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(Apparently some sources describe the Old Time as the very early post-Anchoring era of *Gallifrey's* history — I think Dark Times is less ambiguous) Tag: 2017 source edit |
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}} | }}The '''anchoring of the thread''' was the name given by ''[[The Book of the War]]'' to the process through which the [[Great Houses]] created [[history]] with themselves at the centre and accidentally unleashed the [[Yssgaroth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] described this as [[Rassilon]]'s decision to make the universe rational; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'') with [[the Other]]'s help, he thus "shut the door" on the [[Time of Chaos]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') or "[[Dark Times]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'') | ||
The '''anchoring of the thread''' was the name given by ''[[The Book of the War]]'' to the process the [[Great Houses]] | |||
The process of rationalizing the universe was a reflection of the [[Intuitive Revelation]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') and was | The process of rationalizing the universe was a reflection of the [[Intuitive Revelation]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') and was synonymous with the [[Time Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'', ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') The [[Founding Conflict]] which involved the [[Fugitive Doctor]] also played a significant role in ending the Dark Times by establishing Time Lord-influenced harnessing of history. ([[TV]]: ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
