The Middle Ages were a war torn but also advanced and even at times prosperous time in the history of ponykind. Many advancements in magic, cities, and culture came from the Middle Ages, however this period of time was not to last nor end peacefully. This chapter will focus on the fall of the Middle Ages, The Collapse.

Read More

Pegasi are one of the most common races in existence as of today, however in my awareness of the presence of the nation of Vaporia and it's rumors of being where pegasi originate I have come to believe that the pegasi may have first arrived upon the mainland during the First Tribal Period and have come from cloud settlements that were in and around the area that is now Vaporia. Their decisions to move to the mainland can be assumed as being due to an ease of finding food and other supplies to

Read More

The main type of weapon to be found in the First Tribal Period is the spear, a simple sharp end made of flint or stone set on a wooden handle. Unicorn, Earth pony, and Pegasus tribes all used this weapon. As the discovery of metals such as bronze and iron came about they were used for the heads of these spears making for more durable and deadly weapons. As the transitional period between the First Tribal Period and Rising Middle Ages came the Pegasi were developing the first polearms, unlike

Read More

During the Rising Middle Ages was when the societal structure started developing beyond the simple leader-followers structure present in the First Tribal Period. The idea of hereditary monarchies, having the leadership position passed down from a specific family line, was a product of this era. In most kingdoms the societal system was mostly the same and only beginning to evolve from the tribal leader-followers structure, however in the later Rising Middle Ages the first figures of nobility

Read More

Cornic is the ancient language of the Unicorns dating back to before the Rising Middle Ages, it's name derived from it's own word for 'Horn' (specifically that of a Unicorn) which is 'Corne'. The word Unicorn itself being derived from Cornic for 'One Horn' (Unicorne). The modern language of Equestrian originates from a medieval auxiliary language developed during the Rising Middle Ages, then known as 'Equestie' (Eques-ti-eh) or 'Pony Tongue/Language'. Equestie was developed from Cornic as

Read More

Most of the kingdom that existed were majority towards one specific race and this carried on into the second tribal period as evident with the formation of the Unicorn, Earth Pony, and Pegasus tribes that would eventually establish the Kingdom of Equestria. This general majority to one race is present even the first tribal period. Inter-tribal interaction between tribes of different races was present however it was more common between tribes of Unicorns and tribes of earth ponies due to

Read More

The middle ages was a period of time that is characterized by the events that took place after the first tribal period (Where the first tribes were formed) and the second tribal period (in which the Unicorn, Pegasi, and Earth ponies tribes were formed). That is where the name "Middle" Ages comes from, as it refers to the time's standing in between the two tribal periods. This time period was where a multitude of different kingdoms were formed, most of which from different tribes from the first

Read More