1240d (WOD)

1240s

This Decade In Other Timelines

Chronicles of Darkness: 1240s

World of Darkness: 1240s

• 1242
• 1243
• 1244
• 1245
• 1248
• 1249

Events

• 1208-1244: Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in France continues. The war results in the complete destruction of the cultures of Provençe and Aquitaine.

1240 AD

• The mighty Silver Fang heroes, the twins Yuri Tvarivich and Sophia Tvarivich lead a number of werewolves against the Zmei Sharkala the Cruel in Russia including five Silver Fangs – Georges of Armenai, Boris, Foma, Vassili, and Utra. They were also accompanied by Pyotor, he of the Glass Walkers; Ulu, he of the Stargazers; the Bone Gnawer Igor Valkof; Mehmet, he of the Silent Striders; Katja, she of the Black Furies; and the Get of Fenris hero Ragnor. Utra, Ragnor, Boris, and Katja all died in the battle, as did Sophia, and Yuri was crushed by Sharkala as he delivered the final blow.
• Tartar Yoke begins. Mongols invade Russia and rule it. This is secretly supported by the Shadow Lords, although they outwardly protest that they cannot control the Mongols. Most Garou do not believe them. The Yoke ends in 1480.

1241 AD

• 1208-1244: Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in France continues. The war results in the complete destruction of the cultures of Provençe and Aquitaine.
• With the death of King Ivan II, the Bulgarian Empire fragments.
• The Mongols invade Belgrade.
• The Mongols defeat the people of Volga Bulgaria. Over eighty percent of the Volga population is dead and all major settlements have been razed to the ground.
• Pope Gregory IX dies, as does his successor Celestine IV, just two weeks after his inauguration. The papacy will remain vacant for two years after that.
• December: Word reaches the Golden Horde that their leader, Ögedei Khan, has died. They turn back to Mongolia.

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