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History of Niflheim
Creation
... 10000
Time in which the realms were being created from Ymir, the exact date to which Niflheim was created is still unknown. The time taken to create the realms is thought to be somewhere around 10,000 years
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-10000 CR
0 CR
Creation
Celestial / Cosmic
The First Conquest
9999 9909
This was the first attempt that the Jotunn made to take over Niflheim. During this time man had little foothold on the harsh world and therefore had difficulty in surviving the onslaught that the Jotunn brought. This era marked the first time where monstrosities were being created by the Jotunn, but were eventually secluded by the Aesir when they created order in the realm and forced the Jotunn to retreat.
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-90 CR
0 CR
The First Conquest
Disaster / Destruction
Golden Age
9908 4467
In norse mythology, the Golden Age was a time where peace reigned throughout all of the nine realms and allowed for the advancement of civilizations in each of the realms. During this time Niflheim formed its first countries and began to practice traditions that are still practiced today. Many of the major cities today were built from the larger towns created during this era. The end of this era was marked when war broke out across the realm for territory. This was the end of the Golden Age for Niflheim and transferred the realm into an era called 'The Split'.
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-5441 CR
0 CR
Golden Age
Life, Wealth
The Split
4466 3600
This marks the beginning of the Split which was a continent wide shift that created new countries and destroyed old ones. Many of the countries that were created during this Era are no longer present on today's map besides Yoltoffen, which has remained strong since this era.
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-866 CR
-288 CR
The Split of Countries
DisbandmentDuring this time many countries were created, abolished, and transformed over the course of a couple hundred years. These countries were formed by disbandment, overthrowing, or by having countries merge with others.
The Clan Movement
3599 3000
This was a time in which many of the people of Niflheim began to form houses and clans within the countries themselves. Before this movement there had been a few clans scattered throughout the region but none were seen as a true divisive group. Many of the clans formed during this era have survived and are present in today's day and age. The clans are a true testament to time seeing as most of the countries these clans inhabited have since fallen.
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-599 CR
0 CR
The Clan Movement
Cultural event
The Peace
2999 0
This is a long period of time in which all of the countries within Niflheim stopped warring over territories and began to focus on building up their culture and homelands, while also deciding that the wall needed to be thoroughly maintained as seeing that many breaches had occurred over the course of the past couple thousand years.
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-2999 CR
The Peace
Era beginning/end
Minor Dark Age
1 799
The era of peace came to a close with the beginning of this era. This time marks the beginning of a minor dark age in which food began to become scarce and winters began to become harsher than ever. Because of this many clans took to raiding one another for resources, and those truly desperate began to practice dark rituals to try and get themselves into a better life.
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1 CE
799 CE
Minor Dark Age
Disaster / Destruction
Major Dark Age
800 and beyond
This era was initiated by the Jotunn's second attempt to take over Niflheim through the war that would be known as Kin Herlov. Winters have gotten longer over the course of the past hundred years and countries are still struggling to maintain order and balance within their borders. Some countries, such as Skorra, have already fallen into territorial battles while some such as Hlesey try and focus on maintaining the order that took thousands of years to instill. This Major Dark Age is the current era.
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800 CE
812 CE
Kin Herlov
Military actionThe mass war between the people of Niflheim. On one side are those whose minds have been corrupted by the Jotunn, and on the other are those who are still fighting against the corruption and staying true to their Nordic ways. This has been the biggest war in the history of Niflheim and ended with the Aesir intervening and cleansing the corrupted and driving back the Jotunn. The was a prelude to The Rens, a mass genocide.
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812 CE
815 CE
The Rens
RevolutionThe Rens was a mass genocide that occured all throughout the realm of Niflheim directly after the mass war known as Kin Herlov. This genocide targeted Orcs, Half-Orcs, Bugbears, Dragonborn, Tabaxi, Goblins, Kobolds, and Hobgoblins on the belief that these races aided the Jotunn freely seeing as it was common thought that only humans, dwarves, and elves could succumb to Jotunn corruption. Many remnants of this event can still be seen throughout the world today.
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