Marlinspike Hall Marlinspike Hall Marlinspike Hall ( ) is Captain Haddock's country house and family estate in "The Adventures of Tintin", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The original French name of the hall, "Moulinsart", 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. The Belgian corporation managing Hergé's work (principally "Tintin") is also called Moulinsart S.A. Marlinspike Hall first appears in "The Secret of the Unicorn" as the home of the story's
HMS Haddock (1805) She would then act as the model for the subsequent s. "Haddock" sailed for Jamaica on 11 December. In 1806 she was under Lieutenant Edward Foley. On 22 May she captured "Arrogante", for which head money for 19 men was paid in March 1828. In 1808 Lieutenant Charles William Selwyn took command. On 6 September, the American vessel "Nancy", Ringhaven, master, arrived at Jamaica. She had been sailing from Havana to Jamaica when "Haddock" detained her and sent her in. On 12 November 1809 the 18-gun square-rigged brig "Génie" captured "Haddock", which was under the command of Lieutenant Henry Edwards.