The Witcher reveals Geralt's age

The latest The Witcher the book has finally revealed Geralt of Rivia's year of birth: 1211. The main character i The Witcher The series therefore turned out to be much younger than some fans suspected.

Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski has consistently written Geralt as an experienced monster hunter ever since his first short story starring the now-famous witcher, published in 1986. But none of The Witcher books or short stories have ever spelled out his exact year of birth until Rozdroże kruków (Crossroads of the ravens), which was released in Poland on November 29, 2024.

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As reported by Redanian Intelligence, Crossroads of the ravens reveals Geralt was born in 1211. This would make him around 37 at the start of The last wish— the first novel in Sapkowski's saga — and about 57 at the time of the series' chronological conclusion depicted in The lady by the lake. When it comes to Crossroads of the ravensthe new The Witcher The book follows a teenage Geralt, set in 1229, shortly after the monster hunter has completed his training at Kaer Morhen.

Geralt is implied to be much older in The Witcher Games

CD Projekt Red's hit game based on Sapkowski's books suggests that Geralt is much older than in the novels. For example, Vesemir suggests that Geralt is close to a century old The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Since CDPR's RPG trilogy exists in its own universe, Crossroads of the ravens does not recreate Geralt's age from the games. Another difference between the game and the book universe concerns the age difference between Geralt and Yennefer. In the games, Yennefer is only implied to be slightly older than Geralt. In the books, she is 38 years older than the monster hunter.

Age of Geralt in The Witcher Books

Netflix The Witcher The series also has a different timeline, as it depicts Yennefer's year of birth as 1192, making her 18 years younger than her book version. Meanwhile, the show version of Geralt was born in 1160, so he's about 106 years old in the season 3 finale. The history of the franchise suggests that a centenarian witch is something akin to a middle-aged human. For example. at the time The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt takes place, Vesemir is implied to be close to 200 years old, thus boasting the title of the oldest living witcher. Due to the nature of their profession, witches do not usually die of old age, a sentiment often echoed throughout CDPR's RPGs.

While Sapkowski has not ruled out writing more The Witcher books, he has repeatedly stated that he has no intentions of taking Geralt's story further just yet The lady by the lake— originally released in 1999 — did. When it comes to Crossroads of the ravensthe English version of the book following a teenage Geralt is currently scheduled for release in early 2025.

Source: Screen Rant

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The Witcher

The Witcher is a 3D action RPG series developed by CD Projekt Red featuring the exploits of Geralt of Rivia. Steeped in fantasy, The Witcher series is based on the books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.