Before 20th Century

This is a timeline of events that occurred before the 20th century.

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 * The Convergence occurs.
 * First Battle of Svartalfheim: The Dark Elves led by Malekith try to destroy the Nine Realms with the power of Dark_Elves_at_War.jpg Aether. They are stopped by the Asgardian army led by Bor, who successfully seize the Aether. In an effort to save his race, Malekith kills most of his army and much of Bor's army, then puts his remaining forces into a sleep which lasts for millennia. Bor orders for the Aether to be hidden in the deepest area possible, where no one can access it.

14th

 * Battle at Tønsberg: The Frost Giants of Jotunheim attempt to conquer Midgard/Earth, starting their invasion in Tønsberg, Norway. The Asgardians hear of the attack, assemble their army and prepare for battle. Odin_x_Laufey.png

3rd

 * Battle of Jotunheim: Odin leads the Asgardian army in an epic battle against the Frost Giants, to repel their invasion and protect Midgard. They force the Frost Giants back to Jotunheim, where Odin discovers an abandoned Frost Giant infant. He adopts the child, names him Loki and raises him alongside his own son, Thor. He later negotiates a truce with Jotunheim's king, Laufey.

30th

 * In Asgard, Odin tells his sons Loki and Thor of his success in the battle in Jotunheim, and that they were both born to be kings.

8th

 * A warrior from Asgard's Berserker Army defects from Asgard to live on Earth.  He decides his weapon, the Berserker Staff, which greatly enhances the wielder's strength, is too powerful for anyone to possess, so he breaks it into three pieces and hides each one in different locations across Europe.

2nd

 * The Berserker Warrior receives food and shelter at a monastery in Ireland, where he is venerated as a saint. He shares his true identity with the priests, who have a vow of silence, and hides a piece of the Berserker Staff there.

26th

 * The Berserker Warrior hides the second piece of his staff inside a tree in the future location of Trillemarka National Park, Norway.

11th

 * The Berserker Warrior hides the final piece of his staff in the catacombs under a church in Seville, Spain.

21st

 * Odin hides the Tesseract in Tønsberg, Norway.

1413

 * Lorelei terrorizes the Nine Realms, using her power of enthrallment to enslave hundreds of men. She is eventually defeated by Sif and imprisoned in Asgard's dungeons.

20th

 * Having spent hundreds of years living on Earth, the Berserker Warrior tells his story to a french girl. Her brother, a priest, adapts the story into the legend of "The Warrior Who Stayed".