Many believe that the war was fueled by the comments supposedly given by King Roald I (great-grandfather of the current king of the same name) at a gathering where he stated that the southern settlements were mere setbacks, restraining the rest of Asgarnia from making much money. Roald I later denied making such comments, but by now he had caused one of the main factors of the war. This statement may not be true, as it was well known by all that much of Asgarnia's economy came from Lumbridge's exportation of fish, and Lumbridge is located (and always has been) in the southern half of Asgarnia.