How Old is Roland?

[KyleKarabekian]

I thought the same thing today, about how Robin researched and researched and that brought up the fact that "time is funny in Roland's world", so I guess it just had to be caused by that. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I really can't say what is the weird part of his age and the world around him.

[KyleKarabekian]

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?

You're right about the ending, it was really the only way it could have ended.

[~Ally~]

I thought the same thing today, about how Robin researched and researched and that brought up the fact that "time is funny in Roland's world", so I guess it just had to be caused by that. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I really can't say what is the weird part of his age and the world around him.

But you can give away spoilers, just put them in a spoiler tag and anyone who opens it will know what to expect.
If you feel this strongly that you can disprove Rolands estimated age then please share.
I'm sure many people are genuinely interested to read your theory.

[KyleKarabekian]

How do I make a spoiler thingy? And it isn't so much a theory, a handful of people said 'time is funny', and that I guess disproves my thinking. If this works to hide this, I've found out how to do the 'spoiler tag'

[KyleKarabekian]

Well the spoiler thingy worked so here is my theory-thing: How is Sheemie Ruiz alive if Roland slept for 300 years?

I apologize if my theory was anti-climactic.

[KyleKarabekian]

Here is why I have doubts about Roland's age: How is Sheemie Ruiz alive still? Roland and Sheemie are both really old. That is the only answer I can think of.

Although, time is funny, that si another reason, perhaps the most reasonable one.

[rjt65]

A valid point, but time is elastic and funny---in his world... as u stated--- so don't go boinkers trying to figure this out, u will go nuts....

no apology needed and welcome to the skmb !!

Here is why I have doubts about Roland's age: How is Sheemie Ruiz alive still? Roland and Sheemie are both really old. That is the only answer I can think of.

Although, time is funny, that si another reason, perhaps the most reasonable one.

[hossenpepper]

A valid point, but time is elastic and funny---in his world... as u stated--- so don't go boinkers trying to figure this out, u will go nuts....

no apology needed and welcome to the skmb !!

Yeah I think you hit it on the head in a better way than what I was trying to say. You just can't really know, there are too many factors, some of which aren't even truly defined. The fact is that each in the story has a part to play and since the whole crux (to me anyway) of the DT is that there "are many worlds other than this one" perhaps means that this is the passion play of reality and is without end. Who knows how many times it's been? It seems it has ALWAYS been. To steal a line from another SK work, Roland has "always been the caretaker here." Great topic though! DT is my fav, hands down. it's Steve's real opus in my opinion.

[KyleKarabekian]

Yeah I think you hit it on the head in a better way than what I was trying to say. You just can't really know, there are too many factors, some of which aren't even truly defined. The fact is that each in the story has a part to play and since the whole crux (to me anyway) of the DT is that there "are many worlds other than this one" perhaps means that this is the passion play of reality and is without end. Who knows how many times it's been? It seems it has ALWAYS been. To steal a line from another SK work, Roland has "always been the caretaker here." Great topic though! DT is my fav, hands down. it's Steve's real opus in my opinion.

I agree, I really like DT and such a thing as his age can't quite be found. When Roland pulled his grow bag out in Wolves of the Calla, Eddie thought: "that must be hundreds of years old". And there has been numerous other occasions that Eddie has remarked about Roland's age, but then there is also things that make Roland seem young.

[sam peebles]

I thought I remember reading somewhere that Roland was thousands of years old. I thought someone mentioned in one of the books that Gilead had fallen thousands of years before, implying Roland was at least that old. In regards to Sheemie, he was not a normal person. After visiting the Dogan, he had telepathic and teleportation powers. I dunno if he could teleport into the future, but that would explain why he was still alive. And wasn't he living pretty close to the Tower? I imagine time would be especially distorted so close to the Center of the Universe.