While the announcement of The Witcher 4 during the Game Awards 2024 ceremony triggered numerous debates and questions within the community, a question persists among all fans of the saga: in what year was Geralt of Rivia born and what is his age?
Geralt would be younger in The Witcher 3 than many fans imagine
After the very first stories of The Witcher were published in 1986 by Andrzej Sapkowski, the Polish author revealed in the latest short story entitled “Rozdroże kruków” (“The Crossroads of Crows” in French) that the famous witcher was born in 1211 .
Indeed, this new story focuses on Geralt's adolescence, when he was only 18 years old in 1229, which means that he was born in 1211 and that he would be 61 years old during the events of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in 1272.
This response is very different from the assumptions made by many players on various forums, who suggested that the witcher was over 100 years old in the last game. There is still reason to be a little surprised by the 61 years of the hero, when we know that witchers age at a slower rate than simple mortals and that his physical appearance is precisely similar to someone in his sixties.
What to expect in The Witcher 4?
To the extent that The Witcher 4 will allow a small leap in time, we can expect to find a Geralt more or less 70 years old in the next game, as well as a Ciri aged around thirty .
Indeed, the young woman was born in 1251 in the games and is therefore 21 years old during the events of Witcher 3. However, it should be remembered that there are differences in dates between the games and the books, so it It's entirely possible that Geralt's birth year from the books is not the same in the games.
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