Lore:History

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These pages offer an overview of Tamriel's history, along with more detailed articles on subjects of note.

History is typically divided into six eras: Dawn, Merethic, First, Second, Third, and Fourth. The Dawn Era lacks any sense of time at all and the Merethic Era has few specific dates. The numbered eras follow a clearer structure, with the First Era ending in 1E 2920, the Second Era in 2E 896, the Third in 3E 433, and the Fourth continuing at least until 4E 201. Understand, however, that numerous details about events in Tamriel's history are debated by scholars, whose opinions are influenced by numerous biases (desire for recognition, loyalty to realm, racial and cultural conflict, etc.) and a general lack of scientific technique. The dates and times listed here are generally accepted, but little of Tamriel's history is completely certain.

Merethic Era First Era Second Era Third Era Fourth Era

Event[edit]

"Each Event is preceded by Prophecy. But without the Hero, there is no Event."
—Zurin Arctus, the Underking

All entries in The Elder Scrolls series depict an event in the world's history. The following is a list of each entry's in-world date and that date's event chronologically:

Date Name Release Event
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online 2014 Planemeld
Three Banners War
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online – Guilds and Glory Arc ON-icon-store-All DLC.png
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Imperial City
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Orsinium
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Wrothgar
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Thieves Guild
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Dark Brotherhood
2015-2016
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online – Daedric War Arc ON-icon-store-All DLC.png
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Shadows of the Hist
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Horns of the Reach
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Clockwork City
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Dragon Bones
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Summerset
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Wolfhunter
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Murkmire
2016-2018
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online – Season of the Dragon Arc ON-icon-store-All DLC.png
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Wrathstone
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Elsweyr
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Scalebreaker
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Dragonhold
2019
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online – Dark Heart of Skyrim Arc ON-icon-store-All DLC.png
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Harrowstorm
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Greymoor
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Stonethorn
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Markarth
2020
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online – Gates of Oblivion Arc ON-icon-store-All DLC.png
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Flames of Ambition
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Blackwood
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Waking Flame
The Elder Scrolls: Online – The Deadlands
2021
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online – Legacy of the Bretons ON-icon-store-All DLC.png
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Ascending Tide
The Elder Scrolls: Online – High Isle
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Lost Depths
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Firesong
2022
2E 582 The Elder Scrolls: Online – Shadow Over Morrowind ON-icon-store-All DLC.png
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Scribes of Fate
The Elder Scrolls: Online – Necrom
2023
2E 582 (ca.)[nb 1] The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 2024 The World Shaking
2E 864 The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard – The Origin of Cyrus!
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
1998 Talosian Conquests
Stros M'Kai Uprising
3E 3893E 399 The Elder Scrolls: Arena 1994 Imperial Simulacrum
3E 397 The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey 2004 Shadow Wars
War of the Bend'r-mahk
3E 398 An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire 1997 Invasion of the Battlespire
3E 4053E 417 The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 1996 Fractious Wars
Reactivation of Numidium
3E 427 (ca.)[nb 2] The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold 2003 The Corruption
3E 427 (ca.)[nb 3] The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar 2003 Wars with the Ice Tribes
3E 427 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – Tribunal
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – Bloodmoon
2002-2003 The Blight
Fall of the Tribunal
Rise of the Bloodmoon
3E 433 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Knights of the Nine
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Shivering Isles
2006-2007 Oblivion Crisis
Fall of the Septim Dynasty
Return of the Unfeathered
The Greymarch
4E (ca.)[nb 4] The Elder Scrolls: Legends – Isle of Madness 2019 Match of Memories
4E 48 The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel
Lord of Souls: An Elder Scrolls Novel
2009-2011 Umbriel Crisis
4E 1754E 201 The Elder Scrolls: Legends – The Forgotten Hero
The Elder Scrolls: Legends – The Fall of the Dark Brotherhood
The Elder Scrolls: Legends – Return to Clockwork City
2017 Great War
The Culling
Fall of the Dark Brotherhood
Defeat of Mecinar
4E 1764E 201 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game 2023 Fall of the Blades
Rise of Boethiah's Chosen
4E 180 The Elder Scrolls: Blades 2020 Return of the Light-Bringer
Thalmor Inquisition
4E 201 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn
2011 Return of the Dragons
Civil War for Skyrim
Tyranny of the Sun
Return of the First Dragonborn
  • ^1  Exact date not known.
  • ^2  Exact date not known. Designer Anthony Gill has said that Stormhold and Dawnstar take place roughly around the time of Morrowind. Characters from Morrowind appear alive in Stormhold, however one of these characters, Celegil, appears dead in Morrowind, implying the game is a prequel.
  • ^3  Exact date not known. Designer Anthony Gill has said Stormhold and Dawnstar take place roughly around the time of Morrowind.
  • ^4  Exact date not known. The events must take place after the Shivering Isles expansion, based on the fact that Dyus refers to the Champion of Cyrodiil as being the first person he's met with. Rend meets with Dyus in Isle of Mandess, so this must mean Shivering Isles took place before and not after.