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Some time back, prior to season three, I posted a History of Equestra headcanon topic, going over the entire history of Equestria in a wiki-styled format, using canon facts to form logical conclusions to fill in the (at the time) ocean of gaping holes of information.
 
Now, having concluded season 4, which is without a doubt the most world-building season in the show so far, we have tons of brand new puzzle pieces to use, to reshape and remake such histories. More information, thus more accurate and more enjoyable to read :3 Decided to make a new topic, because I still like the old topic being visible to others. Though that said, I've locked it since it's out of date. Just visible for reference and reading :)
 
I don't know why, but now that the season is over, my interest in once again delving into pony discussion has shot up again. Maybe partly because...what else are we meant to do? Go outside and do social activities? HAH.
 
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~Pre-Equestria & Equestria's Founding~

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While ponies aren't certain of many things regarding their home's mysterious beginnings, one thing seems to be agreed upon by all.

In the beginning, there was only Harmony and Chaos. Forces that ultimately lead to the creation of a Tree, and a Chimera.

 
Thousands upon thousands of years ago, there was almost nothing. In most parts of the land, there were no inhabitants other than ancient beasts and creatures that lurked in the lands' forests, bogs and open grass land. How these things came to be is speculated by pony scientists regularly, but in all scenarios, the Tree of Harmony, and perhaps whatever planted it, are pointed to as the leading cause for the introduction of the magic, beasts and land that would soon fill the known world.
 
Eventually, ponies of all three races came to this magic-filled land from a far away place in the hopes of establishing a home, and began to make small settlements in its open grass land. But despite this rich land, the ponies lived in fear. Timberwolves and other creatures lurked outside their doorsteps, and were a constant threat to their lives. It was clear that the vast forests and their wild inhabitants would need to be pushed back, if they had any hope of forming a permanent home.

Over time, as technology advanced, the ponies were able to cut down sections of forest and create a wider area of safe grassland, allowing their settlement to grow in size. As time passed further, their settlements grew and grew, gaining more and more land, and more and more inhabitants.

However, the ponies soon became segregated by species due to their abilities, and what those abilities meant to the other two groups in maintaining this growing community they'd created. Referring to themselves as 'tribes', the pony groups worked in relative harmony with one another for quite some time, albeit only due to it being crucial for their survival. Unicorns brought forth day and night, pegasi controlled the weather, and the earth ponies grew the vast crops needed to sustain them all. Everything seemed balanced and stable.

That is, until one particular nasty winter befell them. The winter would lead to low crops, which in turn would turn to starvation and hate, which would ultimately threaten to split the groups apart and force them to relocate to a new area in this vast land.

*Insert events of 'Hearth's Warming Eve'*

The tribe leaders, having experienced what it means to care for others and to not hate, the powerful winter spirits known as Windigoes were pushed away from the region. Uniting their three species in this new found promise land, later to be known as 'Equestria', the unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies put up their new flag. The depiction of two alicorns (an ancient race thought to only be legend by some) circling the sun and moon was christened on this new flag, and together, the groups forged the foundation for a kingdom.

But unfortunately for the united tribes, Windigoes were not the only spirit to be fearful of.
 

~Early Equestria: Discord's Reign & Defeat~

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Discord. The very name caused fear and anxiety among ponies for centuries, during and for a time after his reign.

Credited as one of the oldest living creatures on the planet, Discord is an enigma, in every sense of the word.

 
Not long after uniting together and founding 'Equestria', all of pony kind was given siege by the Spirit of Chaos, Discord. A nearly omnipotent spirit with the power to warp reality, Discord was known throughout not just Equestria, but the entire world, for his habit of causing chaos and strife among living things, since the beginning of recorded time. He had taken notice of this emerging civilization, and decided to grip down on it with his now piqued interest.

It didn't take long for the warriors of a very young Equestria to fall to the beast's powers. Removing sense and logic from the land, air and sea around him, Discord ruled the entire land with ease, and sat upon his throne and laughed, as all pony kind suffered from the chaos he loved so much. His reign would last year after year, its exact length lost to the memory of those who suffered under it, before the events were put in motion that would put an end to his chaos, forever.

Unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies were not the only equines in existence. Though rare and thought to be myth by many, alicorns were an ancient race that predated any of the lesser ponies. It is often said that unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies were all descended from these beings. Magic more powerful than even the greatest of unicorns, once, alicorns sat at the world's head as some of the most powerful and benevolent creatures in existence. And now, though their numbers dwindled, very small groups of these creatures still remained.

Two alicorn sisters, one with a rainbow mane the colors of the dancing nighttime lights, and the other with a blue mane the color of the approaching night, stumbled upon Equestria in their search for a home. Horror befell their faces at the anarchy that ran rampant throughout the land, plaguing equine kind and flash freezing any hope of their civilization's advancement. Having a powerful sense for good and everything that was righteous, the two sisters engaged the King of Chaos at his throne. They had to dethrone this creature, if it was the last thing they did.

Though their magic powerful, the strength of Discord was too much, and the sisters were repelled with moderate ease. But even as their bodies gave out on them, both magically and physically exhausted, the sisters did not give up. If their power was not enough, then they would find a way to defeat Discord, elsewhere.

In that ideal, the desire to bring harmony and peace to the chaos-torn Equestria, the two sisters discovered six magical gem stones that shone the colors of a rainbow, embedded in the very entity that the land itself was thought to be created from. The Tree of Harmony. Realizing the power the tree's guardian artifacts possessed, the sisters combined their own power with that of the gems, and faced the Chimera of Chaos once more.

Completely cocky, Discord's overthrowing was absolute. Laughing and boasting at the attempts of the alicorn sisters approaching his throne once again, the beast was caught by surprise when the combined magic bathed him in a spectrum of light. Pure, concentrated harmony clashed against his own chaotic being, and the forces cancelled each other out. The Draconequus was turned to stone, petrified for all eternity.

These gem stones were forever more called 'The Elements of Harmony'.

All the harm Discord had caused, vanished, as his serpentine body solidified into solid rock. The two alicorn sisters were from that day forward treated as nothing less than heroines, goddesses, even, to the ponies of early Equestria. The two sisters ascended to becoming the new-found rulers of Equestria for demonstrating their love, dedication and desire to help the land prosper, and for being the only known alicorns in existence, making them ancient royalty to all ponies. The Equestrian Flag was changed to depict new-found Princess Celestia and Princess Luna circling in harmony.
 

~Early Equestria: Tirek & Scorpan~

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A nightmare to behold for any equine who gazed upon him, the centaur known as Tirek was a ruthless tyrant to be.

Though his preemptive imprisonment saved their subjects a horrible fate, the sisters dreaded the thought that he should ever escape.

 

Not long following the defeat of Discord, and the early establishment of the sisters' castle in their new kingdom, two unwelcome visitors from a far-away land arrived on Equestria's doorstep.
 
Tirek and Scorpan were brothers, and were both rare creatures not known to Equestria's inhabitants. A centaur and gargoyle-esque creature respectively, the two came with the explicit purpose of stealing Equestria's plethora of powerful magic, for their own selfish desires. Laying low and waiting for the opportune chance to gain enough power to dominate the continent bit by bit, the two brothers studied the equines closely, learning their secrets as well as their ways. While Tirek gazed solely with the fixated interest to rule the 'lowly equines', Scorpan found himself torn. He found himself fascinated by these creatures, the desire to learn about them, and to even interact with them.
 
Unbeknown to his brother, Scorpan visited the ponies' villages, and not only learned more and more about them, but found himself growing attached to them. Their kind, simple and just ways were something unknown to him from the land he and his brother hailed from. Eventually, Scorpan's continued visits brought him to meet a young unicorn wizard, who solidified his relationship for appreciating ponykind.
 
When Scorpan revealed his extensive findings to his brother, and urged him to cancel their plans, the power-hungry centaur refused outright, declaring his brother a worthless traitor to him. Scorpan then turned to the princesses of the land, introducing himself and giving them the story of how he and his brother came to their land. Before returning to his own land, Scorpan alerted the princesses to Tirek's plans, allowing them to stop him, before he gained enough power to take over. Tirek was banished to Tartarus, a location that the sisters' used as a means to keep him from ever escaping and returning to power.

 

While stories of the friendly creature known as Scorpan passed down through families who encountered him all those years ago, the darker truth about Scorpan's brother Tirek remained unknown to all, outside the two sisters. The day would never come, they hoped, where the ponies of Equestria would ever need to hear that name.
 

~Emerging Equestria: The Crystal Empire & King Sombra~

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From the early days of Equestria, the Crystal Empire and its mysterious race of ponies demonstrated important magic for the entire land.

It's only natural that this power would draw the eye of those who's hearts and minds are darkened and corrupted.

 

While many unicorns, pegasi and earth ponies arrived in Equestria from other lands, and through generations of growing up in various parts of Equestria and migrating to others, the Crystal Empire and its unique species of Crystal Ponies has remained a pure, uniform civilization from the very beginning. Located in the far northern part of Equestria, situated like an oasis in the otherwise completely frozen tundra, The Crystal Empire shown with magnificence and beauty like no other place in Equestria.

 

A young, black-colored stallion with a sharp mind and even sharper tongue, while unknown in his youth, would eventually rise to become one of the most ruthless equine leaders in Equestrian history. King Sombra as he named himself, shrouded the Crystal Empire with a shadow of darkness, after years of teaching himself Dark Magic. Shimmering crystals turned black as coal, and the inhabitants of the Empire became the unicorn tyrants' slaves, forced to do his bidding, with no sign of hope to be found.

 

The two sisters only learned of the tyrant's rule shortly after it had been completely assured. As the Crystal Empire fell into darkness, the rest of Equestria began to suffer along with it, even if the other parts of the land didn't know the connection at the time. They knew that if the Empire could not be saved, then all of Equestria would suffer directly because of it. Even though the Empire was historically very self-reliant, having little dealings with Canterlot and other Equestrian locations, Celestia and Luna would this day, be its' saviors.

 

The two princesses confronted the dark king, and shortly after a heated duel between the dark magic user and the alicorn princesses, King Sombra was finally overthrown. His physical body turned into shadow, he was banished to the coldest depths of the arctic, never to see the light of the day again for his crimes. Before his banishment complete, the Unicorn King cast a final spell, a curse, causing the Crystal Empire to vanish into thin air.

 

Unable to bring it back with their own powers, the princesses reluctantly returned to Canterlot. Over the centuries, the Empire was forgotten by all but them.

 

~Emerging Equestria: Luna's Banishment~

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In the midst of peace and prosperity, the loyal and the proud reveal their decayed feelings from centuries past.

Happiness turns to depression, laughter turns to cries, and close sisters are torn apart.

 

Equestria and its pony inhabitants breathed a sigh of relief when peace was returned to the land once more. With all possible threats having been swiftly dealt with thanks to their two benevolent rulers, Equestria's citizens welcomed the prospect of an era of peace with open arms.

 

For some time, harmony and balance was maintained in Equestria, and slowly but surely, civilization began to creep outwards ever further. Celestia and Luna continued to raise the sun and moon, and to guide the inhabitants of Equestria ever forward. However, civilization was not the only thing advancing further and further. Envy steadily filled Princess Luna's heart, having become less and less ignorable with no threats against the land to distract her troubled mind. Night after night she watched in tortured silence as the ponies of her kingdom laughed and played under her sisters' sun, then slept through and shunned her own glorious night. This feeling built and built, until finally, it exploded, with horrifying results.

Princess Luna, her heart corrupted by jealousy and envy, transformed into Nightmare Moon. Turning on Celestia and blaming her for her own suffering, Nightmare Moon engaged her in a deadly duel of fate. Light clashed against darkness, and Celestia engaged her sister with a heavy heart, knowing whomever won this fight would determine the future of Equestria. Peace and harmony, or never-ending night.

The castle they once shared as loving siblings was now being destroyed in the cross-fire between the two alicorns. Princess Celestia could barely hold back her misery at not only the destruction occurring around her, but also for her sister's feelings. Though misguided, Luna's envy was not groundless. Celestia had never even passed a thought to how she may have felt, and it was those thoughts that would plague Celestia for the next thousand years.

Having no other way to stop her, Celestia reluctantly unsheathed the tools that she once wielded with her sister to dethrone the Master of Chaos and former ruler of Equestria, Discord. The power of the Elements of Harmony glowed intently once more, and Princess Celestia engaged her corrupted sister in one final clash. The power of the ancient artifacts quickly overpowered Nightmare Moon's hate-fueled dark magic, and ended the battle by banishing the fallen princess into the very moon she once controlled.

 

In the aftermath of the traumatic event, Princess Celestia left the ruined castle to rot in what would over the centuries become the even more expansive Everfree Forest. The memories were too painful for her to bare having around her. Knowing that she could not let Equestria fall from peace because of the internal strife and rift caused by her sister, she relocated herself, her subjects following her in toe, to what would later be known as Canterlot. A shimmering beacon of hope, standing at the center of Equestria, high atop a mountainside for all to see.

 

~Modern Equestria: One Thousand Years of Celestial Peace~

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Hurdles had been surpassed in succession, and the homestretch to harmony is reached at last.

Established as a self-reliant continent, Equestria enters its golden age, its era of peace and prosperity having arrived.

 

As Celestia's vision of Canterlot began construction, the foundation for Equestria's Modern form slowly began to take shape. With the loss of Princess Luna, the citizens of Equestria sought to protect their single princess in any way they could, leading to the creation of the EUP Guard, and not long after, Equestria's first designated military and display unit, The Wonderbolts.

 

As Canterlot was finished and its gates opened, ponies flocked from their settlements far and wide across the continent, seeking an opportunity to live and work in the capital of their land, the city of Princess Celestia. And with that Capital in place, more and more settlements developed into sophisticated cities, on the coasts and within immediate distance to Canterlot. Equestria's wild frontier began to see more and more towns and cities of ponies of various origins, living together in peace and harmony.

 

As the years went on, more and more settlers came upon Canterlot, atop its' mountain lookout, seeking opportunity as well. These settlers would be the source of inspiration for the emergence of Ponyville, and many other nearby towns and locations, all within the immediate vicinity of Canterlot's majestic view and watchful eye. The network of towns and cities would continue to grow, to the point of an official Equestrian Map, listing the numerous accomplished locations of this once barren land with pride.

 

As Equestria grew itself internally, Celestia worked to expand the land's relations outside, as well. Now established in the world in which they lived, neighboring nations began to take notice of Equestria's incredible success, many of these nations welcoming Celestia's offer of friendship with open arms, and becoming long-time friendly allies in the process.

 

Though the loss of her sister plagued her heart, Celestia looked over her new-found kingdom with tears in her eyes, utter joy and pride filling her heart as well, for what she and her sister had worked so hard to bring forth, coming to see the light of her sun. What had once been a land ruled by chaos, had been reformed into a land of ponies of all kinds, living together in peace, understanding and friendship.

 

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Sombra & Empire

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Afternote #1: Why Starswirl sucks Eggs

Starswirl fucks over everything, I swear to god :P Starswirl supposedly taught Clover the Clever in Pre-Equestria, as said by Clover during the play in the show. Naturally, Clover was probably taught by Starswirl when he was at least a little younger than he was in the play.
 
Yet, somehow, Starswirl befriended Scorpan as a 'young unicorn wizard'. Tirek and Scorpan's arrival had to be after Discord's defeat, because the princesses were ruling the land, which they didn't prior to Discord. So, unless Starswirl taught Clover the Clever as a freaking toddler and the events of Teaching Clover the Clever > Clover growing to be a moderate magic using young unicorn > Equestria's Founding > Discord's reign > Discord's defeat > Tirek and Scorpan's arrival all happens in under say, twenty years max (something I find very unlikely), then the writers aren't paying attention to where they decide to throw in Starswirl references for no good reason x)
 
If anyone's got a really solid way of explaining this so that it makes sense, please do so. Otherwise, I'm jokingly going to say, 'Lol, well he did invent time-travel', and mark the whole Starswirl inconsistency as a fault on the writers for not paying attention. Why did you have to say he befriended Scorpan. Whyyyyyyyyy.

 

 

Afternote #2: Tirek and Discord

 

Why did Tirek know about Discord, presumably after Discord was imprisoned? Simple. Discord ruled Equestria for again, presumably, quite some time before he got stoned. And before that, he was probably off tormenting other places. The entire world probably knows about Discord, either through legends or personal experience, including wherever Tirek came from.

 

 

Afternote #3: Oh I don't know about that, mistakes happen~ :umad:

 

Obligatory disclaimer about how this is a headcanon, and that I can, should and will be changing and adding on to this, just as I am now from back in 2012, as new events unfold. Should people point out anything that I may have overlooked, I will edit it accordingly, as well.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed :'D

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Excellent compilation! This headcanon seems to make the most sense I've seen yet.

 

The only things I've noticed that are not confirmed by the show are:

  • it is not known what happens between the events of the Founding of Equestria to Discord's rise to power and domination.
  • The origins of Celestia and Luna. Is there truly a lost immortal alicorn race?
  • Technically, where in Equestria is Tartarus?
  • Where did the Tree of Harmony come from?
  • When Discord was supposedly banished, wasn't that taking place in Chaos Ponyville? Wasn't Ponyville founded 100 years ago or within Granny Smith's lifetime?
  • Whether all three pony groups descended from alicorns. What's the catalyst for not being alicorns?
  • Star Swirl seems to appear everywhere now in the past, doesn't he? I find it to be rather annoying for continuity, and the best way to escape that inconsistency is to claim that Star Swirl is two different ponies with the same purpose, kind of like the Oracle of Delphi. They have very old unicorn ponies acting as the "Star Swirl," but this is just a theory. However, it'll help with the facts that Clover was taught by Star Swirl and meeting Scorpan within a 20 year time frame (Ridiculous, honestly).

I can't wait to see what they'll add in Season 5. Hopefully they won't contradict what's been established. Note that I feel REALLY bad for Celestia after all she's gone through.

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You forgot the part how the entire magical world was formed by the great mushroom war. When the occult bomb was finally dropped it produced an explosion so powerful that it tore reality apart, leading to the creation of magic and the tree of harmony.

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When Discord was supposedly banished, wasn't that taking place in Chaos Ponyville? Wasn't Ponyville founded 100 years ago or within Granny Smith's lifetime?

 

I dont think so, the huts we saw were all made of straw, and the hill Discord had was probably just something he liked to consistently put his throne on.

 

And yeah, Starswirl pisses me off xD Come on, writers.

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Why would you do this before I go to bed? Now I have something to obsess over and try to keep me up a bit longer (kidding aside.)

 

Okay I'm really sleepy and will probably want to check some things out to see how well they fit.

 

Has there been a proper timeline that's been established in Equestria's history? I'm just wanting to know if anything was put forth earlier as a reference.  If not, then that involves guessing a bit on the chronological order of events or at least means trying to prevent interchangeability in the timeline between events. What I'm basically wondering about.

 

1. Does Discord's reign/chaos era come right after the founding of Equestira (after Hearth's Warming/Windigoes)?  I'm just watching the dialogue (~6:00) on S2 opener (The Return of Harmony Pt 1).  Not much to go on, but the elements of harmony are introduced right during this time.  Is that why it's there first? (post hearth warming/windigoes).  Unless there is another reference I missed (please state if so).  I mean it seems reasonable if that's also partially the reason behind putting it that early in the chronicle.   Oh wait, the reasoning would probably come from if the three pony tribes started acknowledging the two alicorn princesses as their official monarch rulers. That's why that comes first? Hmm, there's some room in there (on S2, opener TROH) that apparently the two alicorn princesses were definitely fighting Discord to overthrow his chaotic rule over the three tribes - (being tired and not being able to remember doesn't help this). 

 

 

I dont think so, the huts we saw were all made of straw, and the hill Discord had was probably just something he liked to consistently put his throne on.

 

And yeah, Starswirl pisses me off xD Come on, writers.

 

Don't think it's ponyville either, and if I were to use and out of show reference - it's (IIRC) on one page (unfortunately this is in the comics) where a map is marked out for the Mane 6 and an area marked as the battle against discord is located on that map (it's somewhere outside of ponyville). Yeah, I have to look it up to check, (but that's an out of show reference, sorry).

 

2. Wait, why does Starswirl screw it up?  I don't understand why? "Teaching Clover the Clever > Clover growing to be a moderate magic using young unicorn > Equestria's Founding > Discord's reign > Discord's defeat > Tirek and Scorpan's" - happening under a span of 20 years.  Isn't that possible? Simply because, we haven't been told how many years passed between these events? Is there anything to suggest that these events didn't happen in say 15 years? or 10 years? Or Less?

 

Or is it due to from S4's finale with Tirek's backstory - "began to appreciate Equestria's way, even befriend a young unicorn wizard" (~8:40) - is that adjective throwing us off? How young was Starswirl when he met Scorpan?

 

sleepy and I probably missed something.

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Or is it due to from S4's finale with Tirek's backstory - "began to appreciate Equestria's way, even befriend a young unicorn wizard" (~8:40) - is that adjective throwing us off? How young was Starswirl when he met Scorpan?

 

I don't personally like it happening in that short amount of time, considering they bother to have things happen in the thousands of years, so things being that close seems weird and unlikely. And yes, that's it. If he did live through from Pre-Equestria to Scorpan's visit, he would be by no means 'young'.

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This makes a lot of sense, very interesting headcanon! :)

But we still need more informations, I guess you have to wait the end of the series to make a headcanon about the whole history of Equestria.

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This makes a lot of sense, very interesting headcanon! :)

But we still need more informations, I guess you have to wait the end of the series to make a headcanon about the whole history of Equestria.

 

Not going to happen, anyway x) No matter how much they explain there will always be something left. There is no 'finishing', there's just 'having as much history canon as possible, so less fanon needs to be used to paint the history'.

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I don't personally like it happening in that short amount of time, considering they bother to have things happen in the thousands of years, so things being that close seems weird and unlikely. And yes, that's it. If he did live through from Pre-Equestria to Scorpan's visit, he would be by no means 'young'.

 

 

Why did writers nopony decide to write the dates down when these ancient events occurred. 

 

Might be weird - but not exactly impossible to say it didn't happen in the twenty year span example. Not saying it's likely, just a possibility not ruled out yet. (But I get it, makes it feel too cramped in terms of time).  The stretch from pre-equestria to Scorpan visit has to imply that Discord's reign came inbetween there.  Can it be dislodged from that timeline spot? We're basing this on the position of how Celestia talks about the back story for Discord (S2, TROH ~5:55) "Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness. Luna and I saw how miserable life was for Earth ponies, Pegasi, and unicorns alike, so after discovering the Elements of Harmony, we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone."

 

Hmm, the way she words it, it might seem like this really right after pre-equestria/hearth's warming (however long the gap between those two events might be). Mixed in with the elements of harmony being found/tree.  It probably should come first (after pre-equestria).  Okay I can see that working out. 

 

 

Now the problem with "young" starswirl.  Perhaps bad adjective writing on the part of the dialogue there.  What's young in pony years? I don't think the ponies age in real pony years (i.e. in the lifespan of 25 to 30 years average).  The show has been completely vague in giving the age of anypony (or event for that matter).  There was some reasoning i came to, to think that ponies aged based on human years (possibly going up to at maximum, 100s).  I have to recall where I got that idea from.  So ...... maybe to Celestia .... 45 year old unicorn wizard seems young to her :P   She's Celestia - she's over 1000 years old - how can she tell what's young and old in pony years :lol:  (how long is her life span afterall?)  But really, it's just due to this annoying fact it hasn't been stated how old the ponies can get in Equestria.  I probably was thinking this based off of 'Family Appreciation Day' and trying to figure out how old Granny Smith is (ponyville's gotta be older than 30 years at least)

 

 

 

Timeline is cool and plausible. I like this, cheers.

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Woo... Reading that gave me the chills! :blink: It's not only an interesting history but a well-written history. Bravo!

 

As for the Starswirl conundrum, time-travel (or as I'm about to suggest, time-travel-esque methods) are probably the most sensible way to explain how he appears all over history. My thoughts are as follows:

  • Starswirl never learned "the magic of friendship", therefore he had few friends, and his only real friends were either immortal or extremely long-living beings.
  • Starswirl sounds like somepony who got bored easily once he ran out of things to research. If you knew your only friends would never die, propelling yourself forward a few decades or centuries to a time where things were hopefully more interesting would be no big deal.
  • Turning to stone and back again is no big deal in the MLP universe, so either way of Starswirl directly time-traveling forward or putting himself in stasis by deliberately being turned to stone seems plausible.
  • We don't have any official canon yet as to what became of Starswirl(?), so until we do we might as well assume he's sitting in stasis somewhere or is time-traveling forward and could appear at any moment.
  • I like the stasis idea better because it gives a reason for Celestia and Luna to not reveal that Starswirl isn't actually deceased: Honestly, if they ever let it slip to Twilight (or any unicorn pony for that matter) you'd know the first thing she'd do is go looking for him to restore him and fangush all over him. :lol:
  • Alternatively, maybe Tia and Luna made Twilight the Princess of Friendship in hopes that someday she could teach him how to make friends. Now that that task is complete, the big reveal for S5 will be "Surprise, Starswirl is still around; go tutor him, Twilight!" :)
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Woo... Reading that gave me the chills! :blink: It's not only an interesting history but a well-written history. Bravo!

 

As for the Starswirl conundrum, time-travel (or as I'm about to suggest, time-travel-esque methods) are probably the most sensible way to explain how he appears all over history. My thoughts are as follows:

  • Starswirl never learned "the magic of friendship", therefore he had few friends, and his only real friends were either immortal or extremely long-living beings.
  • Starswirl sounds like somepony who got bored easily once he ran out of things to research. If you knew your only friends would never die, propelling yourself forward a few decades or centuries to a time where things were hopefully more interesting would be no big deal.
  • Turning to stone and back again is no big deal in the MLP universe, so either way of Starswirl directly time-traveling forward or putting himself in stasis by deliberately being turned to stone seems plausible.
  • We don't have any official canon yet as to what became of Starswirl(?), so until we do we might as well assume he's sitting in stasis somewhere or is time-traveling forward and could appear at any moment.
  • I like the stasis idea better because it gives a reason for Celestia and Luna to not reveal that Starswirl isn't actually deceased: Honestly, if they ever let it slip to Twilight (or any unicorn pony for that matter) you'd know the first thing she'd do is go looking for him to restore him and fangush all over him. :lol:
  • Alternatively, maybe Tia and Luna made Twilight the Princess of Friendship in hopes that someday she could teach him how to make friends. Now that that task is complete, the big reveal for S5 will be "Surprise, Starswirl is still around; go tutor him, Twilight!" :)

 

Some interesting thoughts :3

 

ABSOLUTELY INDISPUTABLY AWESOME. Makes sense, I love how you ordered the events, and it all reads like a classroom textbook. Excellent work!

 

Much thanks :D

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How about this: Discord was a lot more malevolent before he first got hit by the Elements of Harmony.

Because it seems like he was supposed to stay in stone forever.

 

I've seen this theory more and more, actually x) Could be that the Elements have a hidden purifying effect every time he's hit with them, who knows.

 

Wow, this is awesome. Thank you so much for writing this. Now I know all about Equestrian History!

 

So glad you think so! :'D And glad you enjoyed it so much.

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This was fun to read. Only took me a few hours (hooray for being distracted by multiple things) but it was certainly worth it. 

 

Can't say that there's anything in there I majorly disagree with, it all seems to make logical sense to me. Overall it's very thorough, and I look forward to reading more once more is revealed in the coming seasons.

 

Great choice of art, by the way. It really enhanced the reading experience.

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I have a headcanon to solve your Starswirl-problem.

 

Starswirl had to do an extremely difficult task of magic. No sort of spell he tried helped, how ever powerfull. But then he remembered the strange case of the royal fool (the Pinkie Pie of his time), who seemed to have some unexplainabel powers. After some research, he came to the conclusion that it was Chaos Magic (funny thing, I had the same headcanon even before finding your post.). So, after realizing he couldn´t take the Magic of the Fool, he had the idea to take the magic directly from its source: Discord.

He took his strongest protection spells, put strong protective circles and runes around the statue, thinking Discord was a mere, though powerfull, demon. With a silent spell, he awoke a tiny part of the huge being Discord is. Using the full extent of his powers, the strongest spells he had, he barely managed to transfer some Chaos Magic to an opale and trap the tiny part in the statue again. After this, he swallowed the opale, and it made the strangest of magical powers useable by him, so he was able to finish the task of magic, using the powers of Chaos for good. 

But, although he was the strongest unicorn in his time, even rivaling the Royal Sisters, he wasn´t used to hold Chaos in his hooves. So, soon after, he lost control of the powers he stole from Discord, and he switched forms, times, even dimensions. 

Fighting this Chaos, he concentrated on the place he was born at, the body he was born with, and the time he was born in.

After his inner Storm of Chaos lowered, he slowly awoke. He was in the right form, that was clear. He was in the right dimension, he felt. But it didn´t look like Equestria at all. A few days thereafter, he know what was wrong:

Chaos had thrown him into the past.

 

I know, this theory is extremely farfetched, but accidental timetraveling would be the solution for this definitely.

 

P.S.: That headcanon is awesome.

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Huh, I thought Tirek went down before Discord, but this makes more sense.

 

Yeah, the fact that the sister's rule seemed to be something that was established in the wake of them toppling Discord, means Tirek had to come afterwords, because the Royal Sisters were already ruling when the Tirek/Scorpan business was introduced into history :) I also personally like the idea of Discord being the 'original' problem Equestria had once it had been established as such following the Hearth's Warming Eve events. Discord represents Anarchy, and the Sisters represent Structure and Peace. Peace stomping out Anarchy to build the majestic Eqiuestria on a land formerly full of wilderness and few scattered villages is a great concept, very symbolic.

 

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm hoping this gets more attention, I certainly put way more effort into this than I probably should have x)

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