Is aemon Targaryen blind in real life?
Is aemon Targaryen blind in real life?
Aemon Targaryen was blind in real life The late Peter Vaughan, who played Maester Aemon Targaryen on the show up until the character's death in 2015, was partially blind.
Why did Aemon go blind in Game of Thrones?
- Aemon has long since gone blind due to old age. It is not clear when he went blind (he was not born blind), though he has stated that he was already old and blind during Robert's Rebellion.
How old is Maester Aemon in Game of Thrones?
- In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Maester Aemon is widely believed to be one of the oldest living men in all of Westeros. He is nearly a hundred years old in the first novel, and advances into his 102nd year by the third novel (corresponding to his appearance in Season 3).
Who is Aemon's steward in Game of Thrones?
- Samwell Tarly is assigned as Aemon's steward, to help physically read letters delivered by messenger-ravens to the blind old man. Aemon chides Jon that he swore a vow to serve the Watch in any capacity, then departs. The bodies of two of the rangers who accompanied Benjen are found near the Godswood.
How old was Aemon when he joined the Night's Watch?
- Aemon joined the Night's Watch when he was 35, following the death of his father and succession of Aegon V, meaning that by the time Jon Snow joined the Night's Watch Aemon had been at the Wall for about 65 years.
