musketeers

all for one

Mutual support pledge

• one for allIndividual effort benefits all
• loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
• camaraderieGoodwill among companions

oath · bond · alliance · unity · friendship · devotion · honor · trust · solidarity · comrades

duel

Prearranged one-on-one combat

• fencingCombat with blunted blades
• rapierSlender dueling blade
• épéeFencing sword, points only

parry · thrust · riposte · swordplay · blade · buckler · pistol · seconds · dawn · challenge

flintlock

Flint-sparked firearm mechanism

• regimentColonel-led military unit
• cavalryMounted military force
• infantryGround combat troops

royal guard · soldier · sword · rapier · uniform · plume · tunic · garrison · barracks · captain

Athos

Sacred Greek promontory

• PorthosFrench swordsman, fictional trio
• DumasFrench adventure novelist
• novelNew and unusual

Aramis · romance · adventure · swashbuckler · hero · villain · Constance · sequel · serialized · classic

Dumas

French adventure novelist

• 17th-centuryThe sixteen hundreds
• FranceWestern European republic
• cardinalOf foremost importance

Richelieu · Gascony · Paris · monarchy · Bourbon · Bastille · royal court · intrigue · conspiracy · cloak-and-dagger

Athos

Sacred Greek promontory

• PorthosFrench swordsman, fictional trio
• threeSum of one twice
• trinityUnified set of three

Aramis · triumvirate · triad · troika · quartet · inseparables · companions · band · group

• sword fighterssamurai, fencers, knights, gladiators, duelists
• Bourbon FranceVersailles, the Sun King, Louis XV, Colbert, Edict of Nantes
• Louis XIIIRichelieu, royal favorites, Bourbon, regency, Louis XIV
• militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
• warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
• military historybattles, soldiers, campaigns, officers, battlefields