The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
The Cobbler
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 15
The Cobbler is a minor character in The Travels of Marco Polo (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Young adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 15
- Books
- 1
A young and pleasing cobbler, he is first encountered working openly at his trade. He takes pity on Bauduin and gives him bread, shoes, and a grey coat—though the coat proves a foot too short. His brief kindness offers a moment of practical help and human warmth amid Bauduin’s hardship.
Description
He is a young adult man described as pleasing in appearance, though the text gives no precise details of his height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, or facial features. His working life is visible in the shoes he makes and the open, industrious manner of his trade. He wears practical clothing appropriate to a medieval cobbler; the grey coat he gives away is not his own defining garment. His presence is approachable and charitable, without any specified scars, accessories, or other distinguishing marks.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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