Arya stark arya is the middle child of eddard and catelyn stark. Sansa has a feminine and graceful demeanor in contrast with her younger sister arya, who has tomboy features. Arya and gendrys romance has a lot of fans asking, how old is arya stark. This means that, taking each season for a full year in the storys timeline, arya is now 18. Thanks to the changes of the show, she began as 11 years old. In season 1, arya is supposed to be around 11 years old. After five long series, arya and gendry were finally reunited in the season 8 premiere last. Arya stark has come a long way from a sweet kid we met in the very first season of game of thrones to the vicious assassin she is now. At the start of the first book, she is 9 years old. A scene in the latest episode left some fans a little worried. Arya is the third child and younger daughter of eddard and catelyn stark, and is nine years old at the beginning of the book series. So here goes an indepth exploration of a game of thrones chapterby. In a storm of swords, arya doesnt just leave harrenhal with the help of jaqen hghar.
Ned stark says the starks havent gone to war in nine years, the last war. Arya stark is the second daughter and third child of eddard stark and his wife catelyn tully. Its an arya sandor love story in which they find and love each other even if they made drastically different choices than in the book. While trying to figure out the last name to say, arya realizes she should have said a. She is a pov character in a song of ice and fire and is portrayed by maisie williams in the television adaptation, game of thrones. This means that cersei and jaime were born in either 264 or 265 ac, depending on when tyrion was born and how close they were to nine years old. Before you start going off on one, heres a little explainer about arya s age. Arya is 15 when she meets the hound when king robert visits winterfell s1e1. Arya stark maisie williams begins the series in a dress and ends it in a killer suit thats fit for an explorer and assassin. Arya is particularly close to her half brother, jon snow, who encourages her martial pursuits. If we consider that the show moves at around one year per season, the youngest stark daughter should be about 18 years old by now. Exactly how old are the characters on game of thrones.
Book arya is a bit more clever than tv show arya, and this was one moment early in the series in which we see how smart and stealthy the little stark could be. Of course, this could have changed by now, but back in 93 martin listed daenerys targaryen, arya stark, jon snow, bran stark, and tyrion lannister as surviving game of thrones. One question on everybodys lips during the latest episode of game of thrones season eight involved the age of arya stark. Arya stark is the youngest daughter and third child of lady catelyn and lord ned stark. Robb and jon are 14, sansa is 11, bran is 7 and rickon is 3. Arya rejects the notion that she must become a lady and marry for influence and power. In the book series, a song of ice and fire, arya starts out as 9 years old. Winds of winter author george rr martin revealed more game of thrones incest is looming between arya. Not least of which was putting a 9year old arya stark, played in the series by teenager maisie williams, in a bizarre love triangle with her sworn enemy tyrion lannister and her halfbrother, jon. Spoilers all how old are all the characters in each book. After the old knight leaves, joffrey decides that his last words were. Arya stark has proven herself to be the hero of winterfell in the final season of got, but shes still got a long way to go in the books if shes going to bring an end to the night king. Arya says that shes 11 years old on the first season of game of thrones.
Heres everyone on arya starks kill list in game of. Heres how old the young characters are on season 8 of the show. Just getting confirmation that her age wasnt changed to eight in the revised edition. Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. Time seems to be moving at one year a season for the hbo show meaning that arya is 18yearsold in season eight.
Robb and bran are at winterfell, and jons on the wall. By the end of the dance of dragons current last book as of february 2018 she is 11. Maisie williams was actually 12 years old when she was cast in game of thrones. Its been said that everything we need to know about where this story is going is hidden in the text of the first book. Spoilers for the game of thrones series finale lie ahead. Arya was startled out of her reminiscing by the last trembles of jons cock spraying over her face, blinding her left eye and dribbling down her chin over her heaving breasts. The awardwinning show has made her and her character household names. And maisie williams, who plays arya stark in game of thrones, will forever be. Arya then throws a book into an area of the room away from the exit. Through it all arya stark knelt before her halfbrother with a smile on her face.
Differences between books and tv series a wiki of ice and fire. The show has moved at about the pace of one year per season, which means that arya is currently 18 on game of thrones. Spoilers all i have made a list of character ages in the show and in. According to the appendices of my two uk copies of agot, arya is nine years old at the start of the book, whilst her birthday and her turning ten years old is mentioned briefly in the text of a clash of kings. She made her professional acting debut and rose to prominence as arya stark in the hbo fantasy television series game of thrones 20112019, for which she won the ewwy award for best supporting actress in a drama and the portal award for best supporting actress television and best young actor, as well as. She made her professional acting debut and rose to prominence as arya stark in the hbo fantasy television series game of thrones 20112019, for which she won the ewwy. Game of thrones star maisie williams on arya and gendrys. Arya and gendry shared a steamy scene in this weeks game of thrones, which left some fans questioning how old the young stark is and what the age gap is between her and robert baratheons bastard son. Sansa is very beautiful, with the thick auburn hair and blue eyes that. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Its worth noting that all of these characters are still alive in the show, which has long passed the events of the book series.
She is eleven years old when a game of thrones begins. Hbos game of thrones ran from 2011 to 2019, and the characters on the series changed a lot in that time period. The scene with needlework, which involves sansa and arya, is moved to the beginning of. In the first book, bran is only seven, arya is nine, and sansa a mere 11. Maisie williams, who portrays arya on the show, is 22 in real life. This weeks game of thrones episode titled a knight of the seven kingdoms was absolutely wild, but thats the question fans are asking after a very spicy scene between her. Jon snow kit harington is first seen wearing plain clothes but during the finale, hes wearing a long cloak thats perfect for cold weather. In the book, she is introduced after eddard stark gets the news about jon arryns death. The original game of thrones outline included an insane love triangle involving arya stark.
Margaret constance maisie williams born 15 april 1997 is an english actress. Arya is the middle child of eddard and catelyn stark. Standing in her rolled up black jeans and bloodsoaked nike air force ones, maisie williams took to instagram to announce she had finished her last day of filming of the final series of game of thrones it was a momentous occasion for the 21year old, who has played arya stark since she was 12years old. The first time we saw arya stark, she was a tomboy begging to fight in the winterfell courtyard, disgusted by her sisters princess fantasies. In the first season of the series, bran was deemed to be 10 years old, arya 11, and sansa. When jaqen hghar first turned away from arya stark and looked back at her with a completely different face, the faceless men instantly became an. Early game of thrones plot had arya stark in love with. Game of thrones has spent three years foreshadowing arya. Sansa stark is one of the major pov characters in the books. Character name, book age, tv show age, age difference. Arya gets taken to kings landing when her father goes to be hand of the king. She is eight years old at the start of a game of thrones.
Jons last chapter, if i remember correctly, occurred sometime in the fall of the year 300, whereas the last time we saw arya, i think its the spring of the year 301. Arya stark and jon snow romance was george rr martins original plan. The last thing youre ever going to see is a stark smiling down at you whos left on arya stark s infamous kill list going into the final season of game of thrones. She has an older sister, sansa, an older brother robb, two younger brothers bran and rickon stark, and a bastard halfbrother jon snow. Time is passing very slowly in the books and very fast in real life. In the books, arya says that she is nine at the start, though the hbo series and. In the tv series, all of the children are aged up by about 23 years, whilst the adults appear a. The first and last outfits of major characters on game of. I am pretty new compared to most of the readers, just started last year. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner. Arya stark is a tomboyish girl who likes fighting and exploring, unlike her older sister sansa stark. Spoilers extended how old is arya at the end of her last. Princess arya stark is the third child and second daughter of lord eddard.
The game of thrones series finale sent arya stark on a new adventure into the unknown, but the books give us some information about what she will find in her travels warning. When arya stabs the night king at the 11th hour in the game of thrones episode the long night, it was a shocking relief for the high tension of seeing most of the shows fanfavorite cast. Why arya stark was the hardest game of thrones character. Arya stark is the third child and second daughter of lord eddard stark and lady catelyn tully. Joe dempsie has spoken about how his scenes with maisie williams made him feel. Theres still a group of theorists who believe arya stark died last season and the woman clashing with sansa. In the hbo series, two years were added, making them both 16 year olds on the cusp of adulthood. The old man in his smelly black clothes was looking at her oddly, but arya could not seem to stop talking. Robb stark and jon snow are the same age as one another. As were now on season 8, we can deduce that the stark assassin is now around 18 years old. With arya, sansa, bran, and jon snow all over the map literally and philosophically and with the mad queen daenerys.
Jon snow, hes in the nights watch too, you must know him, he has a direwolf, a white one with red eyes. In the book, daenerys targaryen is introduced, after eddard stark gets the news. How old are the game of thrones characters in the books. Fans concerned after controversial gendry sex scene. According to the wiki, which draws evidence from twoiaf, says that tyrion was born in 273 ac, when cersei and jaime were eight years old. Of all the reunions between longlost game of thrones characters, the one between arya stark and jon snow was probably the most highly anticipated.
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