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The History of Warcraft, also known as the Warcraft universe, is a comprehensive account of lore created by Blizzard as background information to the World of Warcraft universe, and is made up of the entirety of Blizzard's published record so far.[1] The full text is available on the official World of Warcraft site. Additionally, most of this material can be read within the game itself as in-game books.

Want to know more about the lore of World of Warcraft? Although the game doesn't require any prior knowledge of Warcraft lore to enjoy, you may appreciate the broader understanding of the setting and characters in the game that you will gain from learning about the lore. Here are some resources that are available:

History of Warcraft

Note: Certain parts of the History section are outdated and may therefore conflict with other pieces of lore or stories. They plan on updating this section someday to bring it up to date.[1]

Timeline

Chapter I: Mythos

Chapter II: The New World

Chapter III: The Doom of Draenor

Chapter IV: Alliance And Horde

Chapter V: Return of the Burning Legion

Official Web Site

Samples of online official World of Warcraft lore for one's reading enjoyment.

Encyclopedia

Since the release of the first Warcraft game, the lore of the Warcraft universe has been evolving and expanding at an incredible rate. Today, Warcraft lore is spread across four games and three expansions as well as a number of novels, a pen-and-paper roleplaying game, and even a manga series. Now you can find all there is to know about Warcraft in one official source of all things Warcraft: The Warcraft Encyclopedia. In time we hope it will grow to be the ultimate resource for all your Warcraft story and lore needs.

Lack of recent update activity (as of early 2008) seems to indicate that Blizzard has either put this project on hold or temporarily removed resources committed to expanding it.

World of Warcraft

WoW Icon update This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

The Burning Crusade

Bc icon This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Wrath of the Lich King

Wrath-Logo-Small This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Previous Warcraft games

The single-player Warcraft III campaigns and the accompanying game manuals provide a wealth of information about events in the world of Azeroth.

Novels

EBooks

Manga

RPG

Icon-RPG This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Warcraft Role-Playing Games provide a wealth of information about Warcraft lore.

References

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