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diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index b6c5d6a..fbc2a43 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@
 
 @custom-variant dark (&:is(.dark *));
 
+/* Self-hosted blackletter used for the hero title ("Sketch Gothic School").
+   Only needed to shape the SVG clip glyphs the hero video shows through. */
+@font-face {
+  font-family: 'Sketch Gothic School';
+  src:
+    url('./assets/fonts/sketch-gothic-school.woff2') format('woff2'),
+    url('./assets/fonts/sketch-gothic-school.woff') format('woff');
+  font-weight: normal;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-display: swap;
+}
+
 :root {
-  /* Wix-inspired palette: deep forest green dominant background, cream
+  /* Brand palette: deep forest green dominant background, cream
      foreground, gold (Aboreto/calligraphic spirit) for CTAs and accents. */
   --background: hsl(151 100% 8%);
   --foreground: hsl(200 32% 94%);
@@ -86,6 +98,7 @@
     'Roboto', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
   --font-display: 'Aboreto', 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
   --font-script: 'Tangerine', 'Allura', cursive;
+  --font-blackletter: 'Sketch Gothic School', 'UnifrakturMaguntia', serif;
 }
 
 @layer base {
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 6bdad1a..aaab7ba 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import cosmicStagMorphWebm from '@/assets/cosmic-stag-morph-1024.webm'
 import cosmicStagMorphFallback from '@/assets/cosmic-stag-morph-fallback.webp'
 import heroLandscape from '@/assets/hero-landscape.webp'
 import sectionTile from '@/assets/section-tile.webp'
+import titleWordmark from '@/assets/title-wordmark.mp4'
+import titleWordmarkPoster from '@/assets/title-wordmark-poster.jpg'
 
 const tileStyle = {
   backgroundImage: `url(${sectionTile})`,
@@ -17,6 +20,43 @@ const tileStyle = {
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
+// The hero title is SVG text (Sketch Gothic School) used as a clip over the
+// wordmark video. Measure the rendered glyph box once the font loads and fit
+// the viewBox/foreignObject to it, so the wordmark fills the SVG width without
+// clipping regardless of the font's metrics.
+const titleSvg = ref<SVGSVGElement | null>(null)
+const titleText = ref<SVGTextElement | null>(null)
+const titleBox = ref({ x: 0, y: 0, w: 1100, h: 200 })
+const titleViewBox = computed(
+  () => `${titleBox.value.x} ${titleBox.value.y} ${titleBox.value.w} ${titleBox.value.h}`,
+)
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  try {
+    await (document as Document & { fonts?: FontFaceSet }).fonts?.ready
+  } catch {
+    /* fonts API unavailable — keep the default box */
+  }
+  await nextTick()
+  const el = titleText.value
+  if (!el) return
+  let bb: DOMRect
+  try {
+    bb = el.getBBox()
+  } catch {
+    return
+  }
+  if (!bb.width) return
+  const padX = bb.height * 0.08
+  const padY = bb.height * 0.16
+  titleBox.value = {
+    x: Math.round(bb.x - padX),
+    y: Math.round(bb.y - padY),
+    w: Math.round(bb.width + padX * 2),
+    h: Math.round(bb.height + padY * 2),
+  }
+})
+
 const pathways = [
   { key: 'dayVisit' as const, to: '/reservations' },
   { key: 'activity' as const, to: '/events' },
@@ -69,11 +109,50 @@ const featuredEvents = [
         >
           {{ t('common.tagline') }}
         </p>
-        <h1
-          class="mt-4 font-script font-bold text-6xl leading-none text-foreground drop-shadow-md md:text-7xl lg:text-8xl"
+        <h1 class="sr-only">Château du Faune</h1>
+        <!-- Hero title: blackletter text clips the forest/cloud video so it
+             appears to drift through the letters. The SVG scales by viewBox
+             (always one line); a gold drop-shadow gives the engraved edge. -->
+        <svg
+          ref="titleSvg"
+          class="hero-title mt-2 block w-[min(92vw,52rem)] sm:mt-4"
+          :viewBox="titleViewBox"
+          aria-hidden="true"
         >
-          Château du Faune
-        </h1>
+          <defs>
+            <clipPath id="hero-title-clip">
+              <text
+                ref="titleText"
+                x="550"
+                y="122"
+                text-anchor="middle"
+                font-family="'Sketch Gothic School', 'UnifrakturMaguntia', serif"
+                font-size="120"
+              >
+                Château du Faune
+              </text>
+            </clipPath>
+          </defs>
+          <foreignObject
+            :x="titleBox.x"
+            :y="titleBox.y"
+            :width="titleBox.w"
+            :height="titleBox.h"
+            clip-path="url(#hero-title-clip)"
+          >
+            <video
+              xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
+              autoplay
+              muted
+              loop
+              playsinline
+              :poster="titleWordmarkPoster"
+              class="h-full w-full object-cover"
+            >
+              <source :src="titleWordmark" type="video/mp4" />
+            </video>
+          </foreignObject>
+        </svg>
         <video
           autoplay
           muted
@@ -236,3 +315,12 @@ const featuredEvents = [
     </section>
   </div>
 </template>
+
+<style scoped>
+/* Gold engraved edge + soft shadow on the video-filled title, for the
+   engraved look and to keep it legible on the bright sky. */
+.hero-title {
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55)) drop-shadow(0 0 1px #ffe87b);
+  overflow: visible;
+}
+</style>