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
Mark Haddock for the attempted murder of Gowdy, Haddock was shot six times while travelling in Newtownabbey, to the north of Belfast. Ronald Trevor Bowe, 29, from Mount Vernon Gardens, Belfast, was arrested and charged for Haddock's attempted murder. He was subsequently released on 22 November 2006 after Haddock indicated he did not wish to pursue a case against him. In January 2009, Haddock was charged in connection with the killing of Tommy English. He was taken back into custody on 2 September 2011 as he prepared to face charges for the murder. On 21 July 2009, Haddock was arrested by officers