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| − | An interesting topic about Merlin is: how old every character is? I'll try to guess how old everyone is. How do we know the ages? |
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| − | ==Arthur== |
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| − | As everybody knows, Arthur comes of age in Excalibur (1x09), meaning he is 20 at the start of Series 1 and turns 21 (in medieval times, coming of age was 21) in that episode. This is strange, because it indicates that the Great Purge lasted less than 1 year! |
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| − | His actual birthday date is more complicated. We know that Arthur's birthday is celebrated also in The Wicked Day (4x03), meaning that his birthday is placed between November 1 (The Darkest Hour - Part 1, 4x01) and May 1 (The Sword in the Stone - Part 1, 1x12). His birthday is also celebrated in Excalibur (1x09) and little before The Death Song of Uther Pendragon (5x03). 1 year passed from the end of Series Three to the start of Series Four... Since, every series didn't last more than 6-7 months, Series Three started AT LEAST in February/March. Because Arthur's birthday is not celebrated in Series Three, we can assume that Series Three lasted 4-5 months and that Arthur's birthday is placed before Series Three started. However, I think that at least 1 month passed from The Wicked Day to The Sword in the Stone, so Arthur's birthday is probably placed in March. |
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| − | Arthur's age: |
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| − | *Series 1: 20-21 |
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| − | *Series 2: 21 |
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| − | *Series 3: 23 |
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| − | *Series 4: 24-25 |
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| − | *Series 5: 27-28 |
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| − | ''This is just my head canon, but I think that Arthur is born on March 20 or March 21, the day of Spring Equinox.'' |
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| − | ==Merlin== |
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| − | Merlin is certainly younger than Arthur. Balinor left Camelot after the end of the Great Purge (that lasted 10 or 11 months), so Merlin is AT LEAST 1 year and 2 months younger than Arthur. However it is unlikely that Merlin was conceived just after Balinor went to Ealador... |
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| − | We also know that Merlin's description was changed from "young boy" (Series Three) to "young man" (Series Four). This could indicate that he turns 21 sometime during the year between the end of Series Three and the start of Series Four, making him at least 2 years and 8 months younger than Arthur and not more than 3 years and 7 months younger than him. |
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| − | Merlin's birthday date is impossible to calculate! |
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| − | Merlin's age: |
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| − | *Series 1: 17-18 |
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| − | *Series 2: 17-19 |
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| − | *Series 3: 19-20 |
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| − | *Series 4: 21-22 |
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| − | *Series 5: 24-25 |
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| − | ''Head canon: In my mind Merlin's birthday is placed 6 months after Arthur's... I assumed that Merlin is born on September 22 or September 23 (the day of Autumn Equinox) and that he is 3 and a half years younger than Arthur.'' |
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| − | ''Merlin's age (basing on my head canon):'' |
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| − | *''Series 1: 17'' |
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| − | *''Series 2: 17-18'' |
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| − | *''Series 3: 19-20'' |
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| − | *''Series 4: 21'' |
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| − | *''Series 5: 24'' |
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| − | ==Morgana== |
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| − | Morgana seems slightly younger than Arthur... She is certainly younger than him, because Uther would have never betrayed Ygraine, because he really loved her. |
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| − | Also, her age is confirmed in the original script, that says: "she is about the same age as MERLIN, but her obvious sophistication makes her seem slightly younger". Therefore Morgana is around 2-3 years younger than Arthur. |
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| − | It can be assumed that Morgana's birthday is placed in May/June, because it is celebrated in The Crystal Cave (3x05) and we know that Series Three lasts around 6 months and the last episode takes place in late October (1 year befofe the start of Series Four). |
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| − | Morgana's age (she is 2 or 3 years younger than Arthur, depending on Merlin's actual age): |
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| − | *Series 1: 17 or 18 |
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| − | *Series 2: 18 or 19 |
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| − | *Series 3: 19-20 or 20-21 |
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| − | *Series 4: 21 or 22 |
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| − | *Series 5: 24-25 or 25-26 |
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| − | ''Basing on my head canon (with Merlin being 3 and a half years younger than Arthur)'' |
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| − | *''Series 1: 17'' |
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| − | *''Series 2: 18'' |
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| − | *''Series 3: 19-20'' |
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| − | *''Series 4: 21'' |
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| − | *''Series 5: 24-25'' |
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| − | ==Guinevre "Gwen"== |
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| − | We have no clues about Gwen's age. We just know that she is older than Elyan. |
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| − | When Morgana arrived to camelot, Uther chose Gwen as Morgana's maid. Morgana was only 10, therefore Uther should have chosen at least a 14 years old girl as her maid. Because Gwen and Arthur married, I assumed that she is not very older than him. |
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| − | We can't know Gwen's birthday. |
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| − | Gwen's age: |
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| − | *Series 1: ~23 |
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| − | *Series 2: ~23 |
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| − | *Series 3: ~25 |
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| − | *Series 4: ~26-27 |
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| − | *Series 5: ~30 |
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| − | ==Gaius== |
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| − | '''Gaius''': In the Series 3, it is said that Gaius celebrated his 50th birthday before the Great Purge, meaning he would have been at least 72 in this Series. |
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| − | Gaius's age: |
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| − | *Series 1: ~70 |
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| − | *Series 2: ~70 |
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| − | *Series 3: ~72 |
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| − | *Series 4: ~73-74 |
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| − | *Series 5: ~77 |
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