The Wheel of Time Timeline ( Real )

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January 15, 1990

Publication of 'The Eye of the World'

Release of the first book in The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

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September 16, 2007

Death of Robert Jordan

Author Robert Jordan passed away before completing the final book of The Wheel of Time series.

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January 8, 2009

Completion of Final Book by Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson finished writing the last three books of The Wheel of Time series using Jordan's notes.

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October 27, 2009

Publication of 'The Gathering Storm'

Release of the twelfth book of The Wheel of Time series, co-written by Brandon Sanderson and Harriet McDougal.

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October 20, 2018

Executive Production of The Wheel of Time TV Series

Announcement of The Wheel of Time television adaptation with Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.

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November 19, 2021

Premiere of The Wheel of Time TV Series

The Wheel of Time television series premiered on Amazon Prime Video, bringing the franchise to a wider audience.

The Wheel of Time Timeline ( Fictional )

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Age of Legends - prior to Third Age

The Breaking of the World

A cataclysmic war caused by the Dark One's taint on saidin leads to widespread devastation and reshaping of the world.

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Age of Legends

The War of the Shadow

A huge conflict during the Age of Legends where the forces of the Dark One battled the One Power users, culminating in the sealing of the Dark One away.

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End of Age of Legends

The Age of Legends Ends

The sealing of the Dark One by Lews Therin Telamon and the male Aes Sedai ends the Age of Legends and causes the world to fall into chaos and collapse.

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Start of Third Age

The Breaking of the World Ends and the Third Age Begins

The world recovers and civilizations rebuild; the Third Age marks the setting for the main events of the Wheel of Time series.

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Third Age, circa 1000 years before main series

The Rise of Artur Hawkwing

Artur Paendrag Tanreall, known as Hawkwing, unites much of the known world and establishes a vast empire in the Third Age.

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Late Age of Legends

The Sealing of the Dark One in the Bore

Lews Therin Telamon and the male Aes Sedai seal the Dark One behind the Bore but male saidin is tainted, ultimately leading to the Breaking of the World.

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Before main series

The Prophecy of the Dragon is Made

Prophecies foretell the coming of the Dragon Reborn who will face the Dark One in the Last Battle.

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Third Age, approximately 1000 years after Hawkwing

The Dragon Reborn is Born (Rand al'Thor)

Rand al'Thor, the prophesied Dragon Reborn, is born in the Two Rivers.

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Third Age, Year 998 NE (New Era)

Rand al'Thor Learns His Destiny

Rand al'Thor discovers he is the Dragon Reborn and begins his journey to unite the lands against the Dark One.

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Third Age, circa 1003 NE

The Fall of the White Tower

Egwene al'Vere is captured and the White Tower is fractured, leading to a split in the Aes Sedai.

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Third Age, Year 10000 of the Age (exact year debated), main series climax

The Last Battle (Tarmon Gai'don)

Final confrontation between Rand al'Thor and the Dark One to decide the fate of the world.