Marseilles (or Marseille) is a major city in France, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southern France. It is the oldest city and main seaport of France.
Marseilles was the hometown of René Emile Belloq, a rival archaeologist of Indiana Jones.[1]
According to 4th century legends Mary Magdalen, fleeing the Holy Land, had taken the grail to Marseilles.[2]
Adventures in Marseilles[]
In 1914, a masked crimelord established in charge of the Marseilles underworld, and began his search for Crown of the Rom, kidnapping a young Indiana Jones in his quest.[3]
During World War I, it was the home of Nicole, the wife of a soldier who fought in the Battle of Verdun.[4]
In 1933, Indiana Jones tried to break into the Forteresse Malevil, where René Emile Belloq was planning on trading the Crystal Skull of Cozan to Franz Kroeger. Jones was captured by two of Belloq's henchmen, Jean and Claude Daguerre, but later escaped. Kroeger took the skull and left the city in Wagner's submarine, U-357, which destroyed Belloq's ancestral home.[5]
In 1936, Belloq met up with Herman Dietrich in Marseilles before the two traveling to meet Adolf Hitler in Germany to discuss the Tanis dig.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
Despite the character of Nicole being mentioned as living in Marseilles in the episode "Verdun, September 1916",[4] in the novelization of the episode, The Mata Hari Affair, she is depicted living in Paris.[7]
Appearances[]
- Young Indiana Jones and the Gypsy Revenge
- Young Indiana Jones and the Secret City (Mentioned only)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Verdun, September 1916" → Demons of Deception (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs
- Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth (Mentioned only)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark novel
Sources[]
Holy Grail's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- Indiana Jones apparel (Design: Indiana Jones Cities Postal T-Shirt)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth
- ↑ Holy Grail's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Gypsy Revenge
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Verdun, September 1916" → Demons of Deception
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs
- ↑ Raiders of the Lost Ark novel
- ↑ The Mata Hari Affair
