# Martellino — The Decameron character guide

> Martellino in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the wretched Martellino

**First appearance:** 0018-the-third-story

## Who they are

A prankster who pretends to be a cripple and is nearly executed.

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