Why is WC3 called the "Third War"?

[Susanoo-anubarak]

@Oswin-darkmoon-faire

18 years before the Dark Portal opened, Stormwind was nearly destroyed by Gurubashi trolls, and 75 years before that was the Gnoll Wars.

Now that’s just biased Titan perspective.

Probably blew a few misplaced gnolls & trolls out of proportion.

I don’t know, I’m not good at the mental gymnastics people like to do in order to try and make in-universe sense out of the writers mess.