Timeline with an attempt to be based on all sources of information and all versions of the timeline. May not be consistent with the latest official timeline.

Timeline based on the official site (2004) timeline with added dates.

Timeline and dates published in the RPG "Player's Guides", Alliance Player's Guide, Horde Player's Guide (2006), and Dark Factions (2008).

List of dates mentioned in Lands of Mystery (2006).

Timeline published in Lands of Conflict in 2004.

Timeline published in the World of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide in 2004.

Timeline originally published by Blizzard in the Warcraft I manual (1994), with further dates established from the Warcraft II manual (1996), Beyond the Dark Portal manual, and Warcraft III manual. Also includes dates mentioned in the RTS games themselves.

Other timelines

A list of all realms that have been created since the release of World of Warcraft.