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In A Game of Thrones it is mentioned that Brandon Stark, Ned's older brother was 20 when he died. It is also mentioned that Ned is 35 years old at the beginning of the book.
Robert took the throne 15 years ago. As the war was followed by Brandon's death, this would make Ned's age 35-15=20 when Brandon died. So this would mean that the two brothers were of same age.
How can this be? How can Ned and Brandon both be of same age?
They're just one year apart.
You can see the calculation of Ned Stark's birth at A Wiki of Ice and Fire:
Eddard Stark is thirty-five years old in 298 AC[11]. [...] In addition, Eddard Stark is known to have been eighteen years old in 281 AC, the Year of the False Spring,[12] giving Eddard the same options as above:
- seventeen turning eighteen, placing his birth in 263 AC
- eighteen turning nineteen, placing his birth in 262 AC
Eddard Stark was born one year after the birth of his brother, Brandon, who was born in 262 AC.[14] This places Eddard’s birth in 263 AC.
Brandon died in 282 AC, aged twenty. Aerys was still king at that time. Robert became king in 283 AC, the same year Ned became twenty. Remember that Robert's Rebellion wasn't over in a moment: time passed between Brandon's death and Robert's victory.
