The sun temple

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Expedition route to the " Sun Temple " in actual Peru (French):
yellow: location of the fictional temple in the Machu Picchu area;
red: place of arrival Cusco ;
green: departure point Callao ;
blue: route by foot
(dashed: theoretical),
purple: by train

The Temple of the Sun ( French original title: Le temple du soleil ) is the fourteenth volume of the adventures of Tintin by the Belgian comic artist Hergé . It is the continuation of the volume The Seven Crystal Balls .

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A sun temple of the Incas

Tim and Captain Haddock arrive in Peru with the intention of finding their kidnapped friend Professor Bienlein . However, the authorities there refuse to cooperate with you. During their search, Tim and Haddock run into life-threatening situations several times.

The young Indian Zorrino , whom Tim saves from two thugs, decides to help Tim and Haddock find the bees. The three make their way across the Andes and through the jungle to find the hidden temple of the sun. There are always dangerous confrontations with criminals and wild animals.

By chance they discover the entrance to the Sun Temple, break through a wall and burst in the middle of an archaic ceremony. The secret temple , the population of which leads an isolated life according to its own laws apart from the modern world , is hidden in a remote area. The three friends are captured and shown to the great Inca . He sentenced Haddock and Tim to death because they defiled the Sun Temple with their penetration. They should be burned on a stake , which should be ignited by the sun itself using a burning glass . The great Inca leaves Tim the choice of when to burn them within 30 days.

Tim and Haddock are taken to a guarded living area, where they are held in relatively comfortable conditions until the scheduled execution . They learn that Professor Calculus has been kidnapped by the Incas because he of the donning of a bangle Rascar Capac a sacrilege had been committed. Tim discovers a message in a scrap of newspaper that makes him cheer. He asks the Inca to be executed on a certain date and time. The Inca grants him this request, and Tim, Haddock and Bienlein are carried to the stake at the desired time. Tim begs the sun to send a sign. This then darkens. Haddock, whom Tim - so as not to jeopardize his plan - had not revealed until then, now realizes that Tim has timed a total solar eclipse . The Incas panic and the great Inca begs Tim to let the sun shine again. He asks the sun for mercy and it shines again. The great Inca pardons Tim, Bienlein and Haddock and lets them go. The curse on seven European researchers is also being lifted. Tim gives the Inca his word of honor not to reveal the location of the sun temple. Zorrino stays with the Incas.

History of the tape

For the historical background of this volume and its predecessor, see article The seven crystal balls .

The story was published in "Tim" magazine in 1946. When it was later published in book form, it was shortened to 62 pages. The following scenes have been left out:

  • Tim, who is on the way to Mühlenhof, is so absorbed in an article that he falls into a stream.
  • Tim meets Alcazar at the harbor. They act as if their meeting in "The Seven Crystal Balls" never took place.
  • As Tim and Haddock wait for Zorrino near the bridge, they meet the mysterious Indian who once gave Tim the medallion. He smiles at Haddock and said to him: "Anger is bad for your health, Señor."
  • During the march through the mountains, Haddock discovers a skull that has been attached to a mast. Zorrino, intimidated, explains that this is a death warning as he is leading strangers to the Sun Temple.
  • During the march through the jungle, Tim and Zorrino have to defend themselves against a jaguar and a snake.
  • Haddock finds gold in the cave behind the waterfall. He has to leave it behind in order to get through the hole that leads to the Inca tomb.

Others

  • The map of South America shows a larger national territory of Ecuador , as areas in the Amazon region are shown there that were claimed by Ecuador.
  • The solar eclipse shown in the book version behaves according to the laws of the northern and not the southern hemisphere.
  • The volume was filmed in 1969 under the title Tintin in the Temple of the Sun by Raymond Leblanc .
  • In 2001 the musician Dirk Brossé composed the musical Kuifje - De Zonnetempel . The plot consists of the seven crystal balls and the temple of the sun . The musical was also released in French in 2002 under the title TinTin - Le temple du soleil .
  • More than in other volumes, in the double volume "The Seven Crystal Balls" and "The Temple of the Sun", supernatural things come to light: a mummy come to life, wax dolls as images of researchers who are inflicted pain by actions on the dolls.

literature

  • Löhndorf, Karl-Ludwig: "Hergé's comic 'Les Aventures de Tintin: Le Temple Du Soleil' and its possible sources: Felipe Guamán de Ayala, Jean-Francois Marmontel, Charles Wiener and Gaston Leroux" in: Ders., Marmontel as an intermedial source (Frankfurt / M. 2009), pp. 185-223.

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