The Third Era was a rather short era that lasted 433 years (it is the era in which the first four main entry Elder Scrolls games occur). This period was also marked by the Three Banners War between the Ebonheart Pact, Daggerfall Covenant, and the First Aldmeri Dominion over the Ruby Throne, while the elven necromancer Mannimarco ruled the Empire and worked with the Daedric Prince Molag Bal, who wished to drag the mortal plane into his own plane of Oblivion, Coldharbour. The more notable of the events of this Era include the assassination of Potentate Versidue-Shaie and later his son Savirien-Chorak and all his heirs, ending the second Empire of Men and causing the Interregnum. The Second Era lasted 896 years, beginning with the death of the Reman dynasty at the hands of the Morag Tong, and ending with Tiber Septim's harnessing of the Numidium and bringing peace to Tamriel. The most notable events of the First Era include the formation of the first Orsinium, the first kingdom of Skyrim, the first empire of the Nords, and the first ' Empire of Man' led by Saint Alessia. The Second Era begins when Reman Cyrodiil III and his heir, Juilek, are assassinated, ending the Reman line of Cyrodilic Emperors, and the Tsaesci Potentate Versidue-Shaie takes the throne. The First Era is a very long era that lasted for 2,920 years and is marked by a visible shift in power between the Elven and Human races, with the success of the Alessian Rebellion and shattering of the Ayleid Empire. The era ends with the founding of the Camoran Dynasty in Valenwood. Some notable events of the Merethic Era include the construction of the Adamantine Tower (ME 2500), the exodus of the Aldmeri peoples from their ancestral homeland of Aldmeris and the settling of the vast coasts of Tamriel, and later the exodus of the Atmorans from the continent of Atmora, the ancestors of the Nords, who begin settling the northern coasts of Tamriel. This era begins in ME 2500 the earliest date to be recorded by King Harald's scribes, and goes backwards to 1E 1 (the first year of the first era). The Merethic Era is the era that begins when a linear timeline can be discerned. The Merethic Era Main article: Merethic Era It begins with the emergence of Anu and Padomay and ends with the Convention. Elven history begins after the Cosmos stabilizes when Magnus leaves the world of Nirn and Lorkhan is condemned for creation of the mortal plane. It was a time of chaos and magic where gods walked Nirn.

The Dawn Era is the era in which time began and the world was created. There are six eras of Tamriel, each denoting a significant time period and change. The history of Tamriel is bloody and turbulent.

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