Second Era

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fictional time period historical era

The Second Era is a pivotal historical period in The Elder Scrolls universe marked by political fragmentation, the rise and fall of empires, and events leading up to the founding of the Septim Dynasty.

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Label	Occurrences
Second Era canonical	33

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12912266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Era
Context triple: [Tamriel, hasEra, Second Era]

A. Imperial Era
The Imperial Era is the period in the Star Wars galaxy when the Galactic Empire holds power between the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Rebel Alliance.
B. Carolean era
The Carolean era was a period in Swedish history marked by the absolutist rule and military campaigns of the late 17th- and early 18th-century warrior kings, especially Charles XI and Charles XII.
C. Warlord Era
The Warlord Era was a turbulent period in early 20th-century China marked by fragmented regional rule, military cliques, and ongoing civil conflict following the fall of the Qing dynasty.
D. Gondarine period
The Gondarine period was a significant era in Ethiopian history marked by the rise of Gondar as the imperial capital, noted for its distinctive stone castles, flourishing arts, and religious architecture.
E. Golden Age
Golden Age is a historical novel by Jane Smiley that concludes her sweeping Last Hundred Years Trilogy, tracing an American family through the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Era
Target entity description: The Second Era is a pivotal historical period in The Elder Scrolls universe marked by political fragmentation, the rise and fall of empires, and events leading up to the founding of the Septim Dynasty.

A. Imperial Era
The Imperial Era is the period in the Star Wars galaxy when the Galactic Empire holds power between the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Rebel Alliance.
B. Carolean era
The Carolean era was a period in Swedish history marked by the absolutist rule and military campaigns of the late 17th- and early 18th-century warrior kings, especially Charles XI and Charles XII.
C. Warlord Era
The Warlord Era was a turbulent period in early 20th-century China marked by fragmented regional rule, military cliques, and ongoing civil conflict following the fall of the Qing dynasty.
D. Gondarine period
The Gondarine period was a significant era in Ethiopian history marked by the rise of Gondar as the imperial capital, noted for its distinctive stone castles, flourishing arts, and religious architecture.
E. Golden Age
Golden Age is a historical novel by Jane Smiley that concludes her sweeping Last Hundred Years Trilogy, tracing an American family through the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional time period ⓘ historical era ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	2E ⓘ
associatedWith	Septim Dynasty ⓘ
characterizedBy	absence of a unified Cyrodiilic Empire for much of the era ⓘ interregnum period ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ rise and fall of empires ⓘ
chronologyPosition	second major era of recorded Tamrielic history ⓘ
createdBy	Bethesda Game Studios ⓘ Bethesda Softworks ⓘ
culminatesIn	rise of Tiber Septim and unification of Tamriel under the Septim Empire ⓘ
documentedIn	The Elder Scrolls Online lore books ⓘ in‑game texts across The Elder Scrolls series ⓘ
follows	First Era ⓘ
hasTheme	Daedric interference in mortal affairs ⓘ conflict between alliances ⓘ struggle for control of the Ruby Throne ⓘ transition between mythic and more historical ages in Tamrielic history ⓘ
leadsTo	founding of the Septim Dynasty ⓘ
medium	video game franchise lore ⓘ
notableEvent	Akaviri Potentate rule in Cyrodiil ⓘ Argonian liberation movements in Black Marsh ⓘ Daedric Prince schemes involving Molag Bal, Meridia, Boethiah, and others ⓘ Dwemer remain vanished from Tamriel ⓘ Interregnum in Cyrodiil ⓘ linked to: Second Era of Tamriel Planemeld attempt by Molag Bal ⓘ Reman Dynasty’s decline and fall ⓘ Soulburst in the Imperial City ⓘ Three Banners War ⓘ Varen’s Rebellion in Cyrodiil ⓘ assassination of the last Akaviri Potentate ⓘ early conquests and unification efforts that precede Tiber Septim ⓘ expansion of the Thieves Guild influence across Tamriel ⓘ formation of the Aldmeri Dominion (Second Era) ⓘ formation of the Daggerfall Covenant ⓘ formation of the Ebonheart Pact ⓘ formation of the Morag Tong as a major political force in Morrowind ⓘ increased activity of the Psijic Order ⓘ rise of the Dark Brotherhood from the Morag Tong schism ⓘ rise of the Fighters Guild ⓘ rise of the Mages Guild ⓘ rise of the Worm Cult under Mannimarco ⓘ
partOf	The Elder Scrolls universe ⓘ linked to: The Elder Scrolls
precedes	Third Era ⓘ
settingOf	The Elder Scrolls Online ⓘ
timeLocation	Tamriel ⓘ
usedIn	in‑universe dating system of The Elder Scrolls ⓘ

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tamriel → hasEra → Second Era ⓘ

Summerset Isles → eraOfProminence → Second Era ⓘ

Black Marsh → eraMentioned → Second Era ⓘ

Three Banners War → era → Second Era ⓘ

Second Aldmeri Dominion → era → Second Era ⓘ

subject linked to: Second Aldmeri Dominion (temporarily, lore-dependent)

Bretons → eraActive → Second Era ⓘ

First Era → precedes → Second Era ⓘ

Summurset → eraFeaturedIn → Second Era ⓘ

Auridon → eraDepicted → Second Era ⓘ

Artaeum (periodically present) → disappearedDuring → Second Era ⓘ

Gideon → timePeriod → Second Era ⓘ

Lilmoth → era → Second Era ⓘ

Argonian tribes → eraMentioned → Second Era ⓘ

Skaven → inLoreTimePeriod → Second Era ⓘ

Craglorn → chronologicalContext → Second Era ⓘ

Falinesti → eraKnown → Second Era ⓘ

Elden Root → eraFeatured → Second Era ⓘ

Southpoint → timePeriodDepicted → Second Era ⓘ

Malabal Tor → timePeriod → Second Era ⓘ

Orsinium → hasHistoricalEra → Second Era ⓘ

Alinor → eraActive → Second Era ⓘ

Stormhold → inTimePeriod → Second Era ⓘ

Stros M'Kai → timePeriodFeatured → Second Era ⓘ

Abecean Sea → inLoreEra → Second Era ⓘ

Shimmerene → timePeriod → Second Era ⓘ

Queen Ayrenn → era → Second Era ⓘ

Wayrest → era → Second Era ⓘ

Shornhelm → eraFeatured → Second Era ⓘ

Northpoint → governanceEra → Second Era ⓘ

Camlorn → eraMentioned → Second Era ⓘ

Jehanna → eraMentioned → Second Era ⓘ

Rivenspire → timePeriodFeatured → Second Era ⓘ

Wrothgarian Mountains → timePeriodFeatured → Second Era ⓘ

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