Many Lunar sources suggest that the Lunar religion is new and revolutionary. That was certainly true in the Zero and First Wanes, but the Lunar Way is now over four hundred years…
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Gloranthan events in a historical context
From time to time I try to put Gloranthan events in historical context, to help get a feel for “how long ago” something was. So here’s a history of Dragon Pass with…
A Sense of How Long Ago Things Were
From time to time I like to dust off this and post again. Now is one of those times! see: Does this mean that more happens in a shorter time on Glorantha…
A Sense Of Chronological Perspective
From time to time I find it useful to repost these two timelines: Present year 1627 Compare this to a Greek at the time of Alexander (330 BC): So when you look…
Glorantha-Terrestial Timeline
Going back to our Glorantha-terrestial convergence time line, it is worth thinking that about 1775 AD Sheng Seleris and his Pentan nomads invaded Peloria. For nearly a century, Pentans dominated the Pelorian…
Hero Wars Campaign Overview
The Hero Wars themselves are the wars between Sartar and the Lunar Empire. Here’s a super quick overview: The Hero Wars are thirty-year conflict that ends the Third Age of Glorantha. The…
The Ages of The World
Here’s an interesting late Second Age document that I find deep in the Library of Nochet. Although it was written in Theyalan, I suspect it is of Jrusteli origin, given its materialist…
Comparative Timeline
From time to time, I find this old chart of mine useful for getting perspective on the passage of Time in Glorantha: I then compare this to a Greek at the time…
A Timeline of the History of the Lunar Empire to 1625 (2001)
Originally published in Wyrms Footnotes #14, earlier and partial versions of this Timeline were published in Wyrms Footnotes #s 11 & 12 and Heroes Volume I #’s 2 & 6. This version is 1998…
A Timeline of Third Age Dragon Pass and the surrounding areas (2021)
Originally from 1997, and based on a variety of published sources at the time. Introduction The tables shown in the sections listed below provide a timeline of Dragon Pass for the period…
Excerpt – History in Glorantha (1981)
Originally published in Cults of Terror. Chaos and Compromise History in Glorantha is the sum of events occurring since Time began. Mythical events prior to Time were non-sequential and simultaneous actions happening…
History of Dragon Pass in the Second Age
Here are some notes that I’ve compiled about the so-called Empire of the Wyrms Friends. Of interest here is to note that there is actually no period when they called themselves by…
Historical Atlas Glorantha, Part III
The Rise of the Lunar Empire 1250 ST Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 24/06/2011 – 13:27 With the next installment of the Historical Atlas of Glorantha, I’d like to skip ahead and get…