The Dwarfgate Wars, also known as Dwarven Wars
is a fiction

Fiction

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al war in the Dragonlance

Dragonlance

Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...

 settings.

The Dwarfgate Wars was fought between the Hill Dwarves and the Mountain Dwarves living in Thorbardin. The war took place over two centuries before the War of the Lance

War of the Lance

The War of the Lance is a fictional war in the Dragonlance setting, created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.-Publication history:The War of the Lance is the prime conflict in the Dragonlance saga....

.

It is notable in that several Heroes of the Lance participated in these events through a form of time travel

Time travel

Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...

: General Pheragas (Caramon Majere

Caramon Majere

Caramon Majere is a fictional character from the Dragonlance books. He is depicted as a fighter and is one of the main characters in Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's first Dragonlance trilogy, The Chronicles...

), Fistandantilus (Raistlin Majere

Raistlin Majere

Raistlin Majere is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Raistlin played an extensive role in the two main series of books, particularly in Dragonlance: Legends in which he was both primary protagonist and antagonist...

), Tasslehoff Burrfoot

Tasslehoff Burrfoot

Tasslehoff Burrfoot is a fictional character of the kender race from the Dragonlance series of novels, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He was born in Kendermore. His parents are unknown and he has few known relatives. He has a sister, and also claims to have an Uncle Trapspringer...

, and Denubis (Crysania).

Further reading

• The Gates of Thorbardin
  The Gates of Thorbardin
  The Gates of Thorbardin is one of the three novels in the Heroes II trilogy of the Dragonlance novels. It was written in 1990 by Dan Parkinson.-Plot summary:...
  
  by Dan Parkinson
• Dwarven Kingdoms of Krynn
• War of the Twins

External links

• The Age of Despair (retired site) at Dragonlance Nexus
  Dragonlance Nexus
  The Dragonlance Nexus is a Dragonlance fansite that was created in 1996 as "Dragon Realm". The site was overhauled and a new name was given to it as the "Dragonlance Nexus". Beginning on November 28, 2005, the site began publishing articles written by established authors starting with an article on...