Julien de la Fontaine

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Julien de la Fontaine at Namron Protectorate and Ansteorra Coronation 2024.
Information
Registered Name: {{{regname}}} Resides: Bonwicke Status: Active Joined SCA: {{{joindate}}}
Order of Precedence
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Heraldry
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 previously lived in Caid from 2015-2017, the Outlands from 2017-2019, Atlantia from 2019-2021, and Calontir from 2021-2024. He now resides in Bonwicke.

Associates

• Member of the Sea Beggars Household
• Studied historical Italian fencing with Don Giacomo Cavalli da Treviso, who learned his art from Master Gwylym ab Owain Tatershal of Atenveldt.
• Instructor 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 of Caid.
• Past consorts include Valeria Cabrielli and Mealla Caimbeul of Caid.
• Roses Julien has championed include Comptesse Albra Katerine Marie Isabelle Bautiste Caid, and Duchess Monika von Zell and Countess Nerissa Della Badessa of the Outlands.
• Lucio Malatesta of Atlantia is Julien's cadet as of 12/14/2019.
• Talon of Bonwicke is Julien's provost and Black Tiger cord as of 08/17/2024.
• Master of the Academie d'Espee of Atlantia.
• Rank 2 Black Tiger. Second generation, corded to Tora Taka.

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 Martial Award) of the Barony of Nottinghill Coill (Atlantia) 12/14/19
• Order of Defense of Atlantia 9/19/20
• Order of the Coill's Champions of of the Barony of Nottinghill Coill (Atlantia) 3/26/22
• Sable Shield of Ansteorra

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 (Atlantia) 2019-2021
• Rapier Champion of the Barony of Notthinghill Coill (Atlantia) 2020-2022
• Deputy Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences for Historical Martial Arts (Atlantia) 2020-2021
• Rapier Marshal of the Barony of Bonwicke (Ansteorra) 2024-Present

Tournaments

• Defender of the Gyldenholt_Knight 5/3/2016
• Rapier Tourney Winner Calafia Anniversary 11/5/2016
• Cut and Thrust Longsword Tourney Winner Outlands Sworded Affair 3/23/2017
• Rapier Tourney Winner Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass May Day (Feast of St. Edrik) 5/14/2017
• Best Death MoD Rapier Tourney Outlands Battlemoor VIII 8/31/2017
• Best Fight MoD Rapier Tourney Outlands Battlemoor VIII 8/31/2017
• Rapier Tourney Winner Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass Anniversary (Feast of St. Edrik) 10/7/2017
• Queen's Champion Rapier Tourney Winner Outlands 11/11/2017
• 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 Tourney Winner Border Skirmishes 9/28/2019
• Valhalla Tourney Winner Yule Toy Tourney XIV 12/14/2019
• Reverse Progressive Weapons Tourney Winner 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
• La Campaigne du Chateau First Amongst Equals 3/4/2022
• Rose and Thorns Tourney Winner in Smallsword 3/26/2022
• Tournament of Defense Rapier and Secondary Silver Medal 11/5/2022
• La Campaigne du Chateau First Amongst Equals (Blossfechten) 2/24/2023
• La Campaigne du Chateau First Amongst Equals (Blossfechten) 3/14/2024
• Rose and Thorns Tourney Silver Medal in Smallsword 3/24/2024
• Rose and Thorns Tourney Silver Most Honorable 3/24/2024
• Outlands Battlemoor 3v3 Tournament Winning Team VIII 7/6/2024
• War of Legends Baronial Rapier Championship Exemplar of Skill 8/31/2024
• War of Legends Baronial Rapier Championship Swiss Six Tournament Victor 9/1/2024
• Barony of Namron (Ansteorra) Baronessa's Justice (Rapier Champion) Victor 10/6/2024

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
• Introduction to Swetnam Rapier and Dagger - Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association, Aug 7 2021
• Introduction to Swetnam Rapier and Dagger - Tattershall Tulsa, Jan 22 2022
• Topics on Advanced Rapier and Dagger - Rose and Thorns Historical Fencing Symposium, Mar 27 2022
• Swetnam Seminar - Synergy Sword Arts, Jan 6-8 2023
• Introduction to Swetnam Rapier and Dagger - Ansteorra Accademia della Spada, Aug 17 2024