Ice Age (event)

The Ice Age
Era Information
Also known as	The Age of Ice The Time of Ice Time of the Eternal Snows
Dates	450—2934 AR
Length	2484 years
Plane	Dominaria (Terisiare)
Sets	Ice Age, Urza's Saga
Storyline sources	The Ice Age (comic) The Eternal Ice The Story of Ice Age Planeswalker (novel)
Notable events	Start of the Ice Age, Urza's Assault on Phyrexia, Fall of Storgard, Summit of the Null Moon, Lim-Dûl's Battle, World Spell
Timeline
Dark Age The Ice Age The Thaw

The Ice Age, also known as the Time of Ice and the Time of the Eternal Snows^[1], was a period of extreme cold in Dominaria lasting from 450 AR to 2934 AR. It was initiated by the Sylex Blast at the end of the Brothers' War, and prolonged by the magic of the planeswalkers Leshrac and Tevesh Szat, until Freyalise cast her World Spell to end it.^[2]

History

The Ice Age lasted — depending on where one places its beginning — over two thousand years. It is a period that, save for its very end, is largely lost in Dominaria's historical record.^[3] As a result of the period's opaqueness to historians, most on the plane assume that it was a quiet period. In reality, it saw the birth of the modern nations of Terisiare and the refinement of magic into its present state. It was a time when planeswalkers held sway over the world, when great beasts evolved to battle the cold, and when mages sought out the greatest secrets of their arts.

The Ice Age generally referred to in history is the one from the time of the kingdom of Storgard until the casting of the World Spell.^[4] The age following is known as The Thaw.

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