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* According to the pre-millennial interpretation of {{the Bible}}, after Armageddon, Jesus will reign over the earth for this amount of time before dad Jehovah steps in, which would make this OlderThanDirt.
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* Spoofed in XiaolinShowdown. One episode revolves around them locking up their dragon Dojo for the day, because on that particular day he'll turn evil, grow two heads and devour all of the magical Shen Gong Wu items, leading to 1,000 years of darkness. The spoof comes from the quote below.
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* Spoofed in XiaolinShowdown.''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown''. One episode revolves around them locking up their dragon Dojo for the day, because on that particular day he'll turn evil, grow two heads and devour all of the magical Shen Gong Wu items, leading to 1,000 years of darkness. The spoof comes from the quote below.
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* Vlaakith [[KingBobTheNth CLVII]], Lich Queen of the Githyanki, has ruled her people for at least a thousand years by virtue of being undead in the ''Planescape'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons''.
* Vlaakith [[KingBobTheNth CLVII]], Lich Queen of the Githyanki, has ruled her people for at least a thousand years by virtue of being undead in the ''Planescape'' setting of ''DungeonsAndDragons''.
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This is when TheEmpire, or some other organization, is somehow estimated to last a certain amount of time. 1000 years is common, but there are likely other time frames. The important thing is that this is about assuming the length beforehand, not how long it actually lasts.
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This is when TheEmpire, or some other organization, is somehow estimated to last a certain amount of time. 1000 1,000 years is common, but there are likely other time frames. The important thing is that this is about assuming the length beforehand, not how long it actually lasts.
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* The ruling house of Japan is an inversion: the Japanese Tenno (emperors) claim an unbroken line that goes back more than 6000 years, while the Japanese as a people have existed for less than 2000 years, with no unbroken line to speak of (not even through adoption, thanks to lots of power struggles). The ancestoral line of Tennos was 'reconstructed' in the 7th century and its continuity is mostly fictional. However, it is fairly certain that the house itself has actually succeeded in ruling Japan for 1000 years--twice. When those anniversaries occurred, though, is a matter of conjecture.
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* The HolyRomanEmpire, in all its forms from Charlemagne to the NapoleonicWars, lasted for just over 1,000 years (800 to 1806). This is part of the reason that ThoseWackyNazis, above, predicted the same for the Third Reich (by their parlance, the Empire was the ''First'' Reich).
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* [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Princess Celestia]], notable as she literally has reigned for the 1000 years between Princess Luna's banishment and return.
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** This takes place in ''Kingdom Come'' from the {{Left Behind}} series, during which only "glorifieds" and "naturals" who have put their faith in Jesus Christ will be allowed to live to the end of the Millenium, while [[DeathsHourglass "naturals" who stay unbelievers by the time they reach 100 years of age will die and go to Hell.]] [[LaResistance The Other Light faction]] sees GodIsEvil because of this and has prepared for this contingency by passing down their teaching to the next generation of its converts so that the generation that gets to [[FinalBattle confront God and Jesus at the end of the Millenniu]] will be "assured victory" when [[SealedEvilInACan Satan is released.]] [[CurbStompBattle Unfortunately for them,]] [[YouCantFightFate it didn't turn out as they hoped.]]
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** This takes place in ''Kingdom Come'' from the {{Left Behind}} series, during which only "glorifieds" and "naturals" who have put their faith in Jesus Christ will be allowed to live to the end of the Millenium, while [[DeathsHourglass "naturals" who stay unbelievers by the time they reach 100 years of age will die and go to Hell.]] [[LaResistance The Other Light faction]] sees GodIsEvil because of this and has prepared for this contingency by passing down their teaching to the next generation of its converts so that the generation that gets to [[FinalBattle confront God and Jesus at the end of the Millenniu]] Millennium]] will be "assured victory" when [[SealedEvilInACan Satan is released.]] [[CurbStompBattle Unfortunately for them,]] [[YouCantFightFate it didn't turn out as they hoped.]]
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** This takes place in ''Kingdom Come'' from the {{Left Behind}} series, during which only "glorifieds" and "naturals" who have put their faith in Jesus Christ will be allowed to live to the end of the Millenium, while [[DeathsHourglass "naturals" who stay unbelievers by the time they reach 100 years of age will die and go to Hell]] [[LaResistance The Other Light faction]] sees GodIsEvil because of this and has prepared for this contingency by passing down their teaching to the next generation of its converts so that the generation that gets to [[FinalBattle confront God and Jesus at the end of the Millenniu]] will be "assured victory" when [[SealedEvilInACan Satan is released.]] [[CurbStompBattle Unfortunately for them,]] [[YouCantFightFate it didn't turn out as they hoped.]]
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*** Raimundo: So why a thousand?
*** Master Fung: It's actually 962 years. But a thousand sounds more drastic.
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* In Brandon Sanderson's {{Mistborn}} series, the Final Empire has said to have lasted for a thousand years. Interesting example of this in that it's been ruled by [[PhysicalGod one man]] for the whole time, the immortal [[EvilOverlord Lord Ruler]]. Toppling it - and him - is the goal of the first book. [[spoiler:Perhaps unsurprisingly, they succeed. But more surprisingly, later on, the empire is reestablished under Elend Venture . . .]]
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* The ruling house of Japan is an inversion: the Japanese Tenno (emperors) claim an unbroken line that goes back more than 6000 years, while the Japanese as a people have existed for less than 2000 years, with no unbroken line to speak of (not even through adoption, thanks to lots of power struggles). The ancestoral line of Tennos was 'reconstructed' in the 7th century and it's continuity is mostly fictional. However, it is fairly certain that the house itself has actually succeeded in ruling Japan for 1000 years--twice. When those anniversaries occurred, though, is a matter of conjecture.
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* Guess how long the Nazi Reich was supposed to last. Clue:[[spoiler: very nearly the trope namer.]]
*Actually, 1000 years was the prediction for how long Rome would reign made by Cicero(needs verification). Reich means Rome and uses that same model of 1000 years.
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* Guess how long the Nazi Reich was supposed to last. Clue:[[spoiler: very nearly the trope namer.]]\n *Actually, 1000 years was the prediction for how long Rome would reign made by Cicero(needs verification). Reich means Rome and uses that same model of 1000 years.
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* The the ruling house of Japan is an inversion: the Japanese Tenno (emperors) claim an unbroken line that goes back more than 6000 years, while the Japanese as a people have existed for less than 2000 years, with no unbroken line to speak of (not even through adoption, thanks to lots of power struggles). The ancestoral line of Tennos was 'reconstructed' in the 7th century and it's continuity is mostly fictional. However, it is fairly certain that the house itself has actually succeeded in ruling Japan for 1000 years--twice. When those anniversaries occurred, though, is a matter of conjecture.
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* The the ruling house of Japan is an inversion: the Japanese Tenno (emperors) claim an unbroken line that goes back more than 6000 years, while the Japanese as a people have existed for less than 2000 years, with no unbroken line to speak of (not even through adoption, thanks to lots of power struggles). The ancestoral line of Tennos was 'reconstructed' in the 7th century and it's continuity is mostly fictional. However, it is fairly certain that the house itself has actually succeeded in ruling Japan for 1000 years--twice. When those anniversaries occurred, though, is a matter of conjecture.
* The Habsburg dynasty had in one way or the other held power for ''at least'' six centuries. But this hasn't stop some of the early ones from claiming descent from as far afield as Agamemnon and even King David from the Bible. Naturally, their descendants pretty much retracted those.
* The Habsburg dynasty had in one way or the other held power for ''at least'' six centuries. But this hasn't stop some of the early ones from claiming descent from as far afield as Agamemnon and even King David from the Bible. Naturally, their descendants pretty much retracted those.
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* Spoofed in XiaolinShowdown. One episode revolves around them locking up their dragon Dojo for the day, because on that particular day he'll turn evil, grow two heads and devour all of the magical Shen Gong Wu items, leading to 1'000 years of darkness. Actually, it's just 962 years of darkness. They just say 1'000 because it sounds cooler.
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* Spoofed in XiaolinShowdown. One episode revolves around them locking up their dragon Dojo for the day, because on that particular day he'll turn evil, grow two heads and devour all of the magical Shen Gong Wu items, leading to 1'000 years of darkness. Actually, it's just The spoof comes from the quote below.
***Raimundo: So why a thousand?
***Master Fung: It's actually 962years of darkness. They just say 1'000 because it years. But a thousand sounds cooler.more drastic.
***Raimundo: So why a thousand?
***Master Fung: It's actually 962
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** This takes place in ''Kingdom Come'' from the {{Left Behind}} series.
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* The "Woodland Critter Christmas" episode of ''SouthPark'', where the TheAntichrist is supped to "bring a thousand years of darkness to the forest".
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* According to {{the Bible}}, after Armageddon, Jesus will reign over the earth for this amount of time before dad Jehovah steps in, which would make this OlderThanDirt.
** That's the pre-millennial interpretation, which is not -- universally believed.
*** Oh, ''please'' [[FlameWar don't bring that up.]]
** That's the pre-millennial interpretation, which is not -- universally believed.
*** Oh, ''please'' [[FlameWar don't bring that up.]]
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** That's the pre-millennial interpretation, which is not -- universally believed.
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*** Oh, ''please'' [[FlameWar don't bring that up.]]
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** It only actually lasted about 12 years, of course. Nice thousand-year empire there, fellas.
*** [[IrregularWebcomic Nazi Science]] ''[[IrregularWebcomic sneers]]'' at your pathetic notions of arithmetic!!
*** Of course it does. That's why it thought it was a good idea to give the entire world an overwhelming urge to obliterate them.
**** [[AtopTheFourthWall Of course! Don't you know anything about science?]]
*** [[IrregularWebcomic Nazi Science]] ''[[IrregularWebcomic sneers]]'' at your pathetic notions of arithmetic!!
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* The "Woodland Critter Christmas" episode of ''SouthPark'', where the TheAntichrist is supped to "bring a thousand years of darkness to the forest".
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* RealLife example: guess how long the Nazi empire was supposed to last.
** It only actually lasted about 12 years, of course. Nice thousand-year empire there, fellas.
*** [[IrregularWebcomic Nazi Science]] ''[[IrregularWebcomic sneers]]'' at your pathetic notions of arithmetic!!
*** Of course it does. That's why it thought it was a good idea to give the entire world an overwhelming urge to obliterate them.
**** [[AtopTheFourthWall Of course! Don't you know anything about science?]]
* Another RealLife example, ancient Chinese emperors tend to be greeted with "May you reign for 10,000 years" but most dynasties only lasts about 400 years or so.
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** It only actually lasted about 12 years, of course. Nice thousand-year empire there, fellas.
*** [[IrregularWebcomic Nazi Science]] ''[[IrregularWebcomic sneers]]'' at your pathetic notions of arithmetic!!
*** Of course it does. That's why it thought it was a good idea to give the entire world an overwhelming urge to obliterate them.
**** [[AtopTheFourthWall Of course! Don't you know anything about science?]]
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**** [[AtopTheFourthWall Of course! Don't you know anything about science?]]
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*** Of course it does. That's why it thought it was a good idea to give the entire world an overwhelming urge to obliterate them.
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* The ruling house of Japan is a subversion: While there (may be) no evidence that Jimmu Tenno (the first Emperor) predicted his family would rule for a thousand years, they've actually pulled it off -- ''twice'': first in 341, and again in 1340. And it's still going. It is the oldest royal house still in existence.
** Actually, for the Japanese Tenno, this works only backwards. They claim an unbroken line that goes back more than 6000 years, while the Japanese as a people have existed for less than 2000 years, with no unbroken line to speak of (not even through adoption, thanks to lots of power struggles). The ancestoral line of Tennos was 'reconstructed' in the 7th century and it's continuity is mostly fictional.
** Actually, for the Japanese Tenno, this works only backwards. They claim an unbroken line that goes back more than 6000 years, while the Japanese as a people have existed for less than 2000 years, with no unbroken line to speak of (not even through adoption, thanks to lots of power struggles). The ancestoral line of Tennos was 'reconstructed' in the 7th century and it's continuity is mostly fictional.
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** Actually, foran inversion: the Japanese Tenno, this works only backwards. They Tenno (emperors) claim an unbroken line that goes back more than 6000 years, while the Japanese as a people have existed for less than 2000 years, with no unbroken line to speak of (not even through adoption, thanks to lots of power struggles). The ancestoral line of Tennos was 'reconstructed' in the 7th century and it's continuity is mostly fictional. However, it is fairly certain that the house itself has actually succeeded in ruling Japan for 1000 years--twice. When those anniversaries occurred, though, is a matter of conjecture.
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