How old were Ed and Al when they performed the human transmutation?


How old were Edward and Alphonse when they performed human transmutation? I am
referring to the Brotherhood series, not the 2003 version.




Brotherhood more or less follows the manga. I don't remember if we get a
montage of events in the brothers' childhoods with their ages (a quick search
through volume 6 doesn't give me anything), but we _do_ see Mustang arrive at
Resembool presumably shortly after their human transmutation attempt, so we
can get some information from there.

![Chapter 24 - Fullmetal Alchemist](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NnCy0.png)

So Edward is at most 11, and Alphonse 10, when human transmutation is
attempted. This matches up more or less with the ages I remember possibly
having seen from 2003 and Brotherhood. (Keep in mind that some chronology -
such as the death of Winry's parents - might have occurred at a different
point in the manga continuity compared to that of 2003, and that there is the
additional half year before Ed takes the State Alchemist exams.)

