Porthos
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Porthos, baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds (his first name is unknown) is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers Athos and Aramis are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan (see D'Artagnan Romances). He carries a sword that Aramis nicknamed Balizarde.
In The Three Musketeers his family name is du Vallon. In Twenty Years After, after a successful wedding, he is first known as du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds, then he earns the title of baron.[1]
Porthos, honest and slightly gullible, is the extrovert of the group, enjoying wine, women and song. His eating abilities even impress King Louis XIV during a banquet at Versailles. As the story advances, he looks more and more of a giant, and his death is that of a titan.
At the time of The Three Musketeers (ca. 1627) he apparently has few lands or other resources to draw from. He was…more edit
Porthos, baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds (his first name is unknown) is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers Athos and Aramis are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan (see D'Artagnan Romances). He carries a sword that Aramis nicknamed Balizarde.
In The Three Musketeers his family name is du Vallon. In Twenty Years After, after a successful wedding, he is first known as du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds, then he earns the title of baron.[1]
Porthos, honest and slightly gullible, is the extrovert of the group, enjoying wine, women and song. His eating abilities even impress King Louis XIV during a banquet at Versailles. As the story advances, he looks more and more of a giant, and his death is that of a titan.
At the time of The Three Musketeers (ca. 1627) he apparently has few lands or other resources to draw from. He was…more edit
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The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.69 — 2,673 ratings — published 1847 (edit characters) |
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The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.84 — 493 ratings — published 1849 (edit characters) |
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Louise de la Vallière by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.87 — 210 ratings — published 1847 (edit characters) |
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The Three Musketeers Volume 1 of 3: [EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition] by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2007 (edit characters) |
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The Three Musketeers Volume 3 of 4: [EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition] by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007 (edit characters) |
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