Marlinspike (French: Moulansart) is a village near Brussels, Belgium. It is also possibly in Marlinshire, England as stated in The Secret of the Unicorn).[1] Marlinspike Hall is just outside the village.
The village
Marlinspike has a railway station, a church and a butcher's shop, Cutts the Butcher. It also has a stone mason. Tintin used the Railway station in The Seven Crystal Balls.
Notable people who stayed at Marlinspike
- Abdullah
- Bianca Castafiore
- Captain Haddock
- Cutts the Butcher
- Gustav Bird
- Igor Wagner
- Irma
- Jolyon Wagg
- Max Bird
- Nestor
- Professor Calculus
- Snowy
- Thomson and Thompson
- Tintin
Sources
- ↑ The Secret of the Unicorn, page 45.