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<big>'''Lord Charles (the) Fleming of House Corvus'''</big> | <big>'''Lord Charles (the) Fleming of House Corvus'''</big> | ||
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<em>Protégé to [[ | <em>Protégé to Maistreas [[Aine O Grienan]]</em> | ||
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<em>Husband to [[Odile de Strasbourg]]</em> | <em>Husband to [[Odile de Strasbourg]]</em> | ||
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I first met the SCA in Ansteorra in 1976. Swashbuckling was pretty much invented in my college quad—rattan daggers and all—and a couple of guys who would later win some of the first White Scarves invited me to a weekend demo at the Texas Renaissance Faire. Back then it was all about wine, women, and song. I grew my first mustache to look manly in a wig. | I first met the SCA in [[Ansteorra]] in 1976. Swashbuckling was pretty much invented in my college quad—rattan daggers and all—and a couple of guys who would later win some of the first [[White Scarves]] invited me to a weekend demo at the Texas Renaissance Faire. Back then it was all about wine, women, and song. I grew my first mustache to look manly in a wig. | ||
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Many years later, as a dad, I was looking for a way to get outdoors, go dancing, enjoy a sport, and give our home school a boost. The SCA met all the requirements, but I have to say my wife was suspicious given my earlier experience in the club. We found the [[Barony of Windmasters' Hill]] at the local Festival for the Eno and have been active since the turn of the century. | Many years later, as a dad, I was looking for a way to get outdoors, go dancing, enjoy a sport, and give our home school a boost. The SCA met all the requirements, but I have to say my wife was suspicious given my earlier experience in the club. We found the [[Barony of Windmasters' Hill]] at the local Festival for the Eno and have been active since the turn of the century. | ||
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These days I’ve retired from fighting. Cooking is my big interest, especially making period food delicious and accessible. With my family and friends, I have cooked in the SCA every few months for years. Kitchen people are the best. I love English Country dance, working with children, improv comedy with the ''[[i Firenzi]]'' troupe, and creative camp furnishings. Lately I have also tried my hand at [https://charlesfleming.bandcamp.com/ songwriting]. | These days I’ve retired from fighting. [[Cooking]] is my big interest, especially making period food delicious and accessible. With my family and friends, I have cooked in the SCA every few months for years. Kitchen people are the best. I love English Country [[dance]], working with children, improv comedy with the ''[[i Firenzi]]'' troupe, and creative camp furnishings. Lately I have also tried my hand at [https://charlesfleming.bandcamp.com/ songwriting]. | ||
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My house is on the border between Sacred Stone and Windmasters' Hill. I attend events in both directions. In 2019 I threw a party for all the armored fighting clubs in the area, including the Knights of Fiat Lux, HEMA, and the Triangle Sword Conservatory. I hope to make that a regular thing. As far as I'm concerned, if you strap on harness and trade licks you're a comrade in arms. It matters little whether you spar with rattan or bokken or rebated steel. They all have their pros and cons. | My house is on the border between [[Sacred Stone]] and [[Windmasters' Hill]]. I attend events in both directions. In 2019 I threw a party for all the [[armored fighting]] clubs in the area, including the Knights of Fiat Lux, HEMA, and the Triangle Sword Conservatory. I hope to make that a regular thing. As far as I'm concerned, if you strap on harness and trade licks you're a comrade in arms. It matters little whether you spar with rattan or bokken or rebated steel. They all have their pros and cons. | ||
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== Awards and Achievements == | == Awards and Achievements == | ||
[[Award of Arms]], Kingdom of Atlantia ([[Logan IV]] and [[Isabel II]]) - Windmasters' Hill Baronial Champions - 6/28/2003 | |||
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Companion of the St. Nicholas, [[Barony of Windmasters' Hill]] (Gaston and Rosalind) - [[Ymir]] - 2/9/2008 | |||
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Honorary Citizen of Windmasters' Hill, [[Barony of Windmasters' Hill]] (Girard and Guenievre) - Academie of the Rapier - 5/9/2009 | |||
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[[Supporters]] (Spike or Kittyhawk), Kingdom of Atlantia ([[Logan VI]] and [[Esa I]]) - Academie of the Rapier - 5/9/2009 | |||
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Companion of the Kitty Hawk, [[Barony of Windmasters' Hill]] (Callistus and Adriana) - Buckston Birthday Bash - 11/14/2015 | |||
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[[Augmentation of Arms]] (a commedia mask proper), Kingdom of Atlantia ([[Christoph I]] and [[Adelhait I]]) - [[Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival]] - 3/5/2016 | |||
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Award of the Notus, [[Barony of Windmasters' Hill]] (Callistus and Adriana) - Buckston Birthday Bash - 11/12/2016 | |||
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Award of the Eurus, [[Barony of Windmasters' Hill]] (Daemon and Typhaine) - Buckston Birthday Bash - 11/18/2017 | |||
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[[Companion of the Coral Branch]], Kingdom of Atlantia ([[Cuán VIII]] and [[Signy II]]) - [[Ymir]] 45 - 2/22/2020 | |||
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== Classes Taught in the Society == | == Classes Taught in the Society == | ||
[[Image:Charles Fleming Kids' Activities WOW 2019.JPG|200px|Charles Fleming Kids' Activities WOW 2019]] | [[Image:Charles Fleming Kids' Activities WOW 2019.JPG|200px|Charles Fleming Kids' Activities [[WOW]] 2019]] | ||
[[Image:Sigrid Charles Katherine teaching Heretic Gulf Wars 2017.JPG|200px|Sigrid Charles Katherine teaching Heretic Gulf Wars 2017]] | [[Image:Sigrid Charles Katherine teaching Heretic Gulf Wars 2017.JPG|200px|Sigrid Charles Katherine teaching Heretic [[Gulf Wars]] 2017]] | ||
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* Campaign Furniture on a Beer Budget (U of A 2002) | * Campaign Furniture on a Beer Budget ([[University of Atlantia|U of A]] 2002) | ||
* Secrets of Redaction Revealed! (Windmasters’ Hill Cooks & Performers Symposium 2015) | * Secrets of Redaction Revealed! (Windmasters’ Hill Cooks & Performers Symposium 2015) | ||
* Designed and led a 10-week after-school enrichment program through the Citizen Schools organization. Used SCA crafts to teach high-tech skills to underprivileged middle-schoolers. Organized a Baronial demo for the kids afterward. | * Designed and led a 10-week after-school enrichment program through the Citizen Schools organization. Used SCA crafts to teach high-tech skills to underprivileged middle-schoolers. Organized a Baronial demo for the kids afterward. | ||
* Heretic! (Gulf Wars 2012, Gulf Wars 2017, U of A 2018) | * Heretic! ([[Gulf Wars]] 2012, Gulf Wars 2017, U of A 2018) | ||
* Potjiekos - Techniques for 3-legged iron cauldron (Known World Agriculture & Forestry Symposium 2019) | * Potjiekos - Techniques for 3-legged iron cauldron (Known World Agriculture & Forestry Symposium 2019) | ||
* New and Old World Foods (Known World Agriculture & Forestry Symposium 2019) | * New and Old World Foods (Known World Agriculture & Forestry Symposium 2019) | ||
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[[House Corvus]] - Inducted 2019 | [[House Corvus]] - Inducted 2019 | ||
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[[Maison du Poulet | [[Maison du Poulet Noir]] - Founding member 2017 | ||
== Offices Held in the Society == | == Offices Held in the Society == | ||
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== Commedia Roles == | == Commedia Roles == | ||
Drunken Sailor - Ymir 2016 | Drunken Sailor - [[Ymir]] 2016 | ||
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Dottore - Atlantian 12th Night 2018 | Dottore - [[Atlantian 12th Night]] 2018 | ||
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Feste - Ymir 2018 | Feste - Ymir 2018 | ||
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Nick Bottom - Atlantian 12th Night 2020 | Nick Bottom - Atlantian 12th Night 2020 | ||
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Nick Bottom - Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival 2020 | Nick Bottom - [[Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival]] 2020 | ||
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[[Image:Charles and Odile play Bottom and Titania.JPG|200px|Charles and Odile play Bottom and Titania]] | [[Image:Charles and Odile play Bottom and Titania.JPG|200px|Charles and Odile play Bottom and Titania]] | ||
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[[Category:Protégés]] | [[Category:Protégés]] | ||
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Introduction
Lord Charles (the) Fleming of House Corvus
Protégé to Maistreas Aine O Grienan
Husband to Odile de Strasbourg
I first met the SCA in Ansteorra in 1976. Swashbuckling was pretty much invented in my college quad—rattan daggers and all—and a couple of guys who would later win some of the first White Scarves invited me to a weekend demo at the Texas Renaissance Faire. Back then it was all about wine, women, and song. I grew my first mustache to look manly in a wig.
I think my first armor was made of scrap carpet, with a borrowed helmet made from a Freon can. Later I upgraded to white plastic pipe salvaged from oilfield drilling mud samples.
I got married and settled down. Decades passed.
Many years later, as a dad, I was looking for a way to get outdoors, go dancing, enjoy a sport, and give our home school a boost. The SCA met all the requirements, but I have to say my wife was suspicious given my earlier experience in the club. We found the Barony of Windmasters' Hill at the local Festival for the Eno and have been active since the turn of the century.
These days I’ve retired from fighting. Cooking is my big interest, especially making period food delicious and accessible. With my family and friends, I have cooked in the SCA every few months for years. Kitchen people are the best. I love English Country dance, working with children, improv comedy with the i Firenzi troupe, and creative camp furnishings. Lately I have also tried my hand at songwriting.
My house is on the border between Sacred Stone and Windmasters' Hill. I attend events in both directions. In 2019 I threw a party for all the armored fighting clubs in the area, including the Knights of Fiat Lux, HEMA, and the Triangle Sword Conservatory. I hope to make that a regular thing. As far as I'm concerned, if you strap on harness and trade licks you're a comrade in arms. It matters little whether you spar with rattan or bokken or rebated steel. They all have their pros and cons.
Persona
Date of Birth: 1310
Place of Origin: Ghent, Flanders
The seat of the Counts of Flanders and the largest town in western Europe during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Ghent was at the heart of the Flemish cloth trade. By 1350, the city boasted a population of 50,000, of whom no less than 5000 were directly involved in the industry.
Occupation: Soldier of the Weavers Guild, ally of the English at the Battle of Crecy, 1346
Edward III of England went to Ghent to be crowned king of France. His son John, duke of Lancaster, was called John (of) Gaunt because he was born there.
Flanders began the 14th Century by defeating the French and their local vassals in the Battle of the Golden Spurs. In the turbulent years that followed, Ghent was essentially ruled by guilds of tradesmen and their representatives. The guilds even maintained their own armies, of which I was a member.
Heraldry
Argent, a lion rampant sable, and on a chief vert three Latin crosses argent
Supported by a Spike and a Kittyhawk wearing a commedia mask
Awards and Achievements
Award of Arms, Kingdom of Atlantia (Logan IV and Isabel II) - Windmasters' Hill Baronial Champions - 6/28/2003
Companion of the St. Nicholas, Barony of Windmasters' Hill (Gaston and Rosalind) - Ymir - 2/9/2008
Honorary Citizen of Windmasters' Hill, Barony of Windmasters' Hill (Girard and Guenievre) - Academie of the Rapier - 5/9/2009
Supporters (Spike or Kittyhawk), Kingdom of Atlantia (Logan VI and Esa I) - Academie of the Rapier - 5/9/2009
Companion of the Kitty Hawk, Barony of Windmasters' Hill (Callistus and Adriana) - Buckston Birthday Bash - 11/14/2015
Augmentation of Arms (a commedia mask proper), Kingdom of Atlantia (Christoph I and Adelhait I) - Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival - 3/5/2016
Award of the Notus, Barony of Windmasters' Hill (Callistus and Adriana) - Buckston Birthday Bash - 11/12/2016
Award of the Eurus, Barony of Windmasters' Hill (Daemon and Typhaine) - Buckston Birthday Bash - 11/18/2017
Companion of the Coral Branch, Kingdom of Atlantia (Cuán VIII and Signy II) - Ymir 45 - 2/22/2020
Classes Taught in the Society
- Campaign Furniture on a Beer Budget (U of A 2002)
- Secrets of Redaction Revealed! (Windmasters’ Hill Cooks & Performers Symposium 2015)
- Designed and led a 10-week after-school enrichment program through the Citizen Schools organization. Used SCA crafts to teach high-tech skills to underprivileged middle-schoolers. Organized a Baronial demo for the kids afterward.
- Heretic! (Gulf Wars 2012, Gulf Wars 2017, U of A 2018)
- Potjiekos - Techniques for 3-legged iron cauldron (Known World Agriculture & Forestry Symposium 2019)
- New and Old World Foods (Known World Agriculture & Forestry Symposium 2019)
Households
House Corvus - Inducted 2019
Maison du Poulet Noir - Founding member 2017
Offices Held in the Society
Head Chef:
12-Nov-2016 Buckston’s Birthday
29-Jun-2019 Another Foolish Event
Commedia Roles
Drunken Sailor - Ymir 2016
Dottore - Atlantian 12th Night 2018
Feste - Ymir 2018
Ymir the Frost Giant - Journey Through The Nine Realms 2019
Nick Bottom - Atlantian 12th Night 2020
Nick Bottom - Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival 2020
