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Originally Posted by TK-421 I'm sorry, why is this a problem?
I imagine in the world were the action is taking place is somewhat parallel to medieval times, where life expectancy was quite low, probably about 1/3 of today and children grew up quickly, married early and died early. I think the loss of innocence is an important factor when dealing with the Stark children. |
Well not to beat a dead horse, and it appears I'm in a minority, but in point of fact the low life expectancy of medieval and ancient times was due to a far higher infant mortality rate. There are very very few examples of 12 or 14 year olds in history achieving great deeds, and many people live well into their 80's. Martin is writing fantasy, of course, so none of this affects him ultimately but it's something to keep in mind. I don't mind Rob's age so much, but Bran is a bit too young and there's no way Rickon will age to be of an age of any import at all.