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The UnOfficial
Handbook of the Marvel: The Lost Generation Universe is a member of Marvel's Authorized Fan Site Agreement. |

This is my UnOfficial Timeline of the Marvel Universe for events leading up to Fantastic Four (Vol I) #1 - the time period for the Golden Age Heroes and of the "Lost Generation" - and for the "Lost Generation" events taking place in the 22nd Century.
Acknowledgements: Thank you to Robert Franklin for help with the "Lost Generation" part of the timeline.
1500 A.D. - 1 A.D.
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| 1492 Gideon arrives in
America on the Pinta with Columbus, he dies and ascends
to a High Lord |
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| 1459 Vlad Dracula is
transformed into a Vampire by the Gypsy Lianda. |
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| 1448 Vlad Dracula
escapes the Turks, but has their help in overthrowing the
Throne of Wallachia. Eight months later he flees to
Moldavia. |
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| 1444 Vlad Dracula and
his younger brother Radu are betrayed and taken prisoner
by Murad II - Leader of the Turks. |
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| 1437 Vlad Dracul ousts
his half-brother Alexandru Akiea from the Throne. |
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| 1431 Vlad Dracul is
named Prince of Wallachia. |
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| 1430 Vlad Dracula, son
of Vlad Dracul is born. |
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| 1419 Mira is approached
to be one of the Young Gods. |
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| 1405 Mira (Varua) is
born. |
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| 1390 Emperor Naga of
Lemuria first wears the Serpent Crown of Set. |
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| 1350 Naga of Lemuria is
born. |
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| 1347 The Black Death
arrives in Greece, Sicily, Southern Italy and Livorno. Orann
discovers Ebrok has secretly been living with the
Cat-People Flavius and Helene. Orann attacks Ebrok and is
stopped when Flavius throws a vial at him. Orann leaves
carrying a new strain of Plague, Ebrok dies shortly
after. Flavius and Helene leave to solve their breeding
problem. |
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| 1344 Orann, Ebrok and
other sorcerers banish the Cat-People to another
dimension. |
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| 1343 Ebrok shows Flavius
and Helene to his fellow sorcerers. Ebrok
produces more Cat-People for his fellow sorcerers. |
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| 1342 Ebrok transforms a
male cat into a feline humanoid - he calls him Flavius.
Soon after he creates a female mate for Flavius and calls
her Helene. For many months they study Alchemy. |
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| 1209 Kay Destine visits
Ravenscroft and meets her grandparents. |
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| 1200 The spirit of
Magnus takes up residence in Westminster Abbey. |
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| 1194 Amergin contacts
his distant relative Doctor Druid in order to get help
against the Fomor. Help comes in the form of the Avengers
who are re-united with Dane Whitman in the body of Eobar
of Garrington. Alongside
the Avengers, Amergin and The Black Knight (III) defeat
the Fomor and Balok. Amergin dies before sealing the
portal between Earth and Avalon. The Black
Knight (III) seals the portal closing Avalon off from
Earth using the Evil Eye of Avalon. Once the portal is
sealed the body Eobar of Garrington dies and Dane Whitman
is returned to his body in the 20th Century. Prester
John discovers the fabled Isle of Avalon, he is the only
survivor of a plague that kills every inhabitant. He is
about to take his place on the Seat of Survival when he
encounters Kang. Prester
John discovers that Kang is only after the Evil Eye of
Avalon and they fight, during the fight Prester John is
transported to the year 911 A.D. Upon
returning to 1194 A.D., Prester John takes his place on
the Seat of Survival and enters suspended animation. |
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| 1193 The Black Knight
(III) discovers the fabled Isle of Avalon, and meets
Amergin - High Druid of Avalon. |
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| 1192 The Black Knight
(III) and Sersi place the body of Bennet Du Paris in a
tomb in the Swiss Alps. They then leave for the 20th
Century. Upon
leaving, the earlier incarnation of Dane Whitman that
inhabits the body of Eobar of Garrington resurfaces and
continues living the life of his ancestor. October
9th: The
Third Crusade Ends. |
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| 1191 Adam Destine is
captured by Al Kadhahaab, he travels to the Citadel of
Sujanaa Min Raghbah and kills him, he then frees the
genie held captive by Sujanaa Min Raghbah and the pair
become lovers. Adam
Destine is given the gift of immortality by his genie
lover. Sersi and
Dane Whitman appear in the 12th Century after leaving the
Ultraverse. Dane Whitman inhabits the body of his
ancestor Eobar of Garrington - the Black Knight (III), he
is already inhabiting this body from an earlier period in
his life. Sersi encourages Eobar's spirit to leave his
body. Bennet Du
Paris finds the Tower of Power in the domain of the
mythic "Eternal Pharoah" in a place called
Akkaba. Bennet Du
Paris discovers the Tower of Power and is transformed by
Apocalypse into Exodus. The Black
Knight (III) and Sersi discover the Tower of Power and
fight Sahreed, servant of Apocalypse. They are captured
by Apocalypse and only escape after Exodus tries to kill
Apocalypse. Apocalypse places Exodus in suspended
animation. |
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| 1190 In the aftermath of
the Siege of Jerusalem, Eobar of Garrington and Bennet Du
Paris encounter Fellahin. He tells them whispered tales
about an ancient Tower of Power. To help
them on their quest to find the Tower of Power, Bennet Du
Paris employs the services of Sahreed, servant of the
Eternal Pharoah. |
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| 1189 Richard Lionheart
is crowned King of England. King
Richard I joins the Third Crusade. Eobar of
Garrington becomes the third Black Knight, and is charged
with banishing the Moors from the Holy Land in the name
of Christianity. The Black Knight (III) joins the
Crusades. Dane
Whitman is sent back in time and inhabits the body of his
ancestor Eobar of Garrington - he will inhabit this body
for the next five years living the life of his ancestor. Adam
Destine joins the Crusades. |
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| 1184 Adam of Ravenscroft
has an accident an is impaled on a scythe. He is cured
after he has a vision of a female genie. From then on his
is known as Adam of Destine |
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| 1168 Adam of Ravenscroft
is born. |
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| 1150 En Sabah Nur
travels to Mongolia, he meet the External Saul (known as
Garbha-Hsien. En Sabah
Nur enters a spaceship and leaves as Apocalypse |
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| 911 A.D. Prester John
arrives from Avalon and allies himself with Charles the
Simple. Eric
Masterson (Thor (II)) is somehow transported to 911 A.D.,
upon arrival he fights Rollo leader of the Vikings.
Whilst they are getting introduced they are interrupted
by Prester John and Charles the Simple. Prester
John reveals that he intends to rule the 10th Century
through an heir to Charlemagne and so alter history. Prester
John begins to transform the 10th Century into his 12th
Century kingdom. He is defeated by Thor (II) and sent
back to the 12th Century, a few minutes after he left. Thor (II)
gets Rollo and Charles the Simple to form an alliance and
sets right the tampering to history. He is then
transported to Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th
Century. |
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| 560 A.D. Sir Raston of
Scandia - the Black Knight (II), nephew of Sir Percy of
Scandia - the Black Knight (I), is defeated in combat by
Kang and subsequently joins the Anachronauts. |
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| 538 A.D. Spider-Woman (I)
and Magnus travel back in time to confront Morgan Le Fey.
Both women fight and Spider-Woman (I) pushes Morgan Le
Fey out of a window. Once outside her castle Merlin's
spell kills her, before she dies Morgan's spirit travels
to the Astral Plane. |
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| 537 A.D. Edward of Scandia
is born. The Black
Knight joins King Arthur and the remaining Knights of the
Round Table for the final battle with Mordred the Evil. King
Arthur dies at the hands of Mordred during the Battle of
Camluan. Mordred
has the dying body of King Arthur taken to Castle Scandia
where he dies. The Black Knight (I) arrives at his home
and battles Mordred. Mordred mortally injures the Black
Knight (I) with the Ebony Dagger and then dies. Before the
Black Knight (I) dies, the spirit of Merlin appears and
casts a spell on the dying Black Knight (I). So that when
the spirit of Mordred the Evil once more stalks the Earth
the Black Knight shall live again - through another. The
Black Knight (I) then dies. |
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| 536 A.D. Modred the Mystic
enters the Dark Tower believing he can use the power of
the Darkhold for good. He speaks the Darkhold's
incantation of power and witnesses a dark cloud emerge
damanding a sacrifice. Modred
resists the cloud until Lady Janice, daughter of
Gervasse, arrives. Modred sacrifices himself to save the
life of Lady Janice, and falls into a death-like trance. The body
of Modred the Mystic is taken by Lady Janice and Gervasse
to a cave on the Isle of Wight. Once in the cave Gervasse
casts a spell protecting Modred until the day he would
next walk the Earth. Queen
Guinevere and Sir Lancelot have an affair. Merlin and
the Black Knight (I) led an army to defeat the forces of
Mordred the Evil and Morgan Le Fey. Mordred is defeated
and flees. Merlin and The Black Knight (I) travel to
Castle Le Fey where Morgan Le Fey had prepared a trap.
Instead of entering Merlin cast one of his mightiest
spells trapping Morgan Le Fey within her castle for the
rest of her life. Merlin is
imprison within an enchanted cave by the faery-witch
Nimue. Iron Man
and Doctor Doom travel back in time and arrive at
Camelot. Doom sides with Morgan Le Fey and Iron Man
fights with King Arthur and defeats Morgan's forces (and
Doom). Geoffrey
of Scandia is born. |
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| 535 A.D. Magnus places the
Darkhold in the Dark Tower and casts a spell so that
no-one of evil intent may enter. Magnus is
murdered by Morgan Le Fey, but his spirit does not pass
on to the spirit world. Sir Percy
of Scandia and Lady Rosamund are married by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| 534 A.D. Magnus is a
disciple (and the lover) of the sixth century's greatest
Sorceress - Morgan Le Fey. He joins her coven of
Darkholders and together they summon Chthon. The
Darkholders banish Chthon and bind him to Wundagore
Mountain. Magnus renounces Morgan and her coven and
steals the Darkhold. Romulus
Augustulus (now known at Tyrannus) raises an Army to
conquer England and defeat King Arthur. Tyrannus is
defeated by the Black Knight (I). Tyrannus is taken to
Camelot where he defies the King. Merlin casts a spell
and Tryannus vanishes from Camelot only to reappear in
Subterranea. Sir Percy
reveals to Lady Rosamund that he is in fact the Black
Knight (I). |
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| 533 A.D. A meteor falls to
Earth near Camelot, from it Merlin creates a sword for
good and a dagger for evil. With his
own lands seized Sir Percy of Scandia travels to Camelot
and begs for sanctuary. Merlin gives Sir Percy the Ebony
Blade and he becomes the Black Knight (I). The
Vikings travel to Camelot and kidnap Lady Rosamund. Sir
Percy changes into the costume of the Black Knight (I)
and battles the Vikings. After defeating the Vikings he
rides out to the Viking's Long-Boat and rescues Lady
Rosamund. A
Tournament is held in Camelot to celebrate the safe
return of Lady Rosamund. Mordred is given a brew that
inflicts a lingering illness - Merlin spies this in his
crystal ball and goes to warn the Black Knight (I). The Black
Knight (I) takes King Arthurs place in the joust and
defeats Mordred, helped by Merlin he manages to escape
Mordred's men and keep his secret identity hidden. Mordred
the Evil arranges for his men to ambush the Black Knight
(I), they do so and the Black Knight (I) is injured and
subsequently rescued by Merlin. Later Mordred suspects
Sir Percy of Scandia to be the Black Knight (I), he
confronts him but is confused when the Black Knight
appears - it is in fact Merlin helping to keep Sir
Percy's secret identity. The
Eternal Sersi entertains Merlin at the court of Camelot. |
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527 A.D. Modred is
apprenticed to a sorcerer named Gervasse upon his twelfth
birthday. |
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| 515 A.D. Modred is born to a
family of peasants. |
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| 498 A.D. Arthur Pendragon is
crowned King of England. |
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| 476 A.D. Romulus Augustulus,
the last Emperor of Rome, is deposed. |
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| 457 A.D. Arthur Pendragon is
born. |
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| 430 A.D. Uther Pendragon is
born. |
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