Melchior Wakenstede
| Melchior Wakenstede | |
|---|---|
 Märten Metsaviir as Melchior | |
| First appearance | Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church |
| Created by | Indrek Hargla |
| Portrayed by | Märten Metsaviir |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Apothecary |
| Nationality | Estonian |
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Melchior Wakenstede is a fictional character created by Indrek Hargla, and is the main protagonist of Hargla's Melchior the Apothecary (Estonian: Apteeker Melchior) book series. He is a pharmacist who solves crimes in medieval Tallinn.
He first appeared in the book Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church, which was released in 2010 and translated to English in 2016.[1] Melchior books have been translated into Finnish, Hungarian, French, German, and English.
Film adaptations[edit]
In the film adaptions he is played by Märten Metsaviir. The first film in the series premiered in April 2022[2] and the second one in the August of the same year[3].
List of novels[edit]
Character has appered in the following books:
- Apteeker Melchior ja Oleviste mõistatus. Tallinn: Varrak, 2010, 310 pp
- Apteeker Melchior ja Rataskaevu viirastus. Tallinn: Varrak, 2010, 286 pp
- Apteeker Melchior ja timuka tütar. Tallinn: Varrak, 2011, 431 pp
- Apteeker Melchior ja Pirita kägistaja. Tallinn: Varrak, 2013, 404 pp
- Apteeker Melchior ja Tallinna kroonika. Tallinn: Varrak, 2014, 469 pp
- Apteeker Melchior ja Gotlandi kurat. Pärnamäe: Raudhammas, 2017, 558 pp
- Apteeker Melchior ja Pilaatuse evangeelium. Pärnamäe: Raudhammas, 2019, 467 pp
References[edit]
- ↑ Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church goodreads.com (viewed in 15-05-2022)
- ↑ First 'Melchior the Apothecary' film off to successful start in Estonia ERR News, 22.04.2022
- ↑ "Augustis esilinastub "Apteeker Melchiori" triloogia teine film" ERR kultuur, 13 July 2022 (in Estonian)
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