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''Marlinspike'' (originally '''''Moulinsart''''' in the original French - Belgian language) is the country house where Captain Haddock lives in Hergé 's The Adventures Of Tintin comic book series, beginning from '' Red Rackham's Treasure ''. The villa is modeled after the central section of Chateau Of Cheverny . The French name was derived from Sart-Moulin , a village near Braine-l'Alleud in Walloon Brabant , Belgium . Marlinspike is first mentioned in '' The Secret Of The Unicorn ''. At the end of '' Red Rackham's Treasure '', the manor is bought by Professor Calculus and it is in its cellar that the treasure itself is found. Marlinspike/Moulinsart provides a home base which Tintin and Haddock leave or return to after their later adventures. In '' The Castafiore Emerald '' virtually all the action takes place in the house, its grounds or the surrounding countryside. Marlinspike is presented as a large and luxurious dwelling with numerous works of art, Haddock family treasures in their own gallery and antique furniture. The grounds are literally a park with extensive woodlands, wide lawns, a rose garden, a high surrounding wall, at least two gates and a neighbouring meadow. A Marlinspike is a tool used in Seamanship to Splice Ropes . |
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