The three realms

[Lupis]

This has probably been asked, and answered, many times before but I couldn't find it. Were the 3 realms previously a single realm and if so was it the shattering of Adonalsium that caused the fracturing of the the 3 realms, or did they exist in that form even before the shattering?

[Elegy he/him]

Yep, they existed before the Shattering:

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Questioner

I want to ask how were the Realms created and does their creation have anything to do with Adonalsium and the Shattering?

Brandon Sanderson

So, good question. The Realms predate the Shattering of Adonalsium and are part of the fundamental physics of the cosmere. So they would have been created at the equivalent of the cosmere Big Bang when time was created and things like that.

ICon 2019 (Oct. 15, 2019)

 

[Steel Inquisitive he/him]

11 minutes ago, Lupis said:

This has probably been asked, and answered, many times before but I couldn't find it. Were the 3 realms previously a single realm and if so was it the shattering of Adonalsium that caused the fracturing of the the 3 realms, or did they exist in that form even before the shattering?

Yes, I do believe the three realms have always existed in their current form.

I'm pretty sure of that answer (I never state things as fact. Its a flaw of mine:-)).

[Lupis]

6 minutes ago, Elegy said:

Yep, they existed before the Shattering:

 

Thanks, good to know there is a definitive answer on that one.