![]() Meanwhile, Barnaby requests a meeting with Tintin, but is gunned down on Tintin's doorstep before he can speak, and points to sparrows as a cryptic clue to the identity of his assailant before falling unconscious. ![]() Tintin and Haddock try to get the three scrolls but they are out of luck: Tintin's wallet (with the first scroll) is stolen, while Sakharine is found drugged, and the scroll inside his own Unicorn missing. Tintin deduces that the each of the models contains a scroll, which united lead to the location of Red Rackham's treasure. The only one of his crew to survive the ship-to-ship battle, Sir Francis killed Red Rackham in single combat and scuttled the Unicorn he later built three models, which he left to his sons. Captain Haddock vividly recounts the tale of the Unicorn, a 17th-century warship captained by his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock, but seized by a pirate band led by Red Rackham. For 'tis from the light that light will dawn, and then shines forth the Eagle's cross". Three Unicorns in company sailing in the noonday sunne will speak. Written on the parchment is a riddle: "Three brothers joined. At home, Tintin discovers a miniature scroll, and realises that it must have been hidden inside the mast of the model. While Tintin is out, the ship is stolen from his apartment in the following investigation, he discovers that Sakharine owns an identical model, also named the Unicorn. Having shown the ship to Haddock, Tintin discovers that the ship is named the Unicorn, after a ship commanded by Haddock's own ancestor. At Tintin's flat, Snowy accidentally knocks the model over and breaks its mainmast. Tintin also meets detectives Thomson and Thompson on a secret mission looking out for a pickpocket however, both their wallets are repeatedly stolen throughout the story. Two strangers, model ship collector Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine and antique-scout Barnaby, independently try and fail to persuade Tintin to sell the model to them. While browsing on the Brussels Voddenmarkt/ Marché aux puces at the Vossenplein in the Marollen, Tintin purchases an antique model ship which he intends to give to his friend, Captain Haddock. The story was adapted for the 1957 Belvision animated series Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, the 1991 Ellipse/ Nelvana animated series The Adventures of Tintin, the 1992-3 BBC Radio 5 dramatisation of the Adventures, the feature film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) directed by Steven Spielberg, and the film's tie-in video game. The Secret of the Unicorn remained Hergé's favourite of his own works until creating Tintin in Tibet (1960). Hergé concluded the arc begun in this story with Red Rackham's Treasure, while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. The Secret of the Unicorn was a commercial success and was published in book form by Casterman shortly after its conclusion. To unravel the riddle, Tintin and Haddock must obtain three identical models of Sir Francis's ship, the Unicorn, but they discover that criminals are also after these model ships and are willing to kill in order to obtain them. The story revolves around young reporter Tintin, his dog Snowy, and his friend Captain Haddock, who discover a riddle left by Haddock's ancestor, the 17th century Sir Francis Haddock, which could lead them to the hidden treasure of the pirate Red Rackham. The story was serialised daily in Le Soir, Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from June 1942 to January 1943 amidst the Nazi German occupation of Belgium during World War II. The Secret of the Unicorn (French: Le Secret de La Licorne) is the eleventh volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé.
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