When did it begin?

When did it begin? When did what begin?! Well, everything of course! I have researching this question and have decided to write here as I discover things or make my own deductions. As a child growing up I had heard of the crazy old man who lived outside the village in a large stone house, or should I say library? Coincidentally, he happens to not live so far off the trail I run when escaping to the forest for meditation. It also turns out that he has a great great great great grandson named Conyore who is to be my mate just over 5 years.

So back to the question. Well, it is said that after thirteen upon thirteen generations we had forgotten God and God intended to destroy our world. It was the Hobbits and the Eleventh Angel that gave God reason to not destroy our world. That was also, the books have it, that God created the Earth and the humans.

It was about 6,000 to 8,000 years ago we first noticed Humans. If that was the time God intends to destroy our world then it must have been 13 upon 13 generations prior to that that our world was created, or more to the point, when Dawn created the first Elves. Some have suggested the texts imply it was only 26 generations, but most, including myself, take it as 169 generations. So how long is a generation? There is a common belief it it also 169 years, while others consider 128 years as the number, though this seems short.

Recently I have been working on making New Eleven Calenders, associating them with the Human calender. Our New Year starts at what in your world is called the spring equinox. What is interesting is the location of the spring equinox shifts a little each year, taking nearly 26,000 years to circumnavigate the globe. This is called "The Great Year" among other names by Humans. Given the importance the equinox plays in our calender I believe the 169 generations covered one great year.

It is now time for me to curl up into a small ball on my shakedown and gather some sleep.