TIMELINE OF VELGARTH

What To Know

Below is a monumental effort to record every event within the lands of Velgarth.

As each new chronicle is written, new events will appear and old events may be adjusted.

In a world of poets and historians, there will be many different viewpoints and histories.

Not all will line up with reality.

Therefore, it is the effort of the Herald-Chronicler, the Guard Archivist, the Collegium Historian, the Rethwellan Royal Archivist, a kyree historian, and their assistants, to find the truth and pinpoint, to the best of their ability, the exact moment of these events.

Those moments in history that are not yet verified (non-canon) are clearly marked as are the locations of the manuscripts and histories where each event can be found, should further research be required.

During this process, Collegium Historian Assistant Trica, is updating the Rolls over on the Valdemar Wiki.

Check it out to stay updated.


Legend

📖 ↣ Title of Book: Chapter of Book

📜 ↣ Special Notes from Herald-Chronicler Assistant, Joshuah

📚 ↣ Special Notes from Collegium Historian Assistant, Trica

Green Font ↣ Possible Non-Canon Story

All entries are the combined efforts of Collegium Historian Assistant Trica and Herald-Chronicler Assistant, Joshuah (when he's not off on Circuit).

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Calendar

According to Foundation the months are named based on the season and the moon: Midwinters Moon, Ice Moon, Thawing Moon, Budding Moon, and Flowering Moon.

Mercedes Lackey has stated that New Years begins on the 1st day of the Midwinter Moon.

Using these names and a 30-day moon cycle, the following Calendar has been officially approved by Mercedes Lackey and can be used for reference.

Moons Modern Dates Known Events During This Moon
🌑 Midwinters Moon (January 1st to January 30th)
  • ♞ The New Year begins on the 1st day of Midwinters Moon (January 1st).
🌒 Ice Moon (January 31st to February 29th)
  • ♞ Candlemas occurs on the 2nd day of Ice Moon (February 1st).
  • ♞ The 3rd day of Ice Moon (February 2nd) is usually when weather-witches are able to predict how good or bad the weather will be for the rest of the season.
  • ♞ Winter ends on the last day of Ice Moon (February 29th).
🌒 Thawing Moon (March 1st to March 30th)
  • ♞ Spring officially begins on the 1st day of Thawing Moon (March 1st).
  • ♞ Herald-Chronicler Assistant, Joshuah's birthing day is the 1st day of Thawing Moon (March 1st).
  • ♞ Planting Season begins with the start of Thawing Moon.
🌓 Budding Moon (March 31st to April 29th)
  • ♞ Spring Equinox is on the 1st day of Budding Moon (March 31st).
  • ♞ Crops are either being planted or already planted and growing.
  • ♞ Growing season continues until Harvest and Wine Moons.
🌔 Flowering Moon (April 30th to May 29th)
  • ♞ Beltane occurs on the 15th day of Flowering Moon.
  • ♞ Spring ends on the 5th day of Flowering Moon.
  • ♞ Summer begins on the 6th day of Flowering Moon.
🌔 Mead Moon (May 30th to June 28th)
  • ♞ Herald-Chronicler Myste Williger's (Mercedes Lackey) birthing day is the 25th day of Mead Moon.
  • ♞ Midsummer's Eve occurs on the last day of Mead Moon.
  • ♞ Queen's Own, Talia Sensholding's birthing day is the last day of Mead Moon.
🌕 Midsummer Moon (June 29th to July 28th)
  • ♞ Kyree Historian (Larry Dixon)'s birthing day is the last day of Midsummer Moon (July 28th).
🌖 Foaling Moon (July 29th to August 27th)
  • ♞ Summer ends on the 3rd day of Foaling Moon (July 31st).
  • ♞ Autumn begins on the 4th day of Foaling Moon (August 1st). Also known as Autumn's Eve.
🌖 Harvest Moon (August 28th to September 26th)
  • ♞ Autumnal Equinox occurs on the 26th day of Harvest Moon (September 23rd).
🌗 Wine Moon (September 27th to October 26th)
  • ♞ Typical harvest time for wine ends mid-Wine Moon.
  • ♞ Autumn ends on the last day of Wine Moon (October 26th).
🌘 Mourning Moon (October 27th to November 25th)
  • ♞ Winter begins on the 1st day of Mourning Moon (October 27th) and is celebrated with Winterfinding.
  • ♞ Sovvan-Night occurs on the 6th day of Mourning Moon (November 1st).
  • ♞ Harvestfest is a celebration of memorial festivities held in the evenings on this day.
  • ♞ Sovvan is considered by some as a time to celebrate the lives of ancestors, family members, elders of the faith, friends, pets, and other loved ones who have died.
🌘 Dying Moon (November 26th to December 25th)
  • ♞ Midwinter's six days of Festivities begins on the last day of the Dying Moon (December 25th).
  • ♞ Feasting, and gift giving are common elements of Midwinter festivities.
  • ♞ Bringing sprigs and wreaths of evergreenery (such as holly, ivy, mistletoe, yew, and pine) into the home and tree decorating are also common during this time.
  • ♞ Traditionally Valdemar celebrates with additional festivities taking place during the six days leading up to Midwinter's Eve.
  • ♞ On the 6th day of Midwinter's Festival, is Midwinter's Eve, the last day of the year (December 31st).

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History of Velgarth

1158 AF

    A Shin'a'in Swordsworn dies. One hundred and four years from now he will train Tarma in a two-handed pattern-dancerom his sister, Macy, asking if she can come visit.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Six
    • Oathblood: Keys

1249 AF

    Kavinestral is born into the House Pheregrul

1254 AF

    Idra, princess of Rethwellan, forms a mercenary company called Idra's Sunhawks

1257 AF

    Kethryveris is born into the House Pheregrul

1258 AF

    Tarma shena Tale'sedrin is born on the Plains to the Clan Tale'sedrin.
    • Hypothesis: This is based on Tarma being two years away from being bonded when her Clan is massacred.
    • Hypothesis: You have to be eighteen to be bonded to a mate
    Warrl, the kyree, is born.
    • Hypothesis: Tarma says Warrl might be as old as her
    • By the Sword: Chapter Four

1260 AF

    Kethry’s mother dies.
    • Oathbound: Chapter One

1267 AF

    Kethry’s father dies.
    • Oathbound: Chapter One

1269 AF

    Kethry is married off to Wethes Goldmarchant by her brother Kavinestral. She is twelve years old.
    • Oathbound: Chapter One
    Kavinestral is twenty years old.
    • Hypothesis: Kethry mentions her brother is eight years older than her.
    • Oathbound: Chapter One
    Kethry escapes with the help of her nurse Tildy.
    • Oathbound: Chapter One
    Kethry’s powers first manifest and she is taken to a mage-school for training. She apprentices under the White Winds Adept Melania.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Five

1270 AF

---♔ Reign of King Arden & Queen Leesa ♕---


1272 AF

    Mara Yveda tries to take magic by stealing Master Loren’s staff. Realizing that it held no magic itself she broke it in half and runs away.
    • Oathblood: The Talisman

1273 AF

    Mara Yveda settles in Potter and begins hunting through the ruins for magic talismans.
    • Oathblood: The Talisman

1274 AF

End of Summer

    In two years Tarma will have finished her sword training and will also be bonded to Dharin.
    • Hypothetical: Tarma is probably sixteen years old.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    Tarmas brother-uncle Kefta finishes his sword-dance and chooses Tarma to sing next in the celebration of a successful horse trading. In the middle of Tarmas song at the celebration her Clan was having, a group of bandits attack and kill all in her Clan but her. Tarmas voice is ruined when she is nearly strangled to death by a bandit.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn

Seven Days & Nights Later

    Tarma stays with Clan Lih’eirden to heal.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    On the morning of the eighth day Tarma cries blood-feud and takes Oath to be a Sword Sworn.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn

The Morning After Becoming Swordsworn

    Tarma leaves at dawn to begin her search for the bandits.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn

At Midnight

    Tarma gets her first training session from a dead male Shin’a’in swordsworn.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn

Four Nights Later

    Tarma gets trained from a woman Swordsworn.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    Kethry gets Need, when she is leaving the White Winds School, from an old mercenary named Baryl Longarm.
    • Oathbound: Chapter One

1275 AF

End of Summer

    On the anniversary of her Clans massacre Tarma meets Kethry for the first time in the town of Brethers Crossroads in Ruvan, and finds the bandits who killed her Clan.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    Prince Roald is born to Co-Consorts Arden and Leesa of Valdemar.
    • Purely hypothetical

Two Days Later

    The bandits start having “accidental” deaths.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn

Two Months Later

    The bandits start recruiting more people.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn

Four Evenings Later

    Tarma and Kethry kill all but three of the bandits.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    That night Tarma and Kethry kill the remaining three bandits and thereby avenge the Tale’sedrin Clan.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    Tarma and Kethry become she’enedra – blood-sisters.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    Tarma meets the sword Need for the first time.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn
    Tarma and Kethry decide to become freelance mercenaries in order to earn money.
    • Oathblood: Sword Sworn

1276 AF

    Tarma and Kethry have been partners for six months.
    • Oathbound: Chapter One
    Kethry is nineteen years old.
    • Hypothetical: Kethry mentions it has been seven years since she escaped her marriage.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Two
    Tarma is eighteen years old.
    Kavinestral is twenty-seven years old.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Two
    Tarma meets Justin Twoblade and Ikan Dryvale for the first time in Mournedealth, Jkatha.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Two
    Tarma, Kethry, Justin and Ikan Dryvale manage to disgrace Kavin and Wethes before heading to the Plains.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Three

Two Days Later

    Tarma and Kethry arrive in Potter and meet Master Egan Potter, Guildmaster of Wrightguild.
    • Oathblood: The Talisman
    Mara Yveda dies being shot with arrows by Tarma when Mara tries to kill Kethry by taking on the form of a bear.
    • Oathblood: The Talisman

Several Weeks Later

    Tarma and Kethry arrive on the Plains. They spend spring and summer there.

Early Fall

    Tarma and Kethry leave the Plains.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Five
    Deep in the Pelagir Hills Kethry summons a familiar and a kyree named Warrl arrives and bonds with Tarma instead of Kethry.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Five

Late Fall

    Tarma and Kethry sign on with the Mercenary’s Guild and almost immediately get hired by Sir Skolte to escort his bride, Darthela from Lythecare to Fromish.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Six

Beginning of Winter

    Tarma and Kethry meet-up with Justin and Ikan Dryvale in Fromish.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Six
    Tarma and Kethry sign on with Justin and Ikan Dryvale to escort some jewel merchants from Fromish to Mournedealth. Tarma and Kethry leave the caravan before getting to Mournedealth.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Six

1278 AF

    Tarma is trained by a male Swordsworn who teaches her a two-handed pattern-dance.
    • Oathbound: Chapter Six
    • Oathblood: Keys
    Captain Idra of the Sunhawks formed the mercenary Sunhawks twenty-five years before meeting Tarma and Kethry.
    It has been four or five years since they found out that Bard Leslac has been creating ballads about them.
    • Oathbreakers: Chapter One
    Lady Idra, Captain of the Sunhawks and Princess of Rethwellan is murdered by her brother King Raschar of Rethwellan.
    Tarma and Kethry meet Herald Roald, heir to the throne of Valdemar and son of King Arden and Queen Leesa.
    King Raschar of Rethwellan is killed.
    Prince Stefansen is made king of Rethwellan. He is married to Metris and has a son named Megrarthon.
    Bard Leslac is forced to marry Countess Reine of Valdemar.

1304 AF

    Estrel is born.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood

1306 AF

    Bard Lauren arrives at Forst Reach where he will be stationed for a while.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach

1307 AF

    Ah'kela shena Liha'irden is born.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood

1309 AF

    Jadrie is born to Kethryveris and Jadrek, the Archivist

1311 AF

    Henrick is born in Asherberg, Karse.
    • Exile’s Honor: Chapter One
    Kira and her twin sister, Merili, are born to Archduke Trilden, the Horsemaster of King Stefan.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood

1313 AF

    Jadrie begins training with Tarma.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood

1314 AF

    Jadrek is born to Kethryveris and Archivist Jadrek.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    Kira and Merili begin training with a retired acrobat and contortionist.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood

1315 AF

---♔ Reign of King Roald ♔---

  • Hypothetical: Roald is the father of Sendar, future King of Valdemar.
  • Hypothetical: Roald becomes king at the age of forty.

Late Winter/Pre-Spring

    Santar is 17-years-old.
    • Sun In Glory: A Herald’s Rescue
    Hosfin (Santar’s youngest brother) is 14 years old.
    • Sun In Glory: A Herald’s Rescue
    Santar has six brothers and 1 sister.
    • Sun In Glory: A Herald’s Rescue
    Santar is kidnapped by a Companion in order to help rescue a hurt Herald.
    • Sun In Glory: A Herald’s Rescue
    The Companion says the Herald’s name is Orrin.
    • Sun In Glory: A Herald’s Rescue
    The Companion turns out to be named Orrin and this was his way of Choosing Santar to be a Herald.
    • Sun In Glory: A Herald’s Rescue

Summer

    The children of Kethryveris and Archivist Jadrek are:: Jadrie (age 6), Lyan, Laryn, and Jadrek (6 months old).
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    Jadrie finds a body of a Shin'a'in shaman, who is not yet dead.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    The Sin'a'in shaman dies only minutes later.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    The shaman is from the For'a'hier - The Firefalcon Clan.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    Tarma & Kethry are captured by a female mage called Keyjon almost 2 days later.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    A fellow captive is a Hawkbrother named Stormwing k'Sheyna.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    • It is mentioned that Wizard Gervase had written a history of the Mage Wars that hinted that firebirds were deliberately bred to be weapons.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    Keyjon was born of mage-talented parents.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire
    Stormwing is said to be completely balanced between male & female just like Firesong.
    Stormwing is an adept of GREAT power.
    • Oathblood: Wings of Fire

Autumn

    An old horsewoman, Laeka, aids the kyree Rhin's cubs.
    • Moving Targets: A Dream Deferred

1316 AF

Winter

    Kemoc Ashkevron is Lord of Forst Reach.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Bard Lauren is still stationed at Forst Reach.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    The weather changes and the landscape begins to thaw.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach

Two Days Later

    Lord Kemoc introduces Lauren to plowing with war horses.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Bard Lauren leaves for Haven.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach

Beginning of Summer/End of Spring

    Jadrie is 7 years old.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Kira and Merili begin training in dancing.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Jadrie correctly gentles her first horse and completes a sort of rite of passage.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Tarma receives a message from King Stefansen.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Jodi - formerly Scout in the Sunhawks.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Beaker - former Sunhawk.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Both are looking for business as horsetalkers.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Kyra - former Sunhawk
    Archivist Jadrek is still alive.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Bard Lauren asks Tarma to help in training horses. He had been sent by King Roald to Stefansen and Stef sent him to Tarma.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Captain Idra, leader of the Mercenary Guild Company Idra's Sunhawks.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Tarma was Scoutleader and Kethry was Company Mage.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Tarma and Bard Lauren get Stormwing to Gate them to a Vale on the northern border of Valdemar, along with Beaker and Jodi.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach

1317 AF

After Winter

    Bard Lauren introduces Tarma and Jodi n'Aiker and Beaker Bowman of Rethwellan to Lord Kemoc.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach

One Week Later

    Jodie and Beaker received jobs at Ashkevron Manor as horse trainers.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach

End of Spring

    Tarma is back at Kethry's Keep.
    • Oathblood: Spring Plowing At Forst Reach
    Jadrie receives her first real weapons.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood

1318 AF

Kira and Merili begin training with their fathers Weaponsmaster.

  • Oathblood: Oathblood

1319 AF

Early in the Year

    Ikan Dryvale is an instructor, for a season, at Kethry's School.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Henrick is taken into the service of the Sunlord. He is eight years old.
    • Exile’s Honor: Chapter One

1321 AF

    Jadrie is 12 years old.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Merili is lifebonded to Prince Albayah, the eldest son of the Queen of Jkatha.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Justin Twoblade is an instructor, for a season, at Kethry's School.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Larsh, Hesten and Belton are students at Kethry's School at this time.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Kethy's son, Jadrek, is training to be a Shaman mage.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Lyan & Laryn are twin boys who are students as well.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Kethry has a new son named Jendar who seems interested in magic.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Justin is married to Estrel.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Justin and Estrel have a baby named Kethren.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Tresti is a Healing Priestess.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood
    Father Mayhew is mentioned.
    • Oathblood: Oathblood

1331 AF

    Henrick is made a full priest of the Sunlord at the age of twenty.
    • Exile’s Honor: Chapter One

1332 AF

    Talamir is born
    Priest Henrick is ordered to Cleanse three children, but instead kidnaps them and escapes across the Border. He is met with a Herald there and is taken to a Temple of the Lord of Light.
    • Exile’s Honor: Chapter One

1333 AF

    Elcarth is born

1351 AF

    Alberich is born the bastard son of a tavern wench in Karse.
    • Exile’s Honor: Prologue
    • His birth date is just guesswork based on statements made that he is as old/nearly as old as Keren and Ylsa

1353 AF

    Elcarth is Chosen by a Companion
    • He is nearly twenty at this time according to Sherrill in Arrows of the Queen














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