legend, "the Rourken chieftain threw his mighty hammer, Volendrung, across Tamriel, promising to lead his clansmer to 'wherever it should fall.'" The land where they would arrive was thus called Volenfell (i.e., Hammerfell).
* Jurgen Windcaller goes on his "Seven-Year Meditation", culminating in the formation of the Greybeards.

1E 420 - The Skyrim War of Succession ends.* The Skyrim War of Succession ends with the Pact of Chieftains. The war resulted in Skyrim losing control of the other provinces in northern Tamriel, and though their borders continue to shift occasionally, they never regain their former stature.
* Olaf One-Eye is crowned High King of Skyrim.

1E 420 - Clan Rourken settles in Volenfell.
1E 448 - Rislav Larich is born.
1E 452 - Olaf One-Eye dies.
1E 461 - Coronation of Emperor Gorieus.* The ceremony is attended by many of the most famous people of the time, including Rislav Larich, Darloc Brae, Kjoric the White, Hoag Merkiller, Indoril Nerevar, Dumac Dwarfking, and Ryain Direnni.

1E 470 - Approximate date of the discovery of the Flask of Lillandril.* A group of elves living in the port city of Lillandril discover a magical flask with the ability to absorb all magic cast at it.

1E 472 - Skingrad and Kvatch cease feuding.* After decades of skirmishing over common territory, Skingrad and Kvatch reach a peace, presumably due to a royal marriage.

1E 477 - Direnni conquers High Rock.* Clan Direnni conquers High Rock and large parts of Skyrim and Hammerfell.

1E 478 - Kjoric the White dies.* The High King of Skyrim is killed fighting the Alessian Empire in the Battle of Sungard.

1E 478 - The Colovian Estates, led by Rislav Larich of Skingrad, breaks away from the Alessian Empire.* The year also saw a plague sweep through Cyrodiil particularly in the Colovian west.

1E 479 - The Alessian Reform is outlawed in High Rock.* Ryain Direnni outlaws the Alessian Reform and puts its major advocates to death. Direnni forces begin to harass the Colovian West, pushing for the Heartland.

1E 480 - Ysmir Wulfharth takes the throne in Windhelm.
1E 480 - The Direnni push back the Alessians.* Aiden Direnni leads a series of minor but important victories against the Alessians in High Rock.

1E 482 - The Battle of Glenumbria Moors* The battle between the Alessian Order and the Direnni Elves of High Rock, under the command of Aiden Direnni. The Order is soundly defeated by the Elves at the cost of much of the Elven power in High Rock. The Nord High King Hoag Merkiller is killed during the battle.
* The province of Skyrim, under the new High King Wulfharth, submits to a fiery reinstatement of the traditional Nordic pantheon. Alessian temples are destroyed, and remnants of its priesthood seek refuge in the Heartlands.

1E 498 - Elven power in High Rock is ended.* The Elves of High Rock, after losing much power in the Battle of Glenumbria Moors against the Alessian Order, are finally driven from High Rock almost 20 years later, ending the so-called Late Ayleid Period.

1E 609 - Mansel Sesnit becomes Elden Yokeda.* Mansel Sesnit comes to the fore as the Elden Yokeda, or military dictator of the Yokudans, and for eight years successfully gains control of nearly the whole empire.

1E 617 - Mansel Sesnit is assassinated.* Sesnit, the military dictator of Yokuda, is assassinated and a commoner, Randic Torn, takes over the government of the Yokudans. He rules for 120 years.

1E 660 - Battle of Dragon Wall* Mauloch, Orcish god of the Velothi Mountains, is defeated at the Battle of Dragon Wall and flees east.

1E 668 - The War of the First Council; Vvardenfell erupts.* The first eruption of Morrowind's gigantic volcano, since known as Red Mountain. Ash spews into the sky and hides the sun for a year. This year is also called Sun's Death or the Year of Winter in Summer.

1E 700 - The Dwemer disappear.* The entire Dwarven nation across Tamriel mysteriously disappears.
* With the Dwemer gone, the War of the Crag between them and their Falmer slaves ends.

1E 720 - Frandar Hunding is born.
1E 734 - Frandar Hunding's father dies.* Hunding, 14, loses his father in one of many insurrections, and Hunding is left to support his mother and four brothers.

1E 737 - Emperor Randic Torn dies.* Torn, the emperor of Yokuda, dies after 120 years of rule.

1E 760 - Divad Hunding is born.* Divad was the only son of Frandar Hunding, and was born late in Hunding's life.

1E 776 - Divad Hunding becomes an Acrobat.* Divad Hunding, frustrated by his fathers absence, quits his training at the Hall of the Virtues of War and becomes a circus acrobat (and later a notable bard).

1E 780 - Hunding writes the Books of Circles* Frandar Hunding, thinking himself invincible, becomes a hermit retiring to a cave in the mountains of high desert to write his philosophy of the Way of the Sword in the Book of Circles.

1E 792 - Purported destruction of Yokuda.* A renegade band of Ansei called the Hiradirge reportedly destroy the land after being defeated in battle.

1E 808 - Redguards arrive in Hammerfell.* A warrior wave of Yokudans, the Ra Gada, drives the beastfolk and Nedic peoples from Volenfell. Over time, the name "Ra Gada" becomes corrupted into "Redguard", and the race claims Hammerfell as their homeland. The beastfolk refugees escape from Hammerfell and join the Orcs at Orsinium.

1E 948 - Earliest written reference to Wayrest.* In the Annals of Daggerfall, King Joile's letter to Gaiden Shinji of the Order of Diagna contains the following reference: "The Orcs have been much plaguing the Wayresters and impeding traffic to the heart of the land.

1E 950 - Assault on Orsinium begins.* The annihilation of the Orcish capital Orsinium begins thanks to the joint effort of Daggerfall, the new kingdom of Sentinel, and the now extinct Order of Diagna. It took constant effort over 30 years to finally drive out the Orcs.

1E 973 - The Memory Stone of Makela Leki is found.* The memory stone of Makela Leki was found in the Bangkorai pass. Its contents were written in the book From The Memory Stone of Makela Leki. Makela and her five companions died defending against an invasion led by King Joile of Daggerfall sponsored by the Crystal Tower.

1E 980 - Orsinium is defeated.* The annihilation of the Orcish capital Orsinium by a joint effort of Daggerfall, the new kingdom of Sentinel, and the now extinct Order of the Diagna. The scattering of the Orcs from southeastern High Rock made the river route to the Bay more accessible. The tiny village of Wayrest is allowed to prosper.

1E 1030 - The Legend of Red Eagle.* Reachmen under Faolan put up a strong resistance against the incursion of the Alessian Empire into the Reach, though they are ultimately unsuccessful.

1E 1033 - Alessians take on piracy in Black Marsh.* Empress Hestra, fed up with the pirates hiding in the depths of Black Marsh, calls for the head of the most famous brigand, "Red" Bramman, as part of a larger campaign. Their incursion provided some of the first outsider accounts on the true culture of the land of the Argonians.

1E 1085 - Earliest known appearance of Skingrad in records.* Though it is likely much older, Skingrad is first mentioned in ancient genealogical records around this time.

1E 1102 - Ceyran dies* A minor Ayeleid warlord rumored to be a devotee of Molag Bal, he is best known for building and losing three separate dominions during his long life. He was killed by an unknown assassin.

1E 1152 - Earliest known appearance of Bravil in records.* Though the Ayleids had long settled the Bravil region, and humans presumably settled the area soon after displacing them, Bravil is first mentioned in genealogical records around this time.

1E 1167 - Earliest known appearance of Bruma in records.* Though it is likely much older, Bruma is first mentioned in ancient genealogical records around this time.

The Marukhati Selective accidently (or purposefully) create a Dragon Break that lasts one thousand and eight years. The few texts that survive this period are known to conflict with each other greatly due to the lack of a linear timeline.
**1E 1250 - The Alessian Order**
* The Encyclopedia Tamrielica suggests the end of the Alessian Order occurs in this year.

1E 2260 — The All Flags Navy* A massive fleet, comprising ships from every nation of Tamriel, sails against the Sload in retribution for the Thrassian Plague, sinking their kingdom with mighty magics.

1E 2331 — The War of Righteousness ends.* After a decade of conflict, the War of Righteousness concludes and the Alessian Order and Empire are dissolved. The Empire's former territories solidify their independence, and its heartland, Cyrodiil, splits into Eastern and Western halves that continue to diverge culturally over the following centuries.

1E 2703 — Akaviri Trouble* Tsaesci of Akavir cut a swath through Skyrim and invade Cyrodiil, spurring Reman Cyrodiil to rally the Colovian West and Nibenean East. Cyrodiil is united for the first time in centuries. The unified army defeats the Akaviri at the fort Pale Pass along the Cyrodiil-Skyrim border.

1E 2714 — Valenwood is conquered by the Second Empire.* After centuries of unrelenting warfare along the border with Cyrodiil and a plague from Thras, the land of the Bosmer finally falls to the Second Empire.

1E 2762 — Emperor Reman I dies.* The throne apparently passes to Brazollus Dor.

1E 2790 — Tjurhane Fyrre is born.* The great Ayleid (Wild Elf) sage Tjurhane Fyrre is born.

1E 2794 — Reman II is born.* He takes the throne some years later.

1E 2804 — The Winterhold Rebellion.* A rebellion breaks out in Winterhold. The Dragonguard refuses orders to be sent to suppress the revolt, as it violates their Oath of Allegiance.

1E 2805 — Sky Haven Temple is besieged.* An Akaviri commander named Kalion, rejected from the Dragonguard, is sent to suppress the Winterhold Rebellion. The locals soon besiege the Dragonguard's temple in the Reach, as they do not distinguish between Akaviri. The siege is lifted one year later.

1E 2811 — The Battle of Argonia.* The last organized army of Argonians in Black Marsh is defeated by the forces of the Second Empire. They retreat to Helstrom, into the impenetrable center of Argonia where the men and mer wouldn't follow. The following year, Black Marsh would be officially incorporated into the Second Empire.

1E 2812 — Reman II takes the throne.* He would later begin the war of conquest against Morrowind. Some sources claim his accession took place in 1E 2806.

1E 2812 — Construction of Alduin's Wall begins.* The Dragonguard begin construction of an elaborate sculpture called "Alduin's Wall" at Sky Haven Temple.

1E 2815 — Reports of dragons persist in Skyrim.* Though the number of dragons in Tamriel had been diminishing since the Dragon War thousands of years before, the Dragonguard at Sky Haven Temple continue to receive sporadic, unverifiable reports of dragons to the east.

1E 2818 — Construction of Alduin's Wall is completed.* Emperor Reman II himself arrives at Sky Haven Temple to officially dedicate the Wall and consecrate the Blood Seal of the temple.

1E 2820 — Eric of Guis lives amongst the Altmer.* The emissary of the Second Empire wrote many vitriolic rants against the denizens of Summerset Isle during his time there. These were later accepted as "reliable" accounts by human scholars of theThird Era.

1E 2837 — The province of Black Marsh is created.* The Second Empire succeeds in seizing a large part of the swamplands of Argonia to create the province of Black Marsh. Its provincial status was revoked after the dissolution of the Second Empire.

1E 2840 — Reman II declares war on Morrowind.* The war drags on for 80 years.

1E 2851 — Reman II dies.* According to the inscription on his tomb in Sancre Tor, he dies "in battle against the Dark Elves".

1E 2871 — Dragonguard slay the dragon Krahjotdaan in the southern Jerall Mountains.
1E 2877 — Reman III takes the throne.* Presumably another emperor or possibly a regent ruled after the death of Reman II, but no information regarding this person exists.

1E 2899 — Empress Tavia is accused of treason and imprisoned in Black Marsh.* Reman III, the last emperor of the Reman Dynasty, sends his wife to a prison in Gideon.

1E 2917 — The end of the War of the Uvichil.
1E 2920 — Gilverdale is destroyed by Molag Bal.* The Daedric Prince is summoned by an amateur to destroy the entire settlement.

1E 2920 — The last year of the First Era.* Emperor Reman Cyrodiil III and his son and heir Juilek Cyrodiil are both assassinated by the Morag Tong. This follows the sacking of the Dunmer fortress of Black Gate, breaking a truce between the Empire and Morrowind. Akaviri Potentate Versidue-Shaie assumes the Imperial Throne, and declares the start of the Second Era.
* Mehrunes Dagon destroys Mournhold. Almalexia and Sotha Sil are too late to prevent its destruction, but manage to banish Mehrunes Dagon back to Oblivion.