How Old is Roland?

[KyleKarabekian]

I feel Roland is as old as time itself. Though I'm sure you could find in answer if you studied it, but I feel that would suck all the enjoyment of a mighty fine series.

Why do you think that? The only thing as old as time itself would be Gan. And if there were things in the Prim, like Mia.

[Morrison]

Time is stretching in Roland's universe. Years have most likely ceased to exist. Ka is a wheel, and Roland only exists within that wheel.

[KyleKarabekian]

Time is stretching in Roland's universe. Years have most likely ceased to exist. Ka is a wheel, and Roland only exists within that wheel.

I would think that Roland is ontop of the wheel, and the Tower is the axle upon which it spins(as it's been said before). Here be why I think that: When Roland gets to the Tower and opens the door, and begins again, does the whole multiverse just reset it's self? Or does it continue to go, while Roland just travels to another idetical version of Mid-world? I think everything resets it's self.

[hossenpepper]

I would think that Roland is ontop of the wheel, and the Tower is the axle upon which it spins(as it's been said before). Here be why I think that: When Roland gets to the Tower and opens the door, and begins again, does the whole multiverse just reset it's self? Or does it continue to go, while Roland just travels to another idetical version of Mid-world? I think everything resets it's self.

That is the entire basis for my point and why we can't really know.

[KyleKarabekian]

That is the entire basis for my point and why we can't really know.

Okay, then we'll just say he's 35. Or was it 36...? Well anyway, we will never know how old he is after the nap, but we do know he was in his ealry thirties when we met him in The Gunslinger.

[bigkingfaniam]

does anyone know how old rolland is or about how old???

[Moderator]

When we were discussing cast choices, Steve's response when I asked him about this is that he thinks of Roland as being "ageless" but Robin Furth did a time line for the Concordance using references from all of the books. He would have been about 36 years old when the events of The Gunslinger take place and approximately 336-337 when he awakens in the golgotha and draws the ka-tet. Her time line covers several pages and the footnotes add explanations for the calculations--too much material to repeat here.

[~Ally~]

KyleEstey started a thread on this subject months ago. You can read peoples thoughts/opinions on Roland's age here:

http://www.stephenking.com/forums/sh...-Old-is-Roland

Welcome to the board.

[Moderator]

Thanks, Ally, I'll move these posts over there.