Celtic Timeline.
-100.
Nuada is approached by the zoats and leads his clan to Tír na nÓg.
-39
The Portholóin drive away the fomorians from Ulster.
-10
The Nemedians venture to Eriu and are ambushed by the fomorians, Nemed is killed but the tribe make it to the island.
-8
Fergus son of Nemed leads a combined army of Nemedians, portholóin and De Dannan clans to defeat connan, leader of the Fomor.
0
The Zoats unite the tribes of the islands as one and teach them the ways of the Gods.
29
Nuada loses his arm in a fight against the Fír Bolg at Moy Tura. He is forced to abdicate and Breas becomes leader of the tuatha Dé Dannan.
36
Nuada returns with a silver arm and his clan drive away the Fomorians but he is killed in the battle.
181
Sláine MacRoth is born to the Cessair clan.
197
Sláine is cast out of his clan and is forced into exile.
200
Sláine returns to his clan and becomes the new chieftain.
205
Sláine unites the tribes of Tír na nÓg and is crowned High King at Uisneach.
207
The War with the fomorians and the Drune Lords ends as Sláine kills Balor of the evil eye.
215
Slaine is married to Queen Nest.
221
Sláine the high king dies, after being assasinated in his sleep.
279
Conn, cousin of Sláine's son Kai becomes the new High King.
335
Conn dies and his son Sengann looses control and the nation erupts into vicous civil war
c. 400
The kingdom is split into over 300 tuathaí but relative peace is restored.
856
A mysterious ship crashes into Liscrannagh in Alba, hordes of rats bring a plague to the city and soon the whole land.
873
Once the plague is firmly set in, the Skaven pour into Eriu and systematically begin destroying the towns and cities.
884
Cormac kills hundreds of Skaven and drives them out of Ulster. He is crowned High king at Tara.
887
The Skaven are driven out of Eriu but Cormac dies of the plague. The kingdom falls back into disarray.
1212
Cúchulainn is born in the present day town of Setanta
1217
Setanta is re-named Cúchulainn after killing the hound of Culann the blacksmith.
1233
Cúchulainn is crowned High King and unites the kingdom as one. He proposes the theory of the five provinces of Tír na nÓg
1235
The tuathaímhóra of Chonnacht, Mumhan, Laighean, Ulster and Alba are established. King Daingean of the Cessair defends the old way and starts a civil war.
1237
Cúchulainn kills Daingean at the ford of the boyne.
1310
Cúchulainn dies of natural causes in Rathchulainn.
1334
The Norrans capture the town of Dubh-Linn.
1348
The Norrans launch a colony attempt at Eriu but fail as the Celts defend their homeland bitterly.
1591
Cumhal is killed in a clan feud with the Borán clan, his son Fionn is born the same year.
1603
After staying with the old poet Finegas, Fionn accidentaly eats of the Salmon of knowledge and portents the future.
1609
Fionn defeats Morraithe with the knowledge that he will be the next High King and later that year is crowned High King at Uisneach.
1672
Fionn dies an old man, but his legendary warband, the fianna still fight on for another two hundred years.
1853
The Bretonians capture Eriu in a quick and deadly colony attempt. for the next 295 years, the bulk of eriu and alba are colonised by the Bretonians and the Norrans.
2141 - 2148
Hugh MacNeill launches his famous seven years war and frees Eriu of the Bretonian settlers. On the night of his victory he is betrayed by the Norran Strongbow and is exiled to Estalia.
2148
Slí-am MacAonna leads a rebellion against the Norran invaders at the same time as the end of the seven years war. He succeeds and frees Alba.
2151
Hugh MacNeill returns to Eriu a free
man but never gets the chance to see if he would be High King.
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