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==Notable Events==
This section contains information about specific events, with approximate chronological order of appearance.

====First Great War====
A war between humans and varl, ended when the Dredge emerged.

====Second Great War====
A war between the allied forces of man and varl against the Dredge menace. Ended when the [[Valka]] pushed the Dredge deep into the north. Though they were thought to have defeated them, in actual they convinced the dredge to stop the hostilities in return for teaching them things like writing, mending, utilising the power of the Dark Sun beneath the earth and breeding to create more of their kind.

====Death of the Gods====
It is not clear when this critical event took place. When the [[Loom-mother]] created the mankind and the world, other gods copied her and created other races like [[Varl]] and [[Horseborn]]. One of the gods created the [[Dredge]] to torment the other races and hid them beneath the surface of the world. After the Loom-mother discovered this, she killed the errant god. The other gods who never knew they could die, became fearful and started fighting each other. It is believed that the god [[Stravhs]] supplied the weapons the gods used to kill each other. However, some gods seem to have survived the war, going in hiding.

====Third Great War====
Currently unfolding series of events. For a fuller account refer to the [[The Banner Saga|main article]].

The Third Great War is considered to have started with an ominous astronomical happenstance: ''The Sun Stopped in the Sky'' and hasn't moved since. Soon after, overwhelming numbers of Dredge started moving massively from the north to the south. The war was caused by them believing the Valka had betrayed their pact after their leader [[Eyvind]] utilised the energy of the Dark Sun to ressurect Juno, causing it to crash to the ground while creating chasms and unleashing the [[Serpent]] along with the [[Darkness]].

Extended fighting between them and Varl & human erupted in almost all the northern parts of the world due to the enmity between the races. The descent of the Dredge led to the destruction of several settlements, including two major Varl cities, [[Grofheim]] and [[Einartoft]]. The King of the Varl, [[Jorundr]], escaped the destruction the capital city of Grofheim but fell in the sacking of the fortress-city of Einartoft. The Varl kingship was passed on to [[Hakon]], who was issued from the fortress-city with a Varl warband before its fall, ordered to seek the aid of [[King Meinolf]].

The appearance of the Dredge was followed by tremendous earthquakes that destroyed vast territories and changed the shape of the landscape by moving mountains, opening chasms and sinking lakes. A strange being in the form of a giant [[Serpent]] appeared along with the mysterious earthquakes, for which it is possibly partially responsible. [[Juno]], a member of the [[Mender]] council supposedly 'conversed' with the Serpent in a dream-like sequence, and reported that an unnamed [[Darkness]] is spreading from the north. It is presumed that this Darkness is what forced the Dredge to move south, in fear and great distress. 

The onslaught of the Dredge continued to rage across the world and forced the other races to flee before them. Unlike the Varl, who preferred to stand their ground against their ancient rivals, Humans formed caravans and fled to the south and south-west. The largest of the caravans originated from the village of [[Skogr]] and grew with every village and city it crossed. Human settlements attacked and destroyed by the Dredge include: Skogr, [[Frostvellr]] and [[Sigrholm]]. [[Bellower]], the [[Sundr]] commander of the main Dredge host, was defeated during the siege of [[Boersgard]] by the ''Sundr Slayer'', aided by Juno, Hakon's warband and the self-sacrifice of the ''Hero of Skogr''. Nevertheless, Boersgard was evacuated and its refugees, headed by Governor [[Rugga]], joined with the Skogr caravan heading to [[Arberrang]] by means of the [[Ormsa River]] to seek the protection of its legendary walls.
 
[[Bolverk]]'s [[Ravens]], the mercenary company hired to protect Boersgard, also departed with the Skogr caravan but soon switched direction at [[Ormsdalr]], heading west towards [[Bindal]]. The Ravens mysteriously re-appeared in the [[Old Ford]] where they vanquished [[Eyeless]], the Sundr commander of a large Dredge host fleeing before the descending Darkness.

Population from the southern regions of the world, including [[Horseborn]] and [[Kragsmen]], were also stirred by the turmoil of the world. Large Horseborn herds, both hostile and friendly, were sighted in northern parts of the world after many decades. The largest of the Herds, led by [[Canary]], joined with the Skogr caravan en route to Arberrang.

The last recorded events of the Third Great War are:
* The arrival of the Skogr caravan to Arberrang and its attempt to enter the city walls, held shut by [[King Meinolf]] in fear of the overpopulation.
* The massacre of hundreds of human clansmen camped outside Arberrang by a Horseborn herd.
* The collapse of the Mender Tower in [[Manaharr]] under mysterious circumstances, followed by the release of huge amounts of ''Energy''.
* The Darkness sweeps over the remains of Manaharr and looms in the north-western sky from Arberrang...

====Chronology of Major Events====
[[File:banner_history.png|left|72px|caption]]'''> 500 y.a.'''
* Loom mother creates the first men.



'''500 - 125 y.a.'''
* First Varl created, including most of the varl characters in the games


'''125 - 100 y.a.'''
* First Great War Begins
* Baldringr gifts fire to man
* Varl pushed back to the Red River
* Karl switches to the human side
* Horseborn push into Downs Crossing
* Birth of the Dredge



'''100 - 80 y.a.'''
* Kvig, the last varl, is made
* First Great War Ends:
** Death of the Gods
** Varl-Human Alliance forged
** Kingdom of Men founded in Arberrang
** Mender Council formed in Manaharr
** Kingdom of Varl founded by Einar in Einartoft
** Karl made Governor of Strand
** Horseborn dominance established over Dalalond
* Varl capital moved to Fastisetr
* Einartoft Bridge constructed
* Einar steps down. Arnfinnr becomes varl king
* Varl capital moved to Grofheim
* Strom’s Rebellion. Kingdom of Rundwall and Kingdom of Stromlund founded.





'''80 - 60 y.a.'''
* Arnfinnr steps down, Skrymir becomes varl king.
* Setterlund starts being settled, Sten founds Skogr
* Tin discovers the southern source of the Ormsa river
* Skrymirstead founded
* Strom dies
* Gunnulf is gifted his current broadsword
* Kingdom of Men re-founded. Stromlund and Setterlund begin reunification with Rundwall.
* Theft and Slaughter of Horses




'''60 - 40 y.a.'''
* Horseborn withdraw from other races
* Sundr emerge, Second Great War Begins
* Skymir dies. Throstr becomes varl king and obtains the Gift of Hadrborg.
* Yngvar slays Raze and child
* Mender's defeat the Sundr
* Second Great War Ends:
** Dredge massacred/banished into the caves of Valkajokull
** Yngvar refuses Throstr's kendrship, disappears
* Varl capital moved to Blotsbalkr
* Throstr dies mysteriously, Jorundr becomes varl king.
* Meinolf becomes King of Men
* Rook is born




'''40 - 0 y.a.'''
* Varl capital moved to Grofheim
* Iver appears in Skogr
* Alette is born
* Aldis dies.
* Events of The Gift of Hadrborg
* Ludin sent to Grofheim. Varl-Human alliance reforged




'''0 y.a.'''
*The Sun stops