martin the warrior in the redwall series by brian jacques

Ninian's church near Redwall Abbey, but a later novel portrays that as a misnomer for a building that was never a church. Other recurring elements include 'Dibbuns' (the Redwall name for infant woodlanders) and detailed descriptions of food.Īlthough the main setting is an abbey, and several characters are referred to as monks, friars, etc., the series makes little mention of religious beliefs or practices. One notable exception is Martin the Warrior, one of the founders of Redwall Abbey, whose adventures are chronicled in several of the novels and who is frequently mentioned as an icon of heroism who inspires later Redwall denizens, occasionally appearing to them as a spiritual vision.ĭespite the changing historical setting and absence of recurring characters, familiar character archetypes recur throughout the books, often characters in tribe-specific leadership roles, such the Badger Lords, the Skipper of Otters, or the shrew tribe leader 'Log-a-Log'. Because of the widely spaced storylines, very few characters are mentioned in more than one or two novels. Some of the books focus on characters who, in other volumes, are legendary historical figures, such as The Legend of Luke. The novels in the series are set in many periods in the fictional history of Redwall and Mossflower the chronological order of the stories is not the same as the order in which they were written, some taking place before the construction of Redwall Abbey itself or in far-flung locations beyond Mossflower. Frequently the peace-loving creatures of Mossflower are called upon to become warriors to defend themselves from marauding bands of 'vermin' such as rats, weasels, and foxes. The series chronicles the adventures of the anthropomorphic animals inhabiting Redwall Abbey and the surrounding countryside of Mossflower Wood, including mice, moles, hares, badgers, and other woodland species. The Redwall series was written by Brian Jacques. The twenty-second, and final, novel, The Rogue Crew, was posthumously released on, almost three months after Jacques' death on 5 February. There have been 22 novels and two picture books published.

The books are primarily aimed at adolescents. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, and is the name of an animated TV series based on three of the novels ( Redwall, Mattimeo, and Martin the Warrior), which first aired in 1999. Redwall is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. For other uses, see Redwall (disambiguation).

For the first book in the series, see Redwall (novel).

This article is about the Redwall series of novels.

Martin the warrior in the redwall series by brian jacques