How Old is Roland?

[KyleKarabekian]

How Old is Roland? I don't want to go into details about why I think Robin Furth is incorrect, but I don't think Roland is 336 years old.

[hossenpepper]

Well, are you asking how old he is at the start of the story in The Gunslinger? Otherwise, without spoiling The Dark Tower VII for anyone that hasn't read it, seems to me that is impossible to answer...

[rjt65]

At what point are you referring to his age?

[KyleKarabekian]

After his Long Nap.

[KyleKarabekian]

after the nap he took in Golgotha.

[rjt65]

I think that truly after that is open to opinion and not a definite age. Both he and Walter tell tales of that meeting and what happened use generalizations. In addition the elasticity of time is "screwed up" in his world.

so my thought is who knows---- ;-)

[Moderator]

Robin did extensive research into the timeline of Roland's age and had the benefit of being able to pass it by Steve for his scrutiny so I would trust her calculations.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

'Time is soft'.

Long days and pleasant nights

[hossenpepper]

Robin did extensive research into the timeline of Roland's age and had the benefit of being able to pass it by Steve for his scrutiny so I would trust her calculations.

Well, that is soemthing. I would put forth that the world and circumstance Steve set up makes it impossible to say, unless the end of DT VII is the "first time", then in relation to that it would seem like it could be derived somehow. BTW, people have panned that ending, but I personally thought it was awesome and true stroke of genius by Steve. Like it said repetedly "Ka is wheel". If you think about it, how else could it end?

[Bryan James]

I think that Steve would be the first to admit that a story (especially a long-o time-o one like DT) can create its own lifeforce. All us idiot, awesome, juicy readers might fire our synapses somewhere along the trip.

Roland is as old as you want him to be.

And He gets to go again. A Fantastic Re-do.