In 1844, Alexander Dumas novel Three Musketeers, which to this day is one of the most widely read books in the world, was released. The central characters of the novel are the eighteen-year-old Gascon D'Artagnan, dreaming of a career as a professional military man, and his friends - the musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Subsequently, the story of the life and adventures of the characters loved by readers found its continuation in the novels “Twenty Years Later” and “Viscount de Brazhelon, or Ten Years Later”.
Instruction manual
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Three musketeers in the novel by Dumas from the very beginning are presented as very mysterious personalities. They all serve in the company of Mr. de Treville under false names, hiding their true origin even from close friends. Only after a certain time, D 'Artagnan manages to learn the secrets of his comrades. Interestingly, all three musketeers (like D'Artagnan himself) had real prototypes.
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The most noble and mysterious of the heroes of Dumas is, of course, Athos. His name, or rather, his nickname, comes from the name of Mount Athos in Greece. However, it soon becomes clear that the real name of Athos is Olivier, Count de La Fer, and he comes from one of the oldest noble families in France. The prototype of Athos is considered to be the real royal musketeer Arman de Siill d'Atos d'Otville. However, he has little in common with the hero of Dumas. He never belonged to an ancient aristocratic family, but was just a poor Gascon nobleman, who was related to the real captain de Treville. By the way, the real Athos was killed in a duel before the real D'Artagnan entered the musketeer company.
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The real name of the merry fellow and the book "Twenty Years Later." His prototype is considered to be the nobleman from Bearn, Isaac de Porto, who became a musketeer at about the same time as Armand de Salleg. Thus, the real Athos and Porthos could well be friends. In 1650, Isaac retired and returned back to Bearn. There he lived to be 95 years old, which in those days was a rarity.
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The original name of the cunning handsome Aramis remains unknown to the reader. In the novel "Twenty Years Later", after taking the dignity, he becomes abbot d'Herble. In the same book sounds his name - Rene. On the pages of the novel "Viscount de Brazhelon, or Ten Years Later" Aramis makes a rapid career, becoming the bishop of Vannes and the Duke of d'Alameda. However, the prototype of Aramis was just the poor Gascon nobleman Henri d'Aramitz, as well as Athos, who is related to de Treville.
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Of course, speaking of the three musketeers, it is impossible not to mention the main character of the trilogy - D'Artagnan. Initially, the author gave him the name Nathaniel, but the publishers did not like it and was removed from the pages of the manuscript. The prototype of the most popular of the characters in Dumas was the nobleman from Gascony, Charles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore, on the maternal side - Count d'Artagnan. He really managed to make a brilliant military career, although he hardly possessed the intelligence and cunning of his literary brother.
