Julien de la Fontaine
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![]() Per fess engrailed gules and barry engrailed argent and azure, in chief a cross of Jerusalem Or. |
Persona
Master Julien de la Fontaine is a french nobleman in the late 16th Century from the Comtat Venaissin. Educated at the Sorbonne, Julien is a Captain for the army of the Papal States and the heir to his family's estates in Provence. Primarily a swordsman, Julien also is a perfumer and dabbles in brewing and leather working. Active in the SCA since August 2015, he moved from Caid to the Kingdom of the Outlands in March 2017 followed by Atlantia in May 2019. He remains close to his friends in Caid and the Outlands and regularly participates in the events of those Kingdoms.
Associates
- Member of the Sea Beggars Household
- Studies historical Italian fencing with Don Giacomo Cavalli da Treviso, who learned his art from Master Gwylym ab Owain Tatershal of Atenveldt
- Student at the Tattershall School of Defense
- Garbed primarily by Mistress Louise of Woodsholme and Lord Edmund Barlow
- Co-namesake of the Rogue and the Rastabout Haberdashery
- Past consorts include Valeria Cabrielli and Mealla Caimbeul
- Lucio di Malatesta is Julien's Cadet (as of 12/14/2019)
- Master of the Academie d'Espee
- Black Tiger cord to Tora Taka (as of 5/1/2020)
Awards
- Award of Arms 1/14/17
- Defender of the White Scarf of the Outlands 1/6/18
- Ensis Honoris (Baronial Rapier Award) of the Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass (Outlands) 1/6/18
- Seekers of the Grail (Baronial Award) of the Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass (Outlands) 9/26/18
- Award of the Shields Knot (Baronial Award) of the Barony of Nottinghill Coill 12/14/19
- Order of Defense 9/19/20
Offices & Positions
- Calafia Rapier Champion 2016
- Deputy Rapier Marshal of Gyldenholt 2016-2017
- Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass (Outlands) Rapier Champion 2017
- Deputy Rapier Marshal of the Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass (Outlands) 2017
- Rapier Marshal of the Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass (Outlands) 2017-2018
- Queen's Guard for Ozmund and Marisa
- Rapier (Heavy and C&T) Provost marshal 2017-present
- Defender of the Children of the Barony of al-Barran 2017-2018
- Bearer of the Baroness's Favor of the Citadel of the Southern Pass 2017-2018
- Protector of the Queen's Heart (Queen's Rapier Champion) for Jaxx and Anna of the Kingdom of the Outlands 2017-2018
- Knight Marshal of the Canton of Cyddlan Downs 2019-Present
- Rapier Champion of the Barony of Notthinghill Coill 2020-Present
- Deputy Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences for Historical Martial Arts (Atlantia) 2020-Present
Tournaments
- Defender of the Gyldenholt_Knight 5/3/16
- Rapier Tourney Winner Calafia Anniversary 11/5/16
- Cut and Thrust Longsword Tourney Winner Outlands Sworded Affair 3/23/17
- Rapier Tourney Winner Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass May Day (Feast of St. Edrik) 5/14/17
- Best Death MoD Rapier Tourney Outlands Battlemoor VIII 8/31/17
- Best Fight MoD Rapier Tourney Outlands Battlemoor VIII 8/31/17
- Rapier Tourney Winner Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass Anniversary (Feast of St. Edrik) 10/7/17
- Queen's Champion Rapier Tourney Winner Outlands 11/11/17
- Rapier Tourney Winner Barony of al-Barran Toys for Tots 11/19/2017
- Rapier Tourney Winner Citadel Hastilude A.S. LIII 8/25/2018
- Roving Tourney Winner Citadel Hastilude A.S. LIII 8/25/2018
- Sidesword Tourney Bronze Medal Lord Baltimore's Challenge 7/6/2019
- Warlord Tournament Winner Border Skirmishes 9/28/2019
- Valhalla Tourney Winner Yule Toy Tourney XIV 12/14/2019
- Reverse Progressive Weapons Tourney Yule Toy Tourney XIV 12/14/2019
- Rapier Winner Tourney of Manannan mac Lir XL 1/25/2020
- Blacksword Winner Tourney of Manannan mac Lir XL 1/25/2020
- Cut and Thrust Tourney Winner Nottinghill Coill XL Birthday 2/15/2020
- Champions Tourney Winner Nottinghill Coill XL Birthday 2/15/2020
- Blacksword Tourney Winner Nottinghill Coill XL Birthday 2/15/2020
Classes
Julien enjoys teaching classes on a variety of subjects.
- Competition Preparation - Tattershall School of Defense Long Beach, Nov '16 - Jan '17
- Perfumery 101 - Citadel Mayday, May 18 2017
- History of European Swordsmanship - Citadel Hastilude, Jul 9 2017
- Giganti's First Book of Italian Rapier - Citadel of the Southern Pass, Sep '17 - Sep '18
- Giganti's First Book of Italian Rapier - Canton of Cyddlan Downs, Jul '19 - Nov '19
- Introduction to Italian Rapier (pt 1) - Tattershall Atlantia Seminar, Mar 21 2020
- Fighting Feedback - Atlantia Summer University 2020, Jun 13 2020
- Introduction to Swetnam Rapier and Dagger - Caid Online, Jul 30 2020
- Introduction to Swetnam Rapier and Dagger - Pennsic In Your Backyard, Aug 8 2020
- Fighting at Night - Atlantia Fall University, Sep 12 2020
- Fabris Luncheons (six one-hour sessions) - Zoom, Nov-Dec 2020