Tamwen
Troubadour
Medieval or thereabouts, roughly.
In my story, the king's brother has four children, two of which are actively in the military. I estimate the father to be in his early forties, but I'm not quite certain how young or old the sons would have to be to believably be military leaders. I'm assuming the fact that they're members of the royal family would help, since they'd be educated and trained from an early age. And back then, life expectancy was pretty low, even in the best of circumstances, so you probably wouldn't wait too long.
What would you say is the youngest a man/boy could be to realistically be a leader; a decent officer in the army with serious responsibilities. At least one of the boys is in his early twenties, but the eldest... I'm still trying to pin him down.
I hope I made sense, and I hope you can help me! Cheers!
In my story, the king's brother has four children, two of which are actively in the military. I estimate the father to be in his early forties, but I'm not quite certain how young or old the sons would have to be to believably be military leaders. I'm assuming the fact that they're members of the royal family would help, since they'd be educated and trained from an early age. And back then, life expectancy was pretty low, even in the best of circumstances, so you probably wouldn't wait too long.
What would you say is the youngest a man/boy could be to realistically be a leader; a decent officer in the army with serious responsibilities. At least one of the boys is in his early twenties, but the eldest... I'm still trying to pin him down.
I hope I made sense, and I hope you can help me! Cheers!