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Marlinspike Hall is the mansion that Captain Haddock reclaimed in the episode "The Secret Of The Unicorn". Marlinspike's previous owners The Bird Brothers lost their mansion in theThe Secret of the Unicorn as they were captured by detectives Thompson and Thomson and convicted of attempted murder. Nestor is the butler of the mansion, he is very loyal to his employer, Captain Haddock.Captain Haddock also shares his mansion with professor Cuthbert Calculus.Tin Tin (Who live in his compartment)always comes to visit the Captain.

Name

Marlinspike Hall shares its name with the local village of Marlinspike. It is called Le château de Moulinsart in the original French versions. The French name is derived from Sart-Moulin, a village near Braine-l'Alleud in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; in an allusion to the Haddock family's maritime history, the hall's English name refers to the marlinspike, a tool used in seamanship to splice ropes.

Prototype

The hall is modeled after the central section of the Château de Cheverny.

Appearances

Marlinspike Hall first appears in The Secret of the Unicorn as the home of the story's villains, the Bird Brothers. At the end of Red Rackham's Treasure, the manor (found to have been built by an illustrious ancestor of Haddock's, Sir Francis Haddock) is purchased by Professor Calculus on behalf of the Captain; the fabled treasure itself is found hidden in the manor's old chapel, in the cellars. In the following years, Marlinspike provides a home base for Tintin and Haddock in between their various adventures. In The Castafiore Emerald, virtually all of the action takes place in the hall, its grounds, or the surrounding countryside.

Marlinspike Hall is presented as a large and luxurious dwelling adorned with numerous works of art, antique furniture, and a gallery of the Haddock family's treasures. The grounds comprise a park with extensive woodlands, wide lawns, a rose garden, a high surrounding wall, at least two gates, a neighbouring meadow, and at least one adjacent building (used by Professor Calculus as a laboratory in The Calculus Affair). The size of the house and park would appear to require a number of domestic and gardening staff but only one - the faithful Nestor, who serves as butler to the Hall - is ever seen, although a gardener is mentioned mowing the lawn once in the last pages of The Red Sea Sharks.

In Land of Black Gold Calculus blows up parts of the hall while conducting experiments to try and find an antidote to a chemical that causes fuel to become explosive.

The Belgian corporation Moulinsart SA organized to manage the rights to Hergé's work is called after the original French name of Marlinspike.

Location

The English translations of the Tintin books caused some confusion by giving the address of Marlinspike Hall as "Marlinshire", England" in The Secret of the Unicorn. However details such as traffic travelling on the right hand side of the road and the appearance of the Marlinspike police (who wear the black and red uniforms of the Belgian Gendarmerie) confirm that Hergé's intention was to locate the Hall in his native Belgium. Moreover, it is explained in the French version of Red Rackham's Treasure that the Manor was built by an ancestor of Captain Haddock's, the Chevalier François de Hadoque, a Ship-of-the-Line Captain in La Royale under King Louis XIV. It would then be very surprising if a 17th century French officer had his home built in England, while most of Belgium was in that time part of France.

Translations

Bengali: Marlinspike
Catalan: Molins de dalt
Danish: Møllenborg Slot (literally: Millburg Castle)
Dutch: Kasteel Molensloot
Finnish: Moulinsartin linna
French: Château de Moulinsart
German: Schloss Mühlenhof
Icelandic: Myllusetur
Italian: Castello di Moulinsart
Persian: کاخ مولنسار (Ka'kh-e-Moulansar)
Polish: Księżymłyn
Portuguese: Castelo de Moulinsart
Spanish: Castillo de Moulinsart, Mansion Pasador
Swedish: Moulinsarts slott
Turkish: Mulensar Şatosu

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-'''Marlinspike Hall''' is the mansion that [[Captain Haddock]] reclaimed in the episode "The Secret Of The Unicorn". Marlinspike's previous owners The [[Bird Brothers]] lost their mansion in the''[[The Secret Of The Unicorn]]'' as they were captured by detectives [[Thompson and Thomson]] and convicted of attempted murder. [[Nestor]] is the butler of the mansion, he is very loyal to his employer, [[Captain Haddock]].Captain Haddock also shares his mansion with professor Cuthbert Calculus.Tin Tin (Who live in his compartment)always comes to visit the Captain.
+'''Marlinspike Hall''' is the mansion that [[Captain Haddock]] reclaimed in the episode "The Secret Of The Unicorn". Marlinspike's previous owners The [[Bird Brothers]] lost their mansion in the''[[The Secret of the Unicorn]]'' as they were captured by detectives [[Thompson and Thomson]] and convicted of attempted murder. [[Nestor]] is the butler of the mansion, he is very loyal to his employer, [[Captain Haddock]].Captain Haddock also shares his mansion with professor Cuthbert Calculus.Tin Tin (Who live in his compartment)always comes to visit the Captain.
 [[Image:Marlinspike.jpg|thumb|250px|Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy approach Marlinspike Hall.]]
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 ==Name==
-Marlinspike Hall shares its name with the local village of [[Marlinspike]]. It is called ''Le château de Moulinsart'' in the original [[French versions]]. The French name is derived from Sart-Moulin, a village near Braine-l'Alleud in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; in an allusion to the Haddock family's maritime history, the hall's English name refers to the [[wikipedia:marlinspike|marlinspike]], a tool used in seamanship to splice ropes.
+Marlinspike Hall shares its name with the local village of [[Marlinspike]]. It is called ''Le château de Moulinsart'' in the original French versions. The French name is derived from Sart-Moulin, a village near Braine-l'Alleud in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; in an allusion to the Haddock family's maritime history, the hall's English name refers to the [[wikipedia:marlinspike|marlinspike]], a tool used in seamanship to splice ropes.
 ==Prototype==
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 Marlinspike Hall first appears in ''[[The Secret of the Unicorn]]'' as the home of the story's villains, the [[Bird Brothers]]. At the end of ''[[Red Rackham's Treasure]]'', the manor (found to have been built by an illustrious ancestor of Haddock's, [[Sir Francis Haddock]]) is purchased by [[Professor Calculus]] on behalf of the Captain; the fabled treasure itself is found hidden in the manor's old chapel, in the cellars. In the following years, Marlinspike provides a home base for Tintin and Haddock in between their various adventures. In ''[[The Castafiore Emerald]]'', virtually all of the action takes place in the hall, its grounds, or the surrounding countryside.
-Marlinspike Hall is presented as a large and luxurious dwelling adorned with numerous works of art, antique furniture, and a gallery of the Haddock family's treasures. The grounds comprise a park with extensive woodlands, wide lawns, a rose garden, a high surrounding wall, at least two gates, a neighbouring meadow, and at least one adjacent building (used by Professor Calculus as a laboratory in ''[[The Calculus Affair]]''). The size of the house and park would appear to require a number of domestic and gardening staff but only one - the faithful [[Nestor (Tintin character)|Nestor]], who serves as butler to the Hall - is ever seen, although a [[gardener]] is mentioned ''mowing the lawn'' once in the last pages of ''[[The Red Sea Sharks]]''.
+Marlinspike Hall is presented as a large and luxurious dwelling adorned with numerous works of art, antique furniture, and a gallery of the Haddock family's treasures. The grounds comprise a park with extensive woodlands, wide lawns, a rose garden, a high surrounding wall, at least two gates, a neighbouring meadow, and at least one adjacent building (used by Professor Calculus as a laboratory in ''[[The Calculus Affair]]''). The size of the house and park would appear to require a number of domestic and gardening staff but only one - the faithful [[Nestor]], who serves as butler to the Hall - is ever seen, although a gardener is mentioned ''mowing the lawn'' once in the last pages of ''[[The Red Sea Sharks]]''.
 In ''[[Land of Black Gold]]'' Calculus blows up parts of the hall while conducting experiments to try and find an antidote to a chemical that causes fuel to become explosive.
-The Belgian corporation [[Moulinsart SA]] organized to manage the rights to [[Hergé]]'s work is called after the original French name of Marlinspike.
+The Belgian corporation Moulinsart SA organized to manage the rights to [[Hergé]]'s work is called after the original French name of Marlinspike.
 ==Location==
-The [[English translation]]s of the ''Tintin'' books caused some confusion by giving the address of Marlinspike Hall as "[[Marlinshire]], England" in ''[[The Secret of the Unicorn]]''. However details such as traffic travelling on the right hand side of the road and the appearance of the Marlinspike police (who wear the black and red uniforms of the [[wikipedia:Belgian Gendarmerie|Belgian Gendarmerie]]) confirm that Hergé's intention was to locate the Hall in his native Belgium. Moreover, it is explained in the [[French version]] of ''[[The Red Rackham's Treasure]]'' that the Manor was built by an ancestor of Captain Haddock's, the Chevalier François de Hadoque, a Ship-of-the-Line Captain in [[wikipedia:La Royale|La Royale]] under King [[wikipedia:Louis XIV|Louis XIV]]. It would then be very surprising if a 17th century French officer had his home built in England, while most of Belgium was in that time part of France.
+The English translations of the ''Tintin'' books caused some confusion by giving the address of Marlinspike Hall as "Marlinshire", England" in ''[[The Secret of the Unicorn]]''. However details such as traffic travelling on the right hand side of the road and the appearance of the Marlinspike police (who wear the black and red uniforms of the [[wikipedia:Belgian Gendarmerie|Belgian Gendarmerie]]) confirm that Hergé's intention was to locate the Hall in his native Belgium. Moreover, it is explained in the French version of ''[[Red Rackham's Treasure]]'' that the Manor was built by an ancestor of Captain Haddock's, the Chevalier François de Hadoque, a Ship-of-the-Line Captain in [[wikipedia:La Royale|La Royale]] under King [[wikipedia:Louis XIV|Louis XIV]]. It would then be very surprising if a 17th century French officer had his home built in England, while most of Belgium was in that time part of France.
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