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The Wanderer of the North

by Alaxsxaq
Before Nightmare Moon, before Discord, and before the Crown, there was a white pony. An epic work retelling the life of Celestia.

Princess Celestia conceals it well, in appearance and poise, but she is an old mare. A thousand years is a long time to dwell, and her's have been filled with laughter and tears, love and loss, achievement and regret.

With a fresh open book and quill, Twilight Sparkle endeavors to capture in some semblance the journey that Celestia, Queen of Equestria and Warden of the Sun, has trekked in her centuries.

But before Nightmare Moon, before Discord, and before the Crown; in the age when Equestria was little more than a patchwork of jealous princes vying for supremacy, there was a white pony.

Tall, strong, and mysterious, she'd creep from the wilds and realize a destiny forged in elder days. A terrible evil stirs after millennia of dormancy. Equestria needs a hero, and the Wanderer of the North will answer the call.

An epic work retelling the life of Celestia, expanding on the mythology created in De Surgente Cadenteque Alicornuum, but it's not necessary to have read it beforehand.

Cover image by my good friend Private Dangle.

Also with a TVTropes page here!

Teen
Cancelled
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Adventure
Violence
 
PP

304839 words: Estimated 1 day to read
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36 Chapters:

  1. 1. The Exilarch: Part 1. A Quaint Northern Homestead 2013-12-14 05:18:12 UTC
    5176
  2. 1. The Exilarch: Part 2. The Calm Waters 2014-01-16 22:58:55 UTC
    3212
  3. 1. The Exilarch: Part 3. Innocence Lost 2014-01-26 23:25:24 UTC
    6877
  4. 2. The Alicorn Errant: Part 1. Irredeemable 2014-02-16 01:29:16 UTC
    7454
  5. 2. The Alicorn Errant: Part 2. Warmth in Winter's Chill 2014-03-01 21:59:51 UTC
    6419
  6. 2. The Alicorn Errant: Part 3. Poneva 2014-03-28 22:50:17 UTC
    7675
  7. 2. The Alicorn Errant: Part 4. The Wintermail 2014-04-21 20:58:52 UTC
    6091
  8. 2. The Alicorn Errant: Part 5. An Old Friend 2014-05-02 21:55:59 UTC
    6445
  9. 2. The Alicorn Errant: Part 6. The Dragoness 2014-05-22 21:58:28 UTC
    7128
  10. 3. In the Shadow of Giants: Part 1. The Minotaur 2014-06-23 21:52:04 UTC
    7731
  11. 3. In the Shadow of Giants: Part 2. The Mountain-borne Keep 2014-08-07 05:38:31 UTC
    6163
  12. 3. In the Shadow of Giants: Part 3. The Prince of Canterlot 2014-08-07 05:38:33 UTC
    8500
  13. 3. In the Shadow of Giants: Part 4. A Soot-Covered Queen 2014-11-24 05:07:17 UTC
    8237
  14. 3. In the Shadow of Giants: Part 5. The Ways of the Sword and Quill 2015-03-08 21:56:46 UTC
    6502
  15. 3. In the Shadow of Giants: Part 6. The Alicorns' Lament 2015-03-15 22:07:19 UTC
    9020
  16. 3. In the Shadow of Giants: Part 7. Reconciliation 2017-10-09 00:09:38 UTC
    8786
  17. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 1. After All These Years 2017-10-09 21:35:00 UTC
    8750
  18. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 2. The Royal Sisters 2017-10-23 20:16:38 UTC
    7278
  19. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 3. The Battle of Windhock Vale 2017-11-08 22:04:08 UTC
    15176
  20. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 4. The Downfallen 2017-11-30 21:11:48 UTC
    10985
  21. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 5. The Congress of Lords 2017-12-19 17:44:47 UTC
    12091
  22. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 6. Venerable Arts 2017-12-29 05:22:42 UTC
    5702
  23. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 7. The Journey West 2018-01-14 19:36:23 UTC
    11536
  24. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 8. Where the Monsters Dwell 2018-02-04 20:08:53 UTC
    15550
  25. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 9. A Different Sort of Cruelty 2018-03-03 23:41:38 UTC
    9019
  26. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 10. Forward 2018-03-13 00:23:59 UTC
    4922
  27. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 11. Call the Banners! 2018-03-20 21:20:23 UTC
    5822
  28. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 12. Ruin and Wrath 2018-03-26 19:10:08 UTC
    6413
  29. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 13. Inspiration 2018-04-03 05:13:46 UTC
    7170
  30. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 14. Aristeia 2018-04-24 18:28:30 UTC
    13533
  31. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 15. The Everfree 2018-06-05 06:24:51 UTC
    9753
  32. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 16. Scepter and Sword 2018-07-20 05:37:05 UTC
    7592
  33. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 17. Undone 2019-01-22 15:30:46 UTC
    9384
  34. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 18. Taking Charge 2019-02-03 17:31:40 UTC
    7601
  35. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 19. The Battle for Equestria 2019-02-23 18:36:51 UTC
    15838
  36. 4. The Twin Goddesses: Part 20. Celestia and Luna 2019-03-07 16:11:20 UTC
    9308