The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Nicolas Faulcon
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 13
Nicolas Faulcon is a scribe whose presence is felt in the patient labor of words made permanent. The book gives no portrait of him, but his name carries the quiet intimacy of someone listening closely and setting another person’s account into French.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (14th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 13
- Books
- 1
At Poictiers in 1307, Nicolas Faulcon took down in French the History of the East dictated by the Armenian Prince Hayton. The text remembers him through this act of scribal work rather than through a personal history, leaving his character and relationships otherwise unknown.
Description
The text identifies Nicolas Faulcon as a scribe associated with Poictiers, but provides no physical portrait. His height, build, coloring, hair, eyes, face, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
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Haytondictator
Hayton dictated his history of the East to Nicolas Faulcon at Poictiers in 1307.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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