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== Working Out Characters Ages: Vetinari == | == Working Out Characters Ages: Vetinari == | ||
<big>POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING</big> | |||
Assuming the Discworld Timeline pages are correct, I'd calculate Vetinari's year of birth as being either 1939 or 1940 based on the assumption he was aged 17 or 18 (and so both older than Vimes' yonger self and in the final year/sixth form equivilant of the guild) during Night Watch. [If he were in the 5th year during Night Watch that could place his year of birth as being 1941 or 1942] For the puposes of my initial thoughts I'm working with the older option. That would make it 1951 when he joined the guild | Assuming the Discworld Timeline pages are correct, I'd calculate Vetinari's year of birth as being either 1939 or 1940 based on the assumption he was aged 17 or 18 (and so both older than Vimes' yonger self and in the final year/sixth form equivilant of the guild) during Night Watch. [If he were in the 5th year during Night Watch that could place his year of birth as being 1941 or 1942] For the puposes of my initial thoughts I'm working with the older option. That would make it 1951 when he joined the guild | ||
Of course, we are assuming there aren't a seventh or eighth form in the guild - this being the disc. On that basis, assuming he's in either seventh or eighth form during Night Watch | Of course, we are assuming there aren't a seventh or eighth form in the guild - this being the disc. On that basis, assuming he's in either seventh or eighth form during Night Watch? | ||
Events yet to be placed: | |||
* Making Money - Vetinari starts taking care of Mr Fusspot | |||
* Unseen Academicals - Visit of an Orc, redevelopment of Football | |||
* Snuff - Goblins granted equal rights to other sentient beings | |||
* Raising Steam - The Undertaking | |||
My worked out timeline so far - extra info is provided for context: | My worked out timeline so far - extra info is provided for context: | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 21 November 2013
Working Out Characters Ages: Vetinari
POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING Assuming the Discworld Timeline pages are correct, I'd calculate Vetinari's year of birth as being either 1939 or 1940 based on the assumption he was aged 17 or 18 (and so both older than Vimes' yonger self and in the final year/sixth form equivilant of the guild) during Night Watch. [If he were in the 5th year during Night Watch that could place his year of birth as being 1941 or 1942] For the puposes of my initial thoughts I'm working with the older option. That would make it 1951 when he joined the guild
Of course, we are assuming there aren't a seventh or eighth form in the guild - this being the disc. On that basis, assuming he's in either seventh or eighth form during Night Watch?
Events yet to be placed:
- Making Money - Vetinari starts taking care of Mr Fusspot
- Unseen Academicals - Visit of an Orc, redevelopment of Football
- Snuff - Goblins granted equal rights to other sentient beings
- Raising Steam - The Undertaking
My worked out timeline so far - extra info is provided for context:
| Year (UC) | Vetinari's Age | Current affairs |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 or 1940 | Possible Date of Birth | |
| 1941 | 1/2 | |
| 1942 | 2/3 | |
| 1943 | 3/4 | |
| 1944 | 4/5 | |
| 1945 | 5/6 | |
| 1946 | 6/7 | |
| 1947 | 7/8 | |
| 1948 | 8/9 | |
| 1949 | 9/10 | |
| 1950 | 10/11 | Joins the Guild of Assassins? |
| 1951 | 11/12 | Joins the Guild of Assassins? |
| 1952 | 12/13 | |
| 1953 | 13/14 | |
| 1954 | 14/15 | |
| 1955 | 15/16 | |
| 1956 | 16/17 | |
| 1957 | 17/18 | Night Watch |
| Assassinates (through fear) Patrician Lord Winder. | ||
| Participates in the Glorious Revolution (fought on the side of the watchmen and wears lilac in remembrance) | ||
| Vimes a year younger??? Sybil Aged 16? | ||
| 1958 | 18/19 | |
| 1959 | 19/20 | |
| 1960 | 20/21 | |
| 1961 | 21/22 | |
| 1962 | 22/23 | |
| 1963 | 23/24 | |
| 1964 | 24/25 | The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic |
| Fire spreads through Ankh-Morpork | ||
| 1965 | 25/26 | |
| 1966 | 26/27 | Moist von Lipwig's Birth? |
| Equal Rights | ||
| 1967 | 27/28 | Keli becomes Queen of Sto Lat |
| Mort and Ysabell become Duke and Duchess of Sto Helit? | ||
| 1968 | 28/29 | Graduation from the Guild of Assassins with full honors (Sachrissa Cripslock, Twurp's Peerage, The Truth) |
| [Might only be latest graduation - post graduate program] | ||
| 1969 | 29/30 | Birth and orphaning of Carrot Ironfoundersson |
| Lancre sent forward in time by 15 years and may have taken Cohen the Barbarian with it | ||
| 1970 | 30/31 | Approx year of Susan Sto Helit's Birth |
| 1971 | 31/32 | |
| 1972 | 32/33 | |
| 1973 | 33/34 | |
| 1974 | 34/35 | Sorcery |
| Definitely Patrician. | ||
| Vetinari temporarily turned into a lizard. | ||
| Feels uncomfortable around glass and has an urge to catch flies with his tongue for a short time afterwards. | ||
| 1975 | 35/36 | |
| 1976 | 36/37 | |
| 1977 | 37/38 | |
| 1978 | 38/39 | |
| 1979 | 39/40 | |
| 1980 | 40/41 | |
| 1981 | 41/42 | |
| 1982 | 42/43 | |
| 1983 | 43/44 | |
| 1984 | 44/45 | Verence II of Lancre crowned |
| 1985 | 45/46 | Guards! Guards! |
| Vimes mentions Vetinari's aunt (Lady Roberta Meserole) suggesting she's alive | ||
| Temporarily deposed and 'imprisoned' within the palace dungeons. Leaves of own free will and resumes patricianship. | ||
| Lupine Wonse (secretary) plots against Vetinari. Dies. | ||
| Rufus Drumknott becomes patricians secretary | ||
| Carrot Ironfoundersson joins the Night Watch | ||
| Mustrum Ridcully becomes Archchancellor of UU | ||
| Hughnon Ridcully becomes High Priest of Blind Io | ||
| Witches Abroad - Lillith deposed in Genua | ||
| Moving Pictures | ||
| Vetinari visits the Odeon | ||
| Reaper Man | ||
| Discusses taxes with the university and holds a meeting | ||
| 1986 | 46/47 | Men At Arms |
| Attempted assassination by Edward d'Eath using the gonne. | ||
| Shot in the leg by the gonne. Walks with a cane afterwards [and slight limp for a short while?] | ||
| Vimes and Sybil marry and Vimes knighted and promoted to Commander of the Watch | ||
| Carrot Ironfoundersson promted to Captain | ||
| Detritus and Angua join the Watch | ||
| Interesting Times | ||
| Genghiz Cohen conquers Agatean Empire | ||
| Soul Music | ||
| Mentions Vetinari's interests in music, thoughts on the city and work with informants (including Foul Ole' Ron!) | ||
| Verence II marries Magrat Garlick | ||
| 1987 | 47/48 | Feet of Clay |
| Plot against Vetinari using arsenic in a candle to poison him | ||
| Dorfl and Cheery join the Watch | ||
| Movement to free Golems starts | ||
| Cable Street Particulars reformed into plianclothes detectives | ||
| Hogfather | ||
| 1988 | 48/49 | Jingo |
| Leshp war with Klatch | ||
| Visits Klatch and Leshp with Nobbs, Colon and Leonard da Quirm. | ||
| Shows understanding of Klatchian language and ability to juggle despite never having done so before | ||
| Vimes created Duke of Ankh | ||
| 300th Anniversary of Ankh-Morpork Civil War | ||
| 1989 | 49/50 | The Fifth Elephant |
| 1990 | 50/51 | The Truth |
| Wuffles aged 16 | ||
| Plot against Vetinari, framing him for the attempted murder of Drumknott - proven innocent | ||
| Later events of Night Watch | ||
| Birth of Young Sam Vimes | ||
| 1991 | 51/52 | Going Postal |
| Refounding of post-office under Moist von Lipwig (who is also entrusted with the clacks) | ||
| 1991 | 51/52 | Monstrous Regiment |
| Borogravia-Zlobenia War | ||
| THUD! | ||
| Peace treaty signed between Low King of the Dwarves and Diamond King of the Trolls | ||
| Wuffles deceased. Buried in palace garden and visited by Vetinari weekly. | ||
| 1992 | 52/53 | |
| 1993 | 53/54 | |
| 1994 | 54/55 | |
| 1995 | 55/56 | |
| 1996 | 56/57 | |
| 1997 | 57/58 | |
| 1998 | 58/59 | |
| 1999 | 59/60 | |
| 2000 | 60/61 |