Elder Scrolls is a series that spans countless years and has a rich back story. To give players some perspective on where Elder Scrolls Online falls into that timeline, we have built this table with some of the most notable events in Elder Scrolls history. The timeline is broken up into Eras. For this reason, dates are recorded as 1E, 2E, 3E or 4E to represent the four Eras, then another number representing the specific year within that Era, so 1E 20 would be First Era year 20.
| 1E 0 | First Era begins when King Eplear founds the Camoran Dynasty |
| 1E 221 | The first Nordic king, Harald, dies at the age of 108, his son, Hjalmer, takes the throne soon after |
| 1E 242 | The first empire of Cyrodiil is formed, the Alessian Empire |
| 1E 420 | Olaf One-Eye becomes High King of Skyrim |
| 1E 420 | Dwemer establish Volenfell as their capital city |
| 1E 668 | Red Mountain erupts for the first time in Vvardenfell, blotting out the sun for an entire year. |
| 1E 700 | The Dwemer people disappear suddenly around this time |
| 1E 803 | The Redguard people arrive from their homeland and settle around Daggerfall |
| 1E 2703 | The Akavir continent attacks Tamriel. Their army is later defeated |
| 1E 2809 | First reported sighting of a Dragon in Skyrim after many years of their absence |
| 1E 2812 | Alduin's Wall begins construction to record Draconic Lore |
| 1E 2871 | Krahjatdaan is slayed, marking the first dragon death |
| 1E 2920 | Last recorded event of the First Era, Morag Tongassassinates the current King of Cyrodiil, King Reman III. |
| 2E 0 | At an early, undetermined time, the Dark Brotherhood is formed |
| 2E 184 | A second dragon is slain in Skyrim, Grahkrindrog |
| 2E 230 | Vanus Galerion forms The Mages Guild |
| 2E 309 | The province of Elsweyr is formed after a pact between feuding factions is made |
| 2E 321 | Guilds act is passed, sanctioning many guilds |
| 2E 321 | The Fighters Guild is formed |
| 2E 583 | Events of Elder Scrolls Online take place |
| 2E 830 | Tiber Septim is born |
| 2E 864 | The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard takes place |
| 2E 882 | Dagoth Ur and the Ash Vampires awaken in Morrowind |
| 2E 895 | Tiber Septim, also known as Talos, begins conqueringTamriel |
| 2E 897 | Tiber Septim declares the Second Era over |
| 3E 38 | Tiber Septim's rule of the land ends |
| 3E 111 | The Knights of the Nine are formed by Sir Amiel Lannus |
| 3E 127 | In return for their allegiance, the Empire gives independence to nearly all provinces under Empire control |
| 3E 131 | The Knights of the Nine are disbanded |
| 3E 153 | Sir Amiel, last of the Knights of the Nine, dies. He leaves a note telling where to find their legendary armor. |
| 3E 172 | The events of Elder Scrolls Legends: Battlespire |
| 3E 370 | The Eternal Champion is born, the protagonist of Elder Scrolls: Arena |
| 3E 375 | The protagonist of Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is born |
| 3E 399 | The events of Elder Scrolls: Arena takes place |
| 3E 401 | A Daggerfell census confirms that there are 110,000 in the capital city at this time |
| 3E 405 | The events of Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall take place |
| 3E 417 | Dagoth Ur begins to capture settlements |
| 3E 417 | Minions of Dagoth Ur defeat Almalexia and Sotha Sil in battle |
| 3E 427 | The events of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind take place |
| 3E 428 | The events of Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal take place |
| 3E 429 | The events of Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon take place |
| 3E 431 | The Mages Guild goes through major changes during this time |
| 3E 433 | The events of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion takes place |
| 3E 433 | During the Oblivion Crisis, Martin Septim sacrifices himself and the Amulet of the Kings to banish Mehrunes Dagon from Tamriel |
| 3E 433 | The Third Era comes to an end with the close of theOblivion Crisis |
| 4E 1 | The events of the Fourth Era begin with the events of the Knights of the Nine DLC for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |
| 4E 5 | Baar Dau, the meteor suspended above Vivec City inMorrowind falls to the ground, destroying the city and causing Red Mountain to erupt, ravaging the island ofVvardenfell |
| 4E 16 | High King of Skyrim gives Solstheim to the Dunmer to aid them after the Red Mountain eruption |
| 4E 22 | The Thalmor gain power and take over rulingSummerset Isle as the Aldmeri Dominion |
| 4E 29 | The Thalmor take over the Valenwood |
| 4E 171 | The Aldmeri Dominion attack Cyrodiil and Hammerfell, the provinces slowly begin to fall to their power |
| 4E 175 | After years of war, Cyrodiil signs a treaty with theAldmeri Dominion. The people must give up worshipingTalos and Hammerfell is no longer an Imperial province |
| 4E 175 | The Elder Scrolls disappear from the Imperial Citythrough unknown means |
| 4E 201 | The events of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and all DLC take place |
