

With the help of Methuseleh, Matthias finds the place where the shield is. His sword and shield have been hidden for many years because Redwall has been at peace. Martin was the greatest warrior Redwall has even known. When a family of mice run to Redwall Abbey with terrible news of a great army of vermin, (ferrets, stoats, weasels, foxes, rats, etc.) led by Cluny the Scourge, attacking the kind folks of Mossflower Woods with the goal of reaching Redwall, Matthias realizes he has something to do – save the Abbey! He decides to find the sword and shield of Martin, the first Warrior of Redwall. – all-around youngsters), Friar Hugo, the fat dormouse who happens to be abbeycook, Foremole, the leader of all of the moles in Redwall, Skipper of Otters, the tough and smart leader of the otters at Redwall, and old Methuseleh, the recorder mouse of Redwall. Some friends of his include Constance Badgermum, “mother” and caretaker of all of the Dibbuns (babes, infants, toddlers, etc. He’s a young, kind, mouse who is good friends with the Father Abbot of Redwall. It is a gigantic place, able to fit 500 hares, a Badger Lord, and about 1-2 hundred other Abbey-inhabitants ranging from field mice to moles to otters to badgers. It is manned by caring and generous animals, led by the Father Abbot, and has enough food and shelter for everyone who needs it! It is a place of peace, though some of its inhabitants know how to use weapons, to defend the Abbey. Redwall Abbey is a fortress for the animals in Mossflower Woods.

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