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And even normals had extended lifespans - Mieran's servant was sixty & in his prime. Cannoli Send a noteboard - 06/05/2010 05:38:43 PM
I guess they waited really long. He did bang Lanfear for a while after all.


Aes Sedai who were over 200 years old were considered to be young. Maybe they only got married when they were 300 or so, and then had kids.


That raises the old debate on whether the fertility of Aes Sedai women is extended and if so, how. There doesn't seem to be any reason why they couldn't carry a child safely up to menopause, but do they run out of eggs around the same age as other women or not? If their fertility is much extended, why would Yellows thought worth noting that Siuan and Leane (who were barely passed the limit for normal women) were again of "prime child bearing age"? Was it because as non-channellers then, they shouldn't be able to carry a pregnancy safely at their age despite still being fertile, but release from the oaths or stilling didn't negate the effects of slowing up to when they lost the Source - in effect making them physiologically much younger than their real age? Probably.

Of course, nothing excludes the possibility Ilyena was much younger than LTT and Lanfear. When you live up to 500-600 years old in top health, the usual points against a great difference of age within a couple, or raising a family beyond a certain age doesn't apply.
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Character discussion 1 : Lews Therin Telamon - 03/05/2010 05:13:30 AM 1433 Views
A tragic hero - 03/05/2010 02:44:35 PM 609 Views
I thought that was supposed to be left up to the reader to decide. - 03/05/2010 03:45:07 PM 553 Views
Yeah, there seems to be an answer in the notes, though - 03/05/2010 04:12:27 PM 600 Views
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Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children? - 03/05/2010 11:29:54 PM 498 Views
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Re: Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children? - 05/05/2010 03:29:57 PM 520 Views
And even normals had extended lifespans - Mieran's servant was sixty & in his prime. - 06/05/2010 05:38:43 PM 522 Views
This makes me wonder ... - 06/05/2010 08:34:04 PM 474 Views
Well, Lews Therin is insane with only brief moments of coherence *NM* - 04/05/2010 06:42:09 PM 306 Views
well he is insane after all... - 06/05/2010 08:27:05 PM 456 Views
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I have a question - 04/05/2010 06:32:16 PM 540 Views
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Overly convoluted theory, in my view... - 05/05/2010 09:48:11 AM 519 Views
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I agree. - 05/05/2010 07:10:50 PM 429 Views
Nods in agreement *NM* - 06/05/2010 08:36:45 PM 200 Views
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