Ages of Conflict

The Age of Conflict is an age where there are battles like the Grunt Rebellion and The Elite-Prophet war. There are two known ages of conflict.

The First Age of Conflict
The Age of Conflict would have happened many thousands of years after the Age of Abandonment. It is believed that in this Age the Elites and Prophets began fighting each other, beginning with the Sangheili-San 'Shyuum War due to religious differences in the treatment of Forerunner objects.

The Thirty-ninth Age of Conflict
The 39th Age of Conflict was ushered in by the Grunt Rebellion, which arose from a long list of grievances finally set aflame with the Infusion Incident. This Age of Conflict led on to the 23rd Age of Doubt.