User blog:GianG/Merlin characters ages

An interesting topic about Merlin is: how old every character is? I'll try to a

Artù: Like everybody knows Artù comes of age in Excalibur, meaning he is 20 at the start of Series 1 and turns 21 in the ninth episode. This menas that he is 27 at the start of the fifth series and probably turns 28 in the fifth episode.

Merlino: Merlino is certainly younger than Artù. In Series 1-3, he is described as a "young boy", while in Series 4-5, he is described as a "young man". This could indicate that he turns 21 sometime after the end of Series 3 and before the start of Series 4 (making him 17-18 in Series 1 and 23-24 in Series 5). Artù is 24 at the start of Series 4, so Merlino is around 3 years younger than Artù.

Morgana: I know that it is not clear Morgana's. Some people think she is younger, other ones think she is older. Even though I think that she seems slightly younger than him, I admit that an older Morgana fits with the story. However, I don't think that she is very older than Artù, but only 1 year or some months older than him. So she was 21 at the start of Series 1 and 28 at the start of Series 5.

Ginevra "Gwen": We know that Gwen is younger than Morgana and since in medieval times, men were used to marry younger women, I assumed that Gwen is slightly younger than Artù... I think that she is 19-20 in Series 1 and 26-27 in Series 5.

Uther: Uther conquered Camelot 30 years before the start of the Series. He should have been at least 21 when he did it, making him at least 51 in Series 1. I think he is 51 in Series 1 and 54 when he dies.

Gaius: In the third series, it is said that Gaius celebrated his 50th birthday before the Great Purge, meaning he would have been at least 72 in Series 3 (and so at least 70 in Series 1). Because in medieval times, average age was around 65 years old, I think that Gaius is 70-71 in Series 1 and 77-78 in Series 5.

Morgause: Morgause's actress is 10 years older than Morgana's! However, I don't think that she is so old. Being Morgana's sixter, she would have been around 6 or 7 years older than her. If this is true, she is 27-29 in Series 2 and 30-32 when she dies.

Do you agree with me?

If I committed an error, tell me, please.