On The Evolution of the modern day Elezen

[Enkidoh]

Moose would probably be able to clarify this in greater detail, but we actually do have some idea about when certain events in Ishgard's history took place and where they fit in the past. For starters..

The Dragonsong War was mentioned as having been waging for 'a thousand years' by the present day (5 7UE/0 7AE), so that's a start. Then it was mentioned that prior to that, the united elezen/dragon civilization flourished for 200 years. So putting that civilization's founding at 1200 years ago.

Where this fits into wider Eorzean history with the history of the elezen is that earlier in the game, Gridania was stated as having been founded 'some 500 years previously' (the game is a little vague on the exact amount of time in the past it was) when the moogles interceded on the inhabitants of Gelmorra's behalf to settle in the Black Shroud, uniting with the newly arrived Midlander hyur. Exactly when Gelmorra was founded though is anyone's guess - it's possible it might have been sometime after the 6th Umbral Calamity, or possibly even earlier, not (forgetting that the 6th Astral Era ran for 1572 years to the most recent Calamity), but it could have dated to even before Amdapor's time, given the elementals punished the Amdapori for their insolence too.

We know the elezen existed in Eorzea at least as far back as the height of the Allagan Empire which flourished in the 4th Astral Era, so that shows that the elezen's arrival in Eorzea preceded Shiva's bonding with Hraesvelgr by several millennia at least.

Damnit, this is giving me a headache!