How old is Arya Stark season 8?

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One question on everybody’s lips during the latest episode of Game of Thrones season eight involved the age of Arya Stark.

The second outing of the HBO series’ final season saw the character, played by Maisie Williams, have her very first sex scene.

Arya lost her virginity to Gendry (Joe Dempsie), telling him she “wants to know what it feels like” before they potentially die during the battle against the Night King.

But, viewers were left questioning Arya’s age on Twitter. For those who don’t know, she’s 18. Williams is 22, the age fans think Gendry is supposed to be in the series.

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Ahead of the episode, titled “Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”, HBO seemed to predict this particular issue. Its official Twitter account posted a message highlighting the fact she’s 18.

Williams herself has addressed the scene in question, revealing that she thought its inclusion in the script was initially a prank being played on her by showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Arya was almost part of an incestuous relationship that’s impossible to comprehend.

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8.

In the second episode of the season 8 of Game of Thrones, Arya proved that she’s grown up since the first season when she ran through the crowds at Winterfell sporting an oversized helmet. Not only has she evolved into an impressive warrior but a woman who knows what she wants: The night before the Battle of Winterfell, Arya seduces Gendry because she “wants to know what it feels like” before they face their death the next day.

The encounter left a lot of fans wondering: How old is Arya Stark? And while we’re on the topic, how old are the characters who began as children on the show and grew up before our very eyes? One important thing to note: The HBO TV series aged up several of the characters from George R.R. Martin’s books. Here’s a guide to characters’ ages during season 8 of Game of Thrones.

Arya Stark

How old is Arya Stark season 8?

Arya says that she’s 11 years old on the first season of Game of Thrones. The show has moved at about the pace of one year per season, which means that Arya is currently 18 on Game of Thrones. Maisie Williams, who portrays Arya on the show, is 22 in real life.

Sansa Stark

How old is Arya Stark season 8?

Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark.

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Sansa Stark is two years older than her sister Arya, which means that she’s about 20 years old on the show. Sophie Turner is 23 in real life.

Bran Stark

How old is Arya Stark season 8?

Bran Stark sees past, present and future.

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Bran Stark states that he is 10 years old in the first season of Game of Thrones, which means he’s 18 years old on the show — though does the Three-Eyed Raven really have an age? Regardless, Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays the greenseer, is 20 years old.

Daenerys Targaryen

How old is Arya Stark season 8?

Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones

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Daenerys was about 17 years old when the show began: We hear that it’s been 17 years since Robert’s Rebellion — when Dany was born. So she’s about 24 on Game of Thrones now. Actor Emilia Clarke is 32.

Jon Snow

How old is Arya Stark season 8?

By the same logic, Jon Snow — who was born in the Tower of Joy during Robert’s Rebellion — is also about 24 years old by the time of the Battle of Winterfell. Kit Harington, who plays Jon, is 32 in real life.

Gendry

How old is Arya Stark season 8?

This one is a little more complicated. Gendry is the illegitimate son of Robert Baratheon, which would place him somewhere in his teens at the beginning of the show. In the books, he’s said to be five years older than Arya, though the show seems to do away with that math since Gendry states in season 2 that he had worked for Blacksmith Tobho Mott for 10 years. Assuming he was somewhere between the ages of 16 and 20 when the show began, that means he’s probably somewhere between 23 and 27 now. Actor Joe Dempsie is 31.

Theon

How old is Arya Stark season 8?

In the first season of Game of Thrones, Theon says he has lived with the Starks since he was eight years old. In the same season, Ned Stark says the Starks haven’t gone to war in nine years, the last war being the Greyjoy rebellion that ended with Theon becoming a ward to the Starks. So assuming Theon was 17 when the show began, he would be 24 years old. Actor Alfie Allen is 32 in real life.

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How old is Arya in season 9?

This means that Robb dies at around 19/20 and Rickon dies at 11 years of age. In GOT's final season, Sansa is 20, Arya is 18, and Bran, now the Three-Eyed-Raven, is 17.

How old was Arya Stark actor in season 8?

In the show, Arya is believed to be 18 years old in Season 8 while Gendry is believed to be around 23 (though his age isn't confirmed onscreen). In real life, actors Maisie Williams and Joe Dempsie are 22 and 31 respectively.

How old are the Stark kids in season 8?

With puberty stubbornly refusing to accommodate TV production schedules, the ages of the various Stark children are a little more flexible than most on Game of Thrones. Sansa is 13 when the series begins and 20 when it ends, Arya is 11 at the start and 18 at the end, and Bran is one year younger than Arya.

How old was Arya Stark in season 1?

Arya was born in 289 AC ("After (Aegon's) Conquest") as the third child and youngest daughter of Lord Eddard and Lady Catelyn Stark of Winterfell, the ruling liege of the North, and is nine years old at the beginning of the book series and 11 in season 1 of the show.