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I chose a falconer as my wiki because they train falcons to kill small animals and compete in a sport called falconry and I would like to learn more about them.


__ About my falconer __ __**Name:**__ Eric Talon __**Age:**__ 27 __**Gender:**__ male __**Marital Status:**__ married with 1 child
 * __ Location: __** London, England



**__Role in Feudal Society:__** Vassal
__**Reason:**__ I think I am a Vassal because I work for the king to earn land and other interests __**Activities:**__ Training and taking care of my falcons Falconry Hunting __**Interests:**__ capturing fast falcons, the good hunting places __**Education Level:**__ 10 years of learning about training falcons __**Occupation (job):**__ hunting small birds and animals for food or sports for the king

= A Day in the Life of Eric Talon = June 17, 1327

=﻿Morning =

People think falconers just carry falcons on our hands. We do more. I will tell you a day in the life of me, Eric Talon. I wake up in the morning around 5:00 AM before my family and my kid, Drake Talon, wakes up. I stretch to one side and then the other. I usually pick a black and brown shirt, some loose pants for hunting, and boots just in case I have to travel a long distance. Then I walk towards my falcons Cyrus, Shard, Verne, Matilda, and Sherlock to clean their cages for the first time of the day. After I cleaned the cages, I go to the well to get the water I needed. During breakfast time, I ate the leftover bread Alex the baker gave me last week. I try to leave some of the bread for my falcons to eat if not I give them some fruits and fish I got from the store house. I also eat 2 fishes, 1 chicken, and I drank ale for breakfast. Then I read my book," How to Cook Foods" until it is 7:00 A.M. I know it is strange for me to read a book like this, but the food I cook taste terrible. That is why I just go to the bakery every week. At 7:00 A.M I go to the castle to carry out orders for King Zachary but before I go, I need to pick one falcon out of the five and pick up my older brother, Auther Talon. Today it is Cyrus' turn to rest on my hands.



I walked and walked for 15 minutes. I knocked on the door. My brother opened the door and welcomed me. When me and Auther were 8 years old we use to be best buddies. We would always train our falcons that our dad gave us. But after our dad went to war and our mom went to earn money, we were all alone. After a couple days our parents left, we were running out of food. We started to hunt for food. But when we just got a pigeon, a famous falconer came to us. It was Hennery Deedsman! He said that the catch I caught was one of the best he has ever seen. Auther said that his falcon got the wild bird but my falcon actually got the wild bird. We started to train our falcons to see if Auther is a better falconer than me. As we grew up, me and my brother got over it and became best buds again. We walked together for 30 minutes At 8:30 in the castle, the king wanted me and my brother to get him some food and to protect the castle until it's noon

"How to cook Foods"

=Beef Bulgogi= __**Ingredients**__
 * 2pounds beef tenderloin or flank
 * Marinade (Bulgogi sauce): 5 tbs soy sauce, 3 tbs sugar, 1 tbs honey, 3 tbs Korean pear juice, 2 tbs sesame oil, 3 tbs chopped green onion, 1 tbs minced garlic, 1 tbs ginger juice, 1 tbs black pepper, 3 tbs roasted crushed sesame seeds, 2 pounds marinated beef slices, gl utinous rice powder or buckwheat powder.
 * Cooking oil
 * Green onion
 * Thinly sliced perilla leaves, sliced


 * __Preparation__**
 * If the beef is not precut, slice the tenderloin about 0.25 inch thick, or flank about 1/2 inch thick. (I prefer a little thicker slices than ordinary bulgogi slices.) Score both sides at 1/2 intervals.
 * Make bulgogi sauce by mixing ingredients
 * Place a layer of beef in a flat -bottom container, add spoonful of sauce to the meat, place another layer, add sauce again, and repeat. It tastes better if you knead the meat with sauce until it gets sticky.
 * When the grill or the pan is hot, place the meat. Cook until the moisture beads on topside and flip once. Serve hot. Note: If the meat is tough, marinate it in a mixture of grated onion, honey and rice wine for several hours before marinating in bulgogi sauce. Remember to put that much less honey when you make the bulgogi sauce.

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=Afternoon=



I waited and I waited for any intruders and the time to go out and enjoy the rest of the day. I walked to one side of the castle to the other for hours. I tried to get every small animal I could see for the king. Auther and I got 5 bunnies, 10 chickens, 9 geese, and 7 sparrows when the clock struck 12:00 at noon. My son is almost done school and I have to pick him up. First I had to get Auther back to his home. After that, I went to my son's jousting school to pick him up. As we walked together we went to the bakery around 1:30 P.M for some bread. Alex the baker made the best bread in town. After my son and I ate, we asked for more to give to my family and to eat for the rest of the week. Then we went to the store house around 2:00 P.M. We bought some fruits, chicken, and some beef. While I was heading to an open land to hunt, I dropped Drake off at our house at 3:00 and gave all the food to my wife, Jenny Randsome, to make a feast for dinner. But before I leave to hunt, I cleand my falcon's cages. I also fed them some of the leftovers of bread. I went out the door saying, "Good-Bye!" to my family. With Cyrus by my side, we walked to an open land. When we found one, we started hunting. I prepared by putting a hood over Cyrus' head to calm him down during stressful training and I put bells on his legs, so when Cyrus gets lost, I can track him down by the sound of the bells. Cyrus and I were hunting until it was 5:00 and we got a decent amount of food. We got 7 chickens and 6 pigeons. When Cyrus and I got home, we ate dinner early at 5:30. A whole buffet was ready for our family. There were 2 cooked pigeons, ale, and 3 fishes. I started to grab each food one by one.

=Night=



After we ate until our bellies were full, I cleaned my falcon's cages for the third time of the day and I fed them some fish that I ate from dinner. I went out to meet with the other vassals, lords, and some knights to protect the manor from danger. It was 6:00 the sun was setting and a knight and I was playing chess together. Right when I check mated the knight, I had to go to a meeting with the king about the coming war. The meeting ended at 7:30 and I didn't feel that good. I went to one of my best friend's house. His name was Evan Warzerdly and he is a wizard. At Evan's house, I saw that he was working on a couple of potions and trying to invent a lighterire. Evan tried to invent that ever since he was 30 and he is 50 years old now. The lighterire would create a light instead of using a candle. After seeing what was wrong, Evan said that had stomach ache. He gave me a blue liquid and said to drink it once a day. At my house, I cleaned my cages again. I played chess again with my son this time. We played 7 rounds of chess and Drake won 4 times and I won 3 times. My son won in chess again. I should really do better in chess. Then I went to the castle at 8:00 to train my team of falconers. After I trained my falconers until it was 9:00, I had to go to guard duty again. I looked carefully while I was walking across the manor and when I was near the castle. I couldn't see anything because the sky was dark. When It was the end of my guard duty, I went home to spend some family time. I cleaned my falcon's cages for the last time of the day and I fed them some of the chicken Cyrus caught. I put Cyrus back into his cage and I let him spend time with his falcon friends. When I spent time with my family, they wanted to play a little chess tournament again! Even though I'm going to lose, I still said okay. It was 12:30 A.M, and my family was asleep. Even my falcons were asleep. I was still awake and I checked if I did everything I needed to do. Then I put on my lucky, blue striped, pajamas. I went to sleep. That is a day of me, Eric Talon.

= I wish I were a... king =



= My Role: Falconer = As you can see, I want to be a king instead of being a falconer in the lords class. Right now I'm just a falconer who is just getting for the king and is protecting the king. But the good thing about me compared with the other falconers is that I am a lord who works for the king and most of the other falconers in the king's kingdom is a peasant. There are many disadvantages being a falconer that just carries a bird on his hand. Here are a couple of disadvantages being a falconer. One thing I am sick of being a falconer is that I have to clean my falcon's cages and I have to feed the fledgling. Another one is that I have to follow the orders of the king no matter what. As faconers, we also have to carry the king's hunting birds to war. When I'm carrying the birds, there are so many that I feel like I'm going to break my arms. Another thing that upsets me is that my falcons always chirp and that keeps me awake almost the whole night. One very important thing to the married falconers out there is never mess with your wife. When I upset her, she yells at me and does a karate kick on me. Some advantages of being a falconer is that my falcon does most of the work and not me. If you knew how to keep your self neat and clean, your wife would give you a nice piece of home made cookie and you would also avoid being yelled and kicked at. You would also get some food, work, and money from the peasants which are part of the give an take system. Another advantage is that the people in the manor are thankful to falconers who look out for the people in the manor.

Right to have a falcon
 * ===__Rights__===

Right to hunt with his or her falcon

Right to earn money, work, and food from the peasants

Right to buy food at the store house

Right to own land

Right to not pay taxes || ===__Responsibilities__=== To care and captue falcons

To protect the manor

To protect the king

To follow the king's orders

To give food to the king || = Wished Role: King = There are many advantages of a king, but not much disadvantages. Let me start with the disadvantages. One disadvantage is that I would have to care for everyone in the manor. Another disadvantage is that I have to risk my life during war. As a king I wouldn't have much freedom and I would have to listen to everyone's opinions. Now for the good part, the advantages. If I were a king I would live in a nice and big castle. I would also be protected by knights. Another advantage is that I would be treated a lot of respect by the people in the manor. One thing I am most happy about is that it is against the law to hit a royal person, so my wife can not hit me. I would rule the tire manor and all the people in the manor would have to listen to me. Everyday I would have a feast for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I would also live longer than the people in the manor if I were a king. The kings would wear the royal crown to present themselves that they are the king. There are so much more about being a king. Man, it would be like heaven being a king.

Right to control people
 * ===__Rights__===

Right to get money, work, and food from the peasants

Right to own land

Right to go into anyones house in his kingdom

Right to take anything

Right to stay somewhere as long as he wants

Right to take over other kingdoms

Right to have authority

Right to collect taxes

Right to have protection || ===__Responsibilities__=== To give protection to the people in the manor

To make rules for his kingdom

To control his kingdom

To advance his kingdom

To select his army

To knight pages and squires to become knights ||

Modern day knight

=Eric Talon: Qualities= Even though my falconer can be rough, he is very kind to people. My falconer always respects people. For an example, If his wife yells or kicks him, he still respects her no matter how much pain his wife gives him. Another is that he is responsible for protecting his family, teaching his team of falconers, and for being on time for his work. One thing that I think makes Eric Talon special is that he never, ever, ever gives up. Another special quality is that he is very creative and tries to advance himself like if he does not want to bring a message to the king, he just makes his falcon bring it to the king. Eric Talon is also very hard working and he is really brave. For an example of being brave is that he risks his life during war for freedom. Eric is very aggressive in competitions. Another quality of Eric Talon is that he has a strong heart. Those are some of the good qualities. Eric is sure a good guy.

=Park Ji Sung: Qualities= I introduce you the one and only, Park Ji Sung. Park Ji Sung is number 13 on Manchester United soccer team and he is number 7 and the caption of the Korean soccer team. Even though Park Ji Sung is my favorite soccer player, that is not the reason why I chose him as my modern day knight. I chose Park Ji Sung because he has a lot in common with Eric Talon and because he is an amazing person. One thing they both have in common is that they are both responsible of their team. Park Ji Sung is the caption of the Korean soccer team and Eric is the caption of his team falconers. Another similarity is that they are both aggressive and they never give up. When Park Ji Sungs falls onto the ground during a game, he gets right back up and when Eric Talon falls to the ground during war he just gets up and fights again. Park Ji Sung has a lot of care of his teammates and has a great amount of leadership. One of the last quality is that he cares for everyone. They share a lot in common.

= Shortcomings = Even though Park Ji Sung has a lot in common with Eric Talon, Eric is better in some ways. I will first tell you the shortcomings of Park Ji Sung. One shortcoming is that he is aggressive but sometimes too aggressive then the other team could get a penalty shot and score. Park Ji Sung is doing a team sport so even though he wants to score a goal every goal he can make, he can't shoot every time. He has to pass the ball to his teammate to get a better chance of scoring but a falconer doesn't need to give his chance away to another falconer. Another shortcoming of Park Ji Sung is that he can not bring a pet when he travels but a falconer can bring his pet falcon anywhere so when Park Ji Sung goes to a plane with a pet to go to a big game the pilot would say no pets allowed. Another shortcoming of Park Ji Sung is that he has to use his body in games but a falconer doesn't need to. A falconer can just use his falcon. The last shortcoming of Park Ji Sung is that he can turn old and he has to retire but a falconer can keep his job no matter how old he is because the falcon does all the work.

=THE END=