Halo timeline: War of Beginnings and formation of the Covenant

[Windows Central]

After the firing of the Halos, the galaxy began to rebuild. Forerunner artifacts left behind from the past were in abundance — and two species, the Sangheili and the San'Shyuum, went to war over a disagreement about how they were to be used.
In our last Halo timeline article, we looked at the downfall of the Forerunner empire, the firing of the Halo arrays, and the Forerunners' reseeding of the galaxy with life before departing the Milky Way.

• Halo timeline part 1: Precursors, Forerunner betrayal, and the era that followed
• Halo timeline part 2: Forerunner-Flood War and the firing of the Halo arrays

In this article, we explore the War of Beginnings, a bloody, brutal conflict that resulted in the foundation of Halo's most infamous faction: the Covenant.

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