diff --git a/assets/js/tools.js b/assets/js/tools.js
index babe7c4..07bb41c 100644
--- a/assets/js/tools.js
+++ b/assets/js/tools.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const REDACT_I18N = {
     redactEntityNames: 'Names',
     redactEntityOrgs: 'Organisations',
     redactEntityPlaces: 'Places',
-    redactEntityDob: 'Dates of birth',
+    redactEntityDob: 'Dates',
     redactOfficials: 'Officials',
     redactKeepOfficials: 'Keep official names (judges, experts)',
     redactOfficialsHint: 'When checked, judges, expert witnesses and caseworkers keep their names in a labelled tag: [JUDGE: Andersen]. Uncheck to replace all names with generic role tags.',
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const REDACT_I18N = {
     redactEntityNames: 'Navn',
     redactEntityOrgs: 'Organisasjoner',
     redactEntityPlaces: 'Steder',
-    redactEntityDob: 'Fødselsdatoer',
+    redactEntityDob: 'Datoer',
     redactOfficials: 'Offisielle',
     redactKeepOfficials: 'Behold offisielle navn (dommere, sakkyndige)',
     redactOfficialsHint: 'Når avkrysset beholder dommere, sakkyndige og saksbehandlere sine navn i en merket tagg: [DOMMER: Andersen]. Fjern haken for å erstatte alle navn med generiske rolletaggar.',
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const REDACT_I18N = {
     redactEntityNames: 'Імена',
     redactEntityOrgs: 'Організації',
     redactEntityPlaces: 'Місця',
-    redactEntityDob: 'Дати народження',
+    redactEntityDob: 'Дати',
     redactOfficials: 'Офіційні особи',
     redactKeepOfficials: 'Зберігати офіційні імена (судді, експерти)',
     redactOfficialsHint: 'Якщо позначено, судді, експерти та соціальні працівники зберігають свої імена у позначеному тезі: [СУДДЯ: Andersen].',
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const REDACT_I18N = {
     redactEntityNames: 'Imiona',
     redactEntityOrgs: 'Organizacje',
     redactEntityPlaces: 'Miejsca',
-    redactEntityDob: 'Daty urodzenia',
+    redactEntityDob: 'Daty',
     redactOfficials: 'Urzędnicy',
     redactKeepOfficials: 'Zachowaj oficjalne nazwy (sędziowie, eksperci)',
     redactOfficialsHint: 'Gdy zaznaczone, sędziowie, biegli i pracownicy socjalni zachowują swoje nazwiska w oznaczonym tagu: [SĘDZIA: Andersen].',
diff --git a/includes/LegalTools.php b/includes/LegalTools.php
index cea9515..2b3a24c 100644
--- a/includes/LegalTools.php
+++ b/includes/LegalTools.php
@@ -281,11 +281,12 @@ PROMPT;
 
     public function timeline(
         string $text,
-        string $language          = 'en',
-        string $engine            = 'azure_mini',
-        string $focus             = 'all',
-        string $confidenceFilter  = 'all',
-        bool   $includeRelative   = true
+        string $language           = 'en',
+        string $engine             = 'azure_mini',
+        string $focus              = 'all',
+        string $confidenceFilter   = 'all',
+        bool   $includeRelative    = true,
+        bool   $includeBackground  = true
     ): array {
         $text   = $this->requirePasteText($text);
         $engine = in_array($engine, ['azure_mini', 'azure_full', 'gpu'], true) ? $engine : 'azure_mini';
@@ -304,10 +305,14 @@ PROMPT;
             default     => '',
         };
 
+        $backgroundInstruction = $includeBackground
+            ? "\nAlso extract BACKGROUND and NARRATIVE events: dates embedded in contextual paragraphs, historical facts, year-only references, and approximate years (e.g. \"rundt 2011/2012\", \"David ble født den 30.07.2015\", \"familien i 2015\"). These are valid timeline events even when they appear in introductory or background text — do NOT skip them."
+            : "\nDo NOT include purely historical background or narrative context dates. Focus only on operational events, deadlines, and milestones that are directly actionable in the case.";
+
         $prompt = <<<PROMPT
 Build a chronological timeline from the pasted text in {$locale}.
 
-Extract ALL dates, deadlines, milestones, and temporal references.{$focusInstruction}
+Extract ALL dates, deadlines, milestones, and temporal references.{$focusInstruction}{$backgroundInstruction}
 
 IMPORTANT — Norwegian date formats to recognise:
 - DD.MM.YY  (e.g. 18.09.25 = 2025-09-18, 09.04.25 = 2025-04-09)
@@ -871,6 +876,17 @@ PROMPT;
             ['pattern' => '/(?<!\d)(?:\d{6}[\s\-]?\d{5}|\d{11})(?!\d)/u',                                                                       'replacement' => '[FNR]',     'type' => 'fødselsnummer'],
             ['pattern' => '/(?<!\d)(?:\+47[\s.\-]?)?(?:\d[\s.\-]?){8}(?!\d)/u',                                                                 'replacement' => '[PHONE]',   'type' => 'phone'],
             ['pattern' => '/\b[A-ZÆØÅ][\p{L}æøåÆØÅ\.\- ]{2,40}\s+(?:gate|gata|vei|veien|plass)\s+\d+[A-Za-z]?\b/iu',                          'replacement' => '[ADDRESS]', 'type' => 'address'],
+            // Dates — must precede generic numeric patterns
+            // Year range (e.g. 2011/2012, 2018-2019)
+            ['pattern' => '/(?<!\d)(?:19|20)\d{2}\s*[\/\-–—]\s*(?:19|20)?\d{2}(?!\d)/u',                                                       'replacement' => '[DATE]',    'type' => 'date'],
+            // Norwegian DD.MM.YYYY and DD/MM/YYYY
+            ['pattern' => '/(?<!\d)(?:0?[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])[.\/](?:0?[1-9]|1[0-2])[.\/](?:19|20)\d{2}(?!\d)/u',                              'replacement' => '[DATE]',    'type' => 'date'],
+            // ISO YYYY-MM-DD
+            ['pattern' => '/(?<!\d)(?:19|20)\d{2}-(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])(?!\d)/u',                                          'replacement' => '[DATE]',    'type' => 'date'],
+            // DD. Month YYYY (e.g. "30. juli 2015") and Month YYYY (Norwegian + English)
+            ['pattern' => '/\b(?:\d{1,2}\.?\s+)?(?:januar|februar|mars|april|mai|juni|juli|august|september|oktober|november|desember|January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December|Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Sept|Oct|Nov|Dec)\s+(?:19|20)\d{2}\b/iu', 'replacement' => '[DATE]', 'type' => 'date'],
+            // Year after Norwegian/English temporal preposition (lookbehind keeps preposition)
+            ['pattern' => '/(?<=\b(?:i|fra|siden|innen|før|etter|rundt|omkring|cirka|in|from|since|until|before|after|around|circa)\s)(?:19|20)\d{2}(?![\d\/\-])/iu', 'replacement' => '[DATE]', 'type' => 'date'],
         ];
 
         if ($region === 'nordic') {
@@ -991,7 +1007,7 @@ PROMPT;
         $system = <<<PROMPT
 You are a privacy redaction assistant for legal documents (ECHR judgements, Norwegian family law cases, EU child welfare documents). The text below has already had mechanical identifiers replaced with placeholder tags in [BRACKETS].
 
-Your task: find any remaining identifiable information — person names, organisation names, specific places at city level or below, dates of birth, and identifying descriptions.
+Your task: find any remaining identifiable information — person names, organisation names, specific places at city level or below, dates and dates of birth (including soft references like "i 2015", "august 2018", "rundt 2011/2012", "spring of 2019"), and identifying descriptions.
 
 STEP 1 — For person names: identify each individual and infer their role or relationship from context.
 Assign each person a consistent contextual tag used for every occurrence of their name:
@@ -1008,6 +1024,7 @@ Allowed types and their tag format:
   org          →  [ORG]
   place        →  [PLACE]
   date_of_birth → [DOB]
+  date         →  [DATE]   (years, year ranges, month+year, soft temporal references — e.g. "i 2015" → "i [DATE]", "rundt 2011/2012" → "rundt [DATE]")
   other        →  [IDENTIFIER]
 
 Rules:
diff --git a/redact.php b/redact.php
index 3f5b6c5..94aed95 100644
--- a/redact.php
+++ b/redact.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/layout.php';
                             <label><input type="checkbox" name="redactNames" id="redactNames" checked> <span data-i18n="redactEntityNames">Names</span></label>
                             <label><input type="checkbox" name="redactOrgs" id="redactOrgs" checked> <span data-i18n="redactEntityOrgs">Organisations</span></label>
                             <label><input type="checkbox" name="redactPlaces" id="redactPlaces" checked> <span data-i18n="redactEntityPlaces">Places</span></label>
-                            <label><input type="checkbox" name="redactDob" id="redactDob" checked> <span data-i18n="redactEntityDob">Dates of birth</span></label>
+                            <label><input type="checkbox" name="redactDob" id="redactDob" checked> <span data-i18n="redactEntityDob">Dates</span></label>
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="control-row" id="redactOfficialsControl">