[MR] About that "They die Young" myth

[Rowanwald Central]

 I read an interesting list of ages at death of some well-known medieval
persons, and thought you'd be interested. We all know that the life
expectancy was considerably lower than in modern times, but I, for one, need
a reminder that it didn't mean it was lead to the perception of as "being
old" at 45 (except in the minds of teenagers and children, of course! )

 Famous over-75s (Nizam al-Mulk is included because he was Still Going
Strong when the Assassins got him):
 * means disputed

 Name                               occupation   reached approx.
Nizam al-Mulk                  vizier                     74
Clement III                         antipope              75
Ibn  al-'Arabi                     mystic                   75
Abu Tahir Tamim             emir                      76
Anselm of Bec                 archbishop           76
Alexander III                      pope                     76
Qilij Arslan II                      sultan                    77
Gerald of Wales               cleric                     77
Otto of Bamberg              bishop                   77
al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din          da'i al-du'at           78
Eleazah ben Judah         rabbi                      78
Honen Shonin                  Buddhist teacher  79
Ch'ang-ch'un                    Taoist teacher      79
Badr al-Jamali                 vizier                      80
Kao Tsung                        emperor                80
Hildegard of Bingen        abbess                  81
Eleanor of Aquitaine       queen                     82
Omar al-Khayyam           astronomer/poet   83 *
Lanfranc                           archbishop            84
Hugh of Cluny                  abbot                      85
ibn Shaddad                    qadi/chronicler      89
John of Brienne               emperor                 89
Jayavarman VII                emperor                 90 *
Celestine III                       pope                      92
Usamah ibn Munqidh      emir/chronicler      93
Enrico Dandolo                doge                      98*
Gilbert of Sempringham  abbot                   104
Godric of Finchale            hermit                  105*