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Latest comment: 12 October 2015 by EldritchNexus in topic Appropriate name?
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:I was a sceptic (see the above conversation), but the quote in Appendix A states: "''But there were dragons in the wastes beyond; and after many years they became strong again and multiplied, and they made war on the Dwarves, and plundered their works.''". So I don't agree with changing the name (if I were to change it to anything I'd drop "the"). --{{User:Mith/sig}} 18:41, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
:I was a sceptic (see the above conversation), but the quote in Appendix A states: "''But there were dragons in the wastes beyond; and after many years they became strong again and multiplied, and they made war on the Dwarves, and plundered their works.''". So I don't agree with changing the name (if I were to change it to anything I'd drop "the"). --{{User:Mith/sig}} 18:41, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
:: Well, the name is still an uninspired rehash of "War of the Dwarves and Orcs". Why not the "Dwarven-Dragon Conflict/Strife" or something like that? [[User:EldritchNexus|EldritchNexus]] 19:43, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

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Is this actually a thing? --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 08:02, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's described as a war in App A, but it should have the Unnamed template (as added now by Sage).--Morgan 08:29, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Where does it call it a proper war? Because I can only find two dates of when dwarves began to be troubled by dragons and when they moved away. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 08:49, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Section "Durin's Folk", a couple of paragraphs in.--Morgan 09:49, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is the text clear about the War's timeframe? Is Scatha mentioned in context of the war? If yes, should we readd him in the article, and extent the timeframe back to TA 2000 (since it's the approximate date of Scatha's death)? Sage 10:30, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

From what I can see the text doesn't mention Scatha in the context of this war.--Morgan 10:39, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Appropriate name?

First off, this name is obviously a snowclone of "War of the Dwarves and Orcs". Second, there's not much to indicate that this is a war, as much as it's simply a period of very similar conflicts happening within a certain time-frame.

Wouldn't a more appropriate title for this article be "Dragon invasion of the Grey Mountains" or "Re-Awakening of the Dragons"? EldritchNexus 14:14, 12 October 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I was a sceptic (see the above conversation), but the quote in Appendix A states: "But there were dragons in the wastes beyond; and after many years they became strong again and multiplied, and they made war on the Dwarves, and plundered their works.". So I don't agree with changing the name (if I were to change it to anything I'd drop "the"). --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 18:41, 12 October 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Well, the name is still an uninspired rehash of "War of the Dwarves and Orcs". Why not the "Dwarven-Dragon Conflict/Strife" or something like that? EldritchNexus 19:43, 12 October 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]