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I chose the archer because they are very skilled and stealth and I would like to learn more about them.



Name: Llyr (Celtic God of water and sea) Age: 27  Gender: male  Marital Status: engaged  Location: London, England



Religion: Christianity Role in Feudal Society: Knight  Reason: Because I protect the king  Activities: Targeting,archry, training  <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Interests: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Crossbows, Longbows, archry, stealth missions

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Education Level: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Low <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Occupation: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Archer <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> I wake up in the morning by 5:30AM, and the first thing I do is put on my morning clothes, and fix myself a hearty breakfast of barley and bread. Afterwards I make sure my hound has been fed as well. I then head to the bedroom to change into my day clothes. I say good morning to my wife, and wish her a pleasant day. At 6:30AM, I head out for my morning exercise, which includes stretching, pushups, sit ups and a good long run around the forrest. I am back at my hut by 7:30AM, and i take the hound out for his exercise. My wife and I then take a walk into town to do go to the store. We usually get two loaves of bread, some barley, and some drink. We then walk the town to see if any of the townspeople need help with anything. On the way home, we stop at the fields to pick up vegatables for dinner.
 * //A day in the LIfe of Llyr the Archer (February 5th, 1586)//**

By the time we get home, it is time for my archery training (i can tell this by looking at our sundial in the yard). It is now 10:15 AM, and I leave for training to get there by 10:30AM. On the way to training, I usually pass by the blacksmith and silversmith shoppes, and I wave to them and wish them a great day. I arrive at the training compound, and begin to change into my armor, which includes my helmet, my pads (chest, arms and legs). After I change, i begin to prepare my weapons for training. First thing i do is to make sure my weapons are ready. Sometimes they need to be oiled or adjusted. Once that is done, I then set my crossbow as well as my longbow. I also make sure i have plenty of short and long arrows ready for training.

My training usually includes target practice with both bows, defensive training, and stealth training. For target practice, we get some peasants to hold targets in the fields that we aim and shoot at. The peasants are well covered in armor so they don't get hurt. The peasants move the targets around in circles, and in different paths so that we can practice aiming and shooting high and low, as well as close and far away. The defensive training includes how to dodge incoming arrows. We usually work with other archers to do this. Other archers will use saftey tips on their arrows and shoot them at us. We work on dodging the arrows, and at the same time, make sure we can fire our arrows at them. We switch back and forth so that all the archers get practice. The stealth training helps us work on moving about in our armor with very little noise and movement. Our goal is to be able to surprise our enemies without being detected. We do this by having some of the archers waiting in the forrest, and we try to come up behind them and tap them on the shoulder without them knowing we are there.

Our training ends at 4:00PM. I then change out of my armor, and put away all of my weapons so that they are safe and secure. I then head home, and usually arrive around 4:30PM. When I get home, I take my hound out for a quick walk. I then come back home, and feed my hound. I say hello to my wife, and I ask her if there is anything I can do to help with dinner. We eat dinner around 6:00PM. WE usually eat bread and barley and vegetables. After dinner, we clean up the dining room, and we sit down for a little bit to talk about our day.

At night, my job is to protect the king. Along with eight knights, and seven other Archers, I head to the Castle for my shift. My shift to protect the King starts at 8:00PM, and ends at 10:00PM. I try to get to the Castle as early as possible, since the King really appreciates that. He tells us that it is important to always be on time, and that this is a sign of a good worker. I arrive at the castle at 7:45PM, and get ready for my shift. The archers are at the top of the castle, two on each side. THe knights also are two on each side, and protect the bottom of the castle. My role is to protect the main entrance of the castle. THis role is for the archers and knights that have done the best job. It is the most important position of protecting the castle.

I wait until my shift is over, and my replacement has arrived. I then head home, and arrive around 10:15PM. I take my hound out for his last walk of the day. I then come inside and go up to bed. I change into my night clothes, kiss my wife and go to sleep.

My day starts very early, and lasts all day. By the time i get home and in bed i am very tired. I do this every day of my life and I hope and pray that the castle never gets attacked and that i don't have to use my weapons.

Being an Archer has many advantages, like protecting the king. I get to be good friends with him and he sends me gifts every once and a while for protecting him. Also for protecting the bakers and serfs they provide me plenty of food for my wife, dog,and me. Another advantage is getting promotions to a better level of an Archer, which allows me to get more traning and to become a leader of other archers. I get to use a ton of cool things like longbows, crossbows, and many types of arrows. And knowing that i am not the only archer around makes it more comfortable. But being an archer is not just fun and games. There are a few disadvantages, like when I protect the king there may be times I have to go to battle and could get really hurt or even get killed. Another disadavantage is I don't get alot a tme off work because training and protecting the king, so I don't get to spend a lot of time with my family. Also, if i dont do my job well, I could get a demotion. Also, if i don't do my job well, we could get attaked and our food suplies could get taken and people could also get hurt. That is why it is fun but difficult to be an archer.
 * //I wish i were a.....//**

I wish I was a king because they are usually from a noble and rich family.Some advantages of being a king would be that you get to own alot of land and other really cool and expensive stuff. You also get to live in the castle, and have servants bringing you stuff all the time. I would also be able to spend a lot more time with my family, and not have to work as much as other people. But there are also disadvantages to being the King. For example, you have to find people to be willing to serve you and take care of you. Another disadvantage is alot of people want to also be the King, so there are many people looking to take over your job. They will try to hurt you, or make you look bad so you can't be King anymore. Another disadvantage is you are a big threat to alot of other kings, kingdoms,and armies. People are always trying to kill you to take over your role, or your castle or your country. So if I were a King, I would make sure that I take care of all my people, so that they will do their best to protect me every day.
 * If I were a King...**

Llyr the Archer has many great qualities that make him one of the best archers in medevial times. One of his greatest quality is that he is responsible. He is so responsible that he has become the lead Archer to protect his King. Another quality is his quickness and ability to think fast. He trains and practices very hard every day, and because of this he has become one of the best archers. Another quility is his ability to obey orders from his King. This shows respect for his King, which the King appreciates. Llyr also shows leadership by always coming to work early, and working hard. He shows the other archers the value of hard work. This then shows his ability to lead his team, or leadership. Llyr the archer also shows integrity in his work. He doesnt lie or cheat or steal. He makes an honest living, and most people respect him for that.
 * Modern Day Knight**

My modern day figure is Jimmy Rollins, the shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies. From what I have read this winter, Jimmy Rollins will be batting 5th in the Phillies lineup, since Jayson Werth left to go to the Nationals. The 5th spot in the batting order is a very important role. His responsibility in this spot is to protect the clean up hitter, which is Ryan Howard. The fifth spot in the order has to be a very good hitter, and has to understand the game very well. If he was a bad hitter, then the other team's pitchers would just walk Ryan Howard all the time and try to get the fifth hitter out. But because Jimmy Rollins is one of the best players in the game, he doesn't allow the other pitcher to walk Ryan Howard, and by doing this he is protecting his King, or the best hitter on the team Ryan Howard. Jimmy Rollins is a great hitter, and understands the game very well. He is also very good at listening to his Manager and his coaches. One thing that is very similar to Llyr the archer is that both of them practice all the time. By practicing hard, and listening to the coaches, Jimmy Rollins has become a great team leader.

Although both Jimmy Rollins and Llry the Archer are both great in their own ways, I think Llyr the Archer has some qualities that Jimmy may not have. For example, I know Llyr the archer has integrity, and would never cheat, steal or do anything illegal. I don't know if Jimmy ever cheated or stole anything (except for bases). And with everyone talking about steroids, people always wonder if the current baseball players are cheating by taking steroids, or if they are playing clean. Another thing is that when Jimmy is done playing baseball, he goes home with his family, and forgets about his job. When Llyr goes home, he always has to think about protecting the King. Every day and every night, he could be called into action. Jimmy at least gets the night off, and doesnt have to go to work until the next day.