| Korvessa | 31 Aug 2015 4:39 p.m. PST |
Athos is supposed to be a count from an ancient family. I have no idea how many rich and powerful counts there were in France at that time, but would such a person really be able to hide in a well-known unit like the King's Musketeers without being recognized? Weren't there a great many noblemen in the unit? |
| jowady | 31 Aug 2015 4:59 p.m. PST |
In an era before photography most folks wouldn't really know what someone else looked like. |
| Winston Smith | 31 Aug 2015 5:03 p.m. PST |
And if he was from far in the country and had never been to court….
Never read the books, just saw several movies.  |
| tberry7403 | 31 Aug 2015 5:18 p.m. PST |
He was Milady's ex-husband. |
Phillius  | 31 Aug 2015 5:48 p.m. PST |
France is, and always has been, full of broke Counts. Hence the revolution thingee. |
| sillypoint | 31 Aug 2015 5:53 p.m. PST |
I'm from a small city, about 20,000 people. For some reason people I meet, assume I know someone who may have come from that "city".
Then again I was not a noble from that city, I'd best be described as a feral, although I was personally invited to spend Christmas with the Governor's family once.
😁
So goes the work of fiction…😉 |
| Peachy rex | 31 Aug 2015 6:28 p.m. PST |
I'm sure a few people did know his identity, if only to verify that he was of sufficient rank to join the Musketeers. (Ditto for Aramis & Porthos.) But it would have been exceedingly impolite to say anything. |
| GurKhan | 01 Sep 2015 2:02 a.m. PST |
link lists the number of comtés, and hence I presume of comtes, in France – not all active at any given time. |
| FatherOfAllLogic | 01 Sep 2015 7:01 a.m. PST |
Being gentlemen, they obliged the man and turned a blind eye to his silly farce. |
| Eclectic Wave | 01 Sep 2015 11:29 a.m. PST |
"Athos" is a name of a mountain in Northern Greece, and that fact is mentioned in the book. Someone mentions that the name "Athos" isn't a man's name it's the name of a "Mountain". The implication being that the name "Athos" is easily recognized as being a assumed name, with all that implies. In other words if he was recognized by anyone, they would know he has given up his real name for whatever reason, and respect what he is doing. |
| Citizen Kenau | 01 Sep 2015 12:15 p.m. PST |
You must realize that in an era without photography, where good paintings were a rare luxury and few people ever travelled further away from their home than a day's walk simply moving a few hundred miles more or less gave you a new identity. |
| Winston Smith | 01 Sep 2015 1:02 p.m. PST |
I've always wondered about the names Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
They don't sound all that French. |
