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Timeline of Bretonnia

by Natascha Chrobok

     

-2000 Dwarf/Elf War begins

-1600 End of Dwarf/Elf war, Elves withdraw from the Old World

-1000 Human Tribes settle the lands of Bretonnia. The greatesttribe, the Bretonni dominate the land

- 500 The southern parts of Bretonnia are absorbed into the Tilean Empire

-15 The Empire chieftain Sigmar Heldenhammer unites the human tribes and fights back the Orcs.

0 Sigmar Heldenhammer is crowned, the Empire is founded

100 An fleet of Undead from the lands of Settra lands at the coasts of Bretonnia and invades the lands. The land suffers long under the Undead plague.

577 Great incursion of Greenskins from the Grey Mountains. The Orc Warlords demand tribute from the Bretonni tribes but the human chieftains prefer to fight for their freedom. The expected support from Tilea doesn't come. For the next 400 years the Bretonni have
to fight against the Orcs.

around 630 The Norscans start to raid the coasts of Bretonnia

936 Marriage of Maud du Goiscin, doaughter of Duke Simon Beaumanoir of Moussillon, to Arnout van Dalen, Baron of the imperial province of Westerland.

977 After a vision of a lady of unearthy beauty who predicts him a great future, the Bretonni duke Giles le Breton uniteds the chieftains of the Bretonni tribes und a banner and fights back the Greenskin plague. He etablishes the idea of a chivalric knighthood which takes care
of the land of Bretonnia. Also the cult of the "Lady of the Lake" becomes the most important religion in Bretonnia.

1001 After the death of Giles le Breton, his son Louis is crowned as the first king of Bretonnia

1110 Devastating Outbreak of the Black Plague in the Empire. During the next five years the Plague spreads throughout the Old World and Bretonnia is not spared.

1142 Another invasion of Orcs is defeated under the command of King Guillaume

1240 The Corsairs of Arabia start their raids in the Southern Old World. The Tilean Island Sartosa becomes base for the Arabian raiders.

1240 - 1440 Durin the next 200 years, the Arabians conquer Estalia and parts of Tilea. The Bretonians try to get back the former lands of southern Bretonnia from the Tileans.

1245 King Boudoin slays the legendary Dragon Mergaste.

1325 The Tournament of la Damoiselle d'Artois. One hundred Knights joust for her hand

1425 Tournament of Ravola: The Elite of the Bretonnian Knighthood is defeated by Tilean Knights. The Bretonnians renounce their claims on the lands of Tilea.

1448, 1449 An alliance between the Empire, Bretonnians and Tileans against the Arabians is struck. They drive the Arabians out of Estalia. The Crusades in start

1451 Sultan Jaffar is overthrown by the crusaders in the Battle of El Haikik

1452 A mighty host of Bretonnian Knights goes forth to Araby by land. The crusaders only reach as far as Blood River as they are slowed down by the massive attacks from Orks and Goblins from the Dark Lands. Some of the Crusaders decide to settle the land and found
the Border Princes. 1588 At the Tournament of Guyenne King Jules jousts with an mysterious
Elf Knight and is victorious. 1597 Marienburg seized by Bretonnin army under the Duc de
L'Anguille. Five year occupation ends when an army under the command of the Grand Duke of Middenland approaches the city.

1635 Battle of Castellet. Raiders from beyond the sea attack L'Anguille and are beaten by King Philippe the Strong and an army of ten thousand Knights. 1715 Fugitives of the Orc horde of Warlord Gorbag Ironfist, who was defeated by the Elector Count of Wissenland at the battle of Gruenburg,invade Bretonnia and are destroyed by the Bretonnian Knights.

1813 The Red Pox ravages Bretonnia. The foul Skaven launch attacks on Brionne and Quenelles. The Duke of Parravon strucks an alliance with the Elves of Athel Loren and marches against the Skaven.

1839 Birth of Genevieve Sandrine du Pointe du Lac Dieudonne.

1851 An army under the command of the great Enchanter Drachenfels sacks the city of Parravon.

1855 Genevieve receives the dark Kiss by the vampire Chamanac

1999 A twin-tailed Comet falls from the sky and destroys the city of Mordheim. Many Knights set off to the city of the Damned to find fame and glory within the ruins.

2007 A huge Chaos Army is fought back at the Battle of Couronne.

2201 King Louen Orc-Slayer declares an Errantry War to rid
Bretonnia of Orcs. Much land is reclaimed and freed of the goblinoid
plague

2297 Affair of the False Grail. Duke Maldred of Moussilon is dishonoured

2300 All the peasants of Moussillon and many nobles perish of Red Pox.

2301 Incursion of Chaos starts

2302 Magnus the pious asks King de Bastonne for help. Bretonnia sends 20.000 knights and countless men-at-arms to aid the Empire.

2320 Skaven raids upon the Western Ports.

2420 Inspired by the idea to rid the entire world of all greenskins, King Charlen renews the Errantry Wars and sends a host of Knights to the Border Princes to slauther Orks and Greenskins beyond the Blood River

2429 Marienburg declares the independence of the Wastland from the Empire and starts an never ending quarrel between Bretonnia and the Empire who both are interested in conquering the city.

2472 Charles de la Tete d'Or III is crowned King of all Bretonnia. Being a decadent Despot, the lands suffer hardly under this King. The peasants suffer hardly under the decadent nobles and the knighthood becomes more and more unimportant.

2476 Birth of Leon de la Tete.

2488 End of Errantry Wars as a great force of Bretonnian Knights ride forth into the Death Pass and never returns.

2491 Battle of La Maisontall. The Monastery of La Maisontaal is swarmed by Undead under
the command of the Necromancer Heinrich Kemmler. Parravon is attacked. The Duc de Quenelles fights back the Undead Hordes.

2500 After the Death of King Charles the young Leon is crowned and renames himself Louen "Leoncour". Unlike his father the young king remembers the virtues of Knighthood and tries to reestablish a feudal system. In the far Kislev, the city of Praag lies under siege by a huge Chaos Army.

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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