The Ashen Calendar
The Honors of Ages Past
Issued by High Keeper Ellenore Eiriksson, on the 5th of EDVARD's IRE, FeA 491, AGE OF STIFLED FLAME; within the SACRED halls of the Temple of the Red-Lord, before HIS MOST RIGHTEOUS FLAME
By order of the High Keeper, envisioned & ordained by the righteous servant of the ALL-FATHER
PREAMBLE
In the pursuit of illuminating the hearts of the devout & those yet still unignited, perpetuating the sanctity of our Realm in the verities of Thoromir, the Herald & the Father, it is hereby decreed that the Ashen Calendar shall be henceforth recognized as the appointed temporal measure for the Holy Kingdom of Norland. This divine chronology, bestowed upon us by providence, shall govern all reckonings, whether they be manifest in Public Missives, Scrolls of Trade, Documents of the King’s Council, or Orders emanating from the august High Hearth.
THE DATING SYSTEM
Verily, the Ashen Calendar is a centurial system, wherein the passage of time is measured by the various ages,
ages known as ‘Crimson Age of -’. These epochs, named by the reigning High Keeper, are divinely interpreted in communion with the Will of the Father. These ages will be abbreviated on official documents put out by the King’s Council or the High Hearth after the age has been mentioned fully at least one time.
The commencement of this calendar begins with ‘The Descent’, year 0; for what transpired was the Descension of the All-Father - the moment when Thoromir, the Herald & his people, the Narvaukiaans, were graced and saved by the divine eminence of the Red-Lord Himself. The moment where Thoromir Armahnk Ruricsson received his divine mandate & was entrusted with seeing out the Father’s Will. The time before The Descent is recognized as a period of uncertainty, faithlessness, and chaos. Thus, any time before the Descension ascends numerically, in reverse, and is known as the ‘Age of Myth’.
The following are the Crimson Ages as recorded by the High Hearth, with their abbreviations:
The Descent - The Descension of the All-Father
0
FiAeHer - First Age; Crimson Age of Heraldry
1 - 99
SeAeTHr - Second Age; Crimson Age of The High-rock
100- 199
TiAeStr - Third Age; Crimson Age of Strife
200 - 299
FouAeAs - Fourth Age; Crimson Age of Ashes
300 - 399
FifAeSF - Fifth Age; Crimson Age of Stifled Flame
400 - 499
SiAeDF - Sixth Age;
500 - 599
The following are the Months as recorded by the High Hearth:
I. Thoromir's Plight
II. The Father's Eve
III. Eirik's Defiance
IV. Sven's Day
V. Edvard's Ire
VI. Caedric's Kindling
VII. Donovan's Stand
AND SO IT SHALL BE, BY THE WILL OF THE FATHER,
Ordained by the High Hearth before His most Sacred Flame, Ellenore Eiriksson, High Keeper of the Sacred Flame, Master of the Order of the First Flame, Righteous Servant of the Red-Lord, Loyal Adherent to the Ashen Way