Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24994749-20140808215337/@comment-14909251-20140808224718

I believe we only know of two actual wars at present and one was THE war. Mind you, there are ancient settlements situated in the Emerald Forest, dating back to the time of humanity's desperation. As I see it, they are talking about a war that was centuries long or more. Even if the Grimm are still about, it suggests they inflicted a crushing blow that basically left them docile and unwilling to go further. Basically, the endpoint of the war was when a sustainable defensive line was established separating human territory from Grimm territory. Establishing reasonable separation allowed human civilization to flourish. The only other war mentioned is the Faunus War, which I presume took place much more recently, perhaps in the infant years of the students or just prior.