A conflict from 976 to 978 NE, triggered when King Laman of Cairhien cut down Avendoraldera, a sapling of the great chora tree given to Cairhien by the Aiel. Four Aiel clans crossed the Spine of the World, looting and burning Cairhien and extending the conflict into Andor and Tear. The war ended at the Battle of the Shining Walls before Tar Valon, where Laman was killed.