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Geralt of Rivia's year of birth is revealed to be 1211 in the latest Witcher book.
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This would make Geralt 37 in The Last Wish and 57 in The Lady of the Lake.
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Geralt is much older in the CDPR game universe, with Vesemir indicating that he is nearly 100 years old during the events of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The most recent the sorcerer the book finally revealed Geralt of Rivia's year of birth: 1211. The protagonist of the sorcerer Therefore, the series turned out to be much younger than some fans suspected.
Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski has consistently written Geralt as an experienced monster hunter since his first novel featuring the famous wizard, published in 1986. But none of the sorcerer books or short stories ever stated his exact year of birth until Rozdroże kruków (Crossroads of Crows), which appeared in Poland on November 29, 2024.

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As reported by Redanian Intelligence, Crossroads of Crows reveals that Geralt was born in 1211. This would make him around 37 years old at the beginning of Last Wish— the first novel in Sapkowski's saga — and about 57 to the time of the chronological end of the series described in Lady of the Lake. As for Crossroads of Crowsthe new the sorcerer The book follows a teenage Geralt as it takes place in 1229, just after the monster hunter has completed his training at Kaer Morhen.
Geralt is supposed to be much older in The Witcher Games
CD Projekt Red's hit games based on Sapkowski's books suggest that Geralt is much older than in the novels. For example, Vesemir suggests that Geralt is almost a century old The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Since CDPR's RPG trilogy exists in its own universe, Crossroads of Crows doesn't recognize Geralt's age from the games. Another difference between the game and the book universe concerns the age difference between Geralt and Yennefer. In the games, Yennefer is assumed to be only slightly older than Geralt. In the books, she is 38 years older than the monster hunter.
Age of Geralt in The Witcher books
Book |
The year in the universe |
Geralt's age |
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Last Wish |
1248 |
37 |
The season of storms |
1250 |
39 |
The Sword of Destiny |
1262 |
51 |
Blood of the Elves |
1267 |
56 |
The time of contempt |
1267 |
56 |
Baptism of fire |
1267 |
56 |
The Swallow's Tower |
1267 |
56 |
Lady of the Lake |
1268 |
57 |
The season of storms |
1250 |
39 |
Crossroads of Crows |
1229 |
18 |
Netflix the sorcerer The series also has a different timeline, as it depicts Yennefer's year of birth as 1192, making her 18 years younger than her book version. Meanwhile, the show's version of Geralt was born in 1160, so he's about 106 years old at the end of Season 3. Franchise lore implies that a century-old wizard is something like a middle-aged man. For example, until that time The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt It takes place, Vesemir is supposed to be almost 200 years old, thus boasting the title of the oldest wizard alive. Due to the nature of their profession, wizards do not usually die of old age, a sentiment that is frequently repeated in CDPR RPGs.
While Sapkowski has not ruled out writing more the sorcerer books, he has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of taking Geralt's story further Lady of the Lake— originally released in 1999 — did. As for Crossroads of Crowsthe English version of the book which follows a teenage Geralt is currently planned for release in early 2025.
Source: Screen Rant

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The Witcher is a 3D action RPG series developed by CD Projekt Red featuring Geralt of Rivia. Filled with fantasy, The Witcher series is based on the books of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.