Historical records do not suggest that Smith and Pocahontas were lovers. When Smith first arrived to Virginia, Pocahontas was around the age of eleven. Although texts substantiate claims of friendship, they do not suggest a romance between Smith and herself.[29] The romance is featured only (but repeatedly) in fictional versions of their relationship (such as the 1995 animated film by Walt Disney Pictures and the 2005 Terence Malick film, The New World). The first romance was written about them in the early 19th century, suggesting the story's mythic appeal.
