Some of the series' ages may be less shocking than the books, but all of the aforementioned characters have had to go through both horrific experiences as a child. For example, Kit Harington (Jon) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys) are both 32 in real life. There is quite a big age gap between some of the actors and the characters they play. Jon is estimated to now be 22 while Daenerys is thought to be around 23. That means that Sansa is around 19, Arya approximately 17, and Bran 16. In theory, the characters should be the same age as when you last saw them. As GQ reports, the upcoming final season is expected to take place straight after the seventh season. Reddit fans estimate that the gap between season one and season seven is around six years. So what age does that make everyone now? Again, quite a tricky question to answer. In the HBO series, two years were added, making them both 16 year olds on the cusp of adulthood. Robb Stark and Jon Snow are the same age as one another. In the first season of the series, Bran was deemed to be 10 years old, Arya 11, and Sansa 13. In the first book, Bran is only seven, Arya is nine, and Sansa a mere 11. However, due to the graphic nature of some of the storylines, HBO had to change some of the TV characters to be older.Īs Vogue reports, in the books, the Stark children are some of the youngest. As the Telegraph explains, Martin wanted 'to create a more authentic Medieval-style world.' In order to do that, he decided to make quite a few of his characters incredibly young.

But, just to make things a little more confusing, the author's chosen ages only apply to the books. Thanks to Martin, some ages are incredibly easy to work out. With the final season hitting screens this month, it's time to finally work out how old the Game of Thrones characters are actually supposed to be. Namely, the ages of some of the key characters. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series, you may have noticed quite a few differences between the novels and the HBO TV adaptation.

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