Named year events
24 events in this timeline — 5 dated, 19 named-only.
Morporkian Empire
History recalls, with its usual debatable certainty, thatAnkh-Morporkwas founded in– 2564UC. As new political entities tend to do, it immediately looked around for something to conquer. Much of the Discworld was available at this time, and for several hundred years Morporkia spread its power across most of the known…
Morporkian Empire
Diet of Bugs
In1196 UC, as chronicled inThe Fifth Elephant, the three main power-blocs in the formerUnholy Empiremet for a summit conference in the otherwise unremarkableÜberwaldeantown ofBugs.
Diet of Bugs
Ankh-Morpork Civil War
There are several events inAnkh-Morporklabelled as The Civil War. One of the most notable is the civil war where themonarchywas replaced with thePatricianshipdue to the actions of"Stoneface" Vimes. This happened onGrune4,1688 UC, over 300 years before the present time in Ankh-Morpork. A spectacular if historically…
Ankh-Morpork Civil War
The Battle of Ankh-Morpork
The Ankh-Morpork Civil War ran from 8.32 p.m., 3 Grune, 432 to 10.45 a.m., 4 Grune, 432 more commonly known as1688 UC. The origins of the war have always been the subject of heated debate among historians. There are two theories:
The Battle of Ankh-Morpork
Century of the Anchovy
TheCentury of the Anchovyis the current century in theDiscworld calendar, preceded by theCentury of the Fruitbat.
Century of the Anchovy
Named events without a parseable date (19)
Year of the Amending Camel
A 'bloodigoodyear' according to Charlie inThe Truth.
Year of the Ant
The worst winter occurred during this year according a butcher inThe Truth.
Year of the Astounded Beetle
In this year,Bruthawas perhaps two or three years old. He remembers that in this year, he first saw anEphebeancoin, aderachmi. As Brutha is described as "a youth" during the events ofSmall Gods,…
Year of the Dancing Dog
Occurs in 1961.1The year thatSamuel Vimestravelled back more than 30 years in time to inNight Watch.
Year of the Engaging Sloth
This was the year in whichPteppicgraduated from theAssassins' Guildschool, and is referenced inPyramids.
Year of the Hyena
The year theSourcererCoinwent toUnseen University, as told inSourcery.
Year of the Insulted Goat
According toNanny OgginMaskerade“’S a good year.”
Year of the Intimidating Porpoise
The year that old ‘Scratcher’ Hocksole died.
Year of the Lice
Lady Sybil'sgreat-grandmother cooked, personally, a full dinner for eighteen in a military redoubt that was entirely surrounded by bloodthirstyKlatchians, and she felt able to include sorbet and nuts.
Year of the Notional Serpent
This is the year in which the events of the bookSmall Godstook place. It fell in theCentury of the Fruitbatand in context might be between fourteen and twenty years after theYear of the Astounded…
Year of the Pensive Hare
Unseen Academicalsopens up with the New Year celebrations, including the Hunting of theMegapodethat usher this Year in. It sees the rebirth offootballas a new spectator sport, as well as the…
Year of the Prawn
The Year of the Prawn- modern year 2005 .
Events of this year include:
Publication of The Celebrated Discworld Almanak .
Coronation of Mr. Shine as King of the Trolls.
End of the…
Year of the Quiet Monkey
Lady Sybil'sgrandmother defended the embassy inPseudopolisagainst a mob, with no assistance but that offered by a gardener, a trained parrot, and a pan of hot cooking fat!
Year of the Reciprocating Llama
In a tweet circulated on Twitter on December 13th 2013, Terry Pratchett decreed that 2014 will be known on the Discworld as The Year of the Reciprocating Llama.
Year of the Revolving Crab
The year thatGuy de Yoyodiscovered the second highest waterfall on theDisc.
Year of the Significant Triangle
Birth Year of Windle Poons .
Year of the Sneezing Panda
According to those who arbitrate these things, theRoundworldconsensus calendar year of 2016 is to be known as The Year of the Sneezing Panda.Rob Wilkinssaid so atthe book launchforThe Shepherd's…
Year of the Stoat
A year of theDiscworld calendar, five generations or more before the events ofSnuff.
Year of the Translated Rat
A 'bloodigoodyear' according to Charlie inThe Truth.