the topic is Graves. where do they buried the dead? and jsut like the tomb of Martin the warrior and Abbess Germine, do you think that the other founders of Redwall were place in tombs? was Goff and his family buried at redwall or at the church?
I don't think it was ever mentions where Gonff was buried, but if it was my best bet would be it being mentioned in Doomwyte. Gonff is mentioned a lot in there. It's been ages since I've read it, though, so I can't say for sure.
Now, a lot of the time, they were buried where they liked being. I think Rose was buried at or near Noonvale (or was it on their journey?) and I can remember a lot of people were buried by the Abbey pond. Swiffo, for example, from the Rogue Crew.
i don't believe that the location of Goff's grave is ever given. the most tha tthey talked aobut him in that book was saying how he stole the eyes and that his family was kicked out of the abbey for stealing.
Rose was Buried at Noonvile. in the book Martin the warrior. at the end. Brome takes her body back with him to be buried there. and on top of her grave is the Rose bush.
i think that it would of been neat if they found some more tombs or hidden rooms in the Abbey
thy did mention in the taggerung that constance was buried under a tree or something and they mentioned mother mellus getting buried but i cant remember what book that was in
i think that i remember that. i know that Mellus was in the books, Mariel of Redwall, and The BellMaker.
and another thing that i wonder too, how big was the tunnel to Martin's tomb? if i remember correctly in the book the tunnel i small and the room is small but int eh cartoon the tunnel is huge and the room is not big big but it is still big. any thoughts?
It's been awhile since I watched the series, so I can't remember.
Redwall page 134, US Firebird edition.
To the astonishment of the watching mice, the [fourth] step slid smoothly outwards on the greased stone. It turned completely over to reveal a dark opening with a downward flight of stairs running off into the blackness below.
Redwall page 141, US Firebird edition.
Below the newly discovered steps, a pair of lanterns cast pools of golden light into the inky blackness. The two mice made their way gingerly down the secret entrance.
The friends pressed onward. They could not estimate how long they had been following the course of this ancient winding corridor.
Redwall page 143 US Firebird edition.
Lanterns held high, the two mice advanced through the doorway.
It was a small, low-ceilinged chamber. A stone block rested squarely in the middle.
So, probably small, short tunnel that ran quite a long distance, and then the small room of the Martin's grave, located near the bottom of the Abbey's foundation according to this part of page 141:
"Yes, we must be nearly underneath the Abbey foundation," Matthias replied.
I'd ask that you don't post more than once in a row. You can use the 'modify' button on top of your post to add information.
In Salamandastron, Lord Brocktree didn't have a grave. He had a final resting place, by the Badger Lord Treasure.
sorry, i didn't see the modify button until now. i will do that next time
i always thought of that room as Brocktree's grave but in the open.
the tv series had the tunnel as being around 15 to 20 feet tall with a small room.
Friar Hugo had a grave.
Alot of them got buried under the old oak tree, or by the abbey pond. Some of them were also at the church, or random locations having to do with the book.
I feel like they had a separate area that was a cemetery-like area. Also, I think that since they probably didn't use coffins, the bodies decomposed quickly, which is why so many are buried beneath the tree over time. And I doubt that there's only be oak tree also. So I guess all of this makes sense
I think the Redwallers got buried in a peaceful place, like under a tree or near some place they loved.
Does anyone gather that any of these graves have headstones to say who is there? I don't think there is any mention of this, but it doesn't seem that the characters don't often revisit the graves of lost ones.
i think only a couple had headstones like mother mellus, but they have some at loamhedge, they had lots of graves probably with headstones, we know some did like the first abbess their, which is where he cure was supposed to be for Martha
I think Cregga had a headstone, I think it said a little message, like, "Here lies Cregga, loving badger,' or something, but I'm not sure.
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Friar Hugo had a grave.
How did this not get mentioned before when there is an illustration of it?
Didn't Laterose also have a grave?
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: PluggFiretail on January 10, 2014, 02:24:30 AM
Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
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Quote from: PluggFiretail on January 10, 2014, 02:24:30 AM
Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
I think that these are the answer! ;)
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Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
I think that these are the answer! ;)
But I don't think that they would disvalue somebody's grave because he or she wasn't a Redwaller.
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Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
I think that these are the answer! ;)
But I don't think that they would disvalue somebody's grave because he or she wasn't a Redwaller.
What?
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Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
I think that these are the answer! ;)
But I don't think that they would disvalue somebody's grave because he or she wasn't a Redwaller.
What?
I'm refurring to the part were you said "no ine can enter easy". I think that they would believe that all creatures are equill, no matter were your from. That may sound a little weird when it comes to burying creatures, but hey. Though, I'm sure that the Redwalkers might care a little more for the passing of somebody who lived at Redwall. Just not so sure about the burying. They might have had a section that was for creatures that were previous Redwallers.
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Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
I think that these are the answer! ;)
But I don't think that they would disvalue somebody's grave because he or she wasn't a Redwaller.
What?
I'm refurring to the part were you said "no ine can enter easy". I think that they would believe that all creatures are equill, no matter were your from. That may sound a little weird when it comes to burying creatures, but hey. Though, I'm sure that the Redwalkers might care a little more for the passing of somebody who lived at Redwall. Just not so sure about the burying. They might have had a section that was for creatures that were previous Redwallers.
What I was meaning by that is that it is not at a spot where dibbuns could run, or people could just sit down at or where it can't be disturbed.
Quote from: Lutra on December 24, 2011, 11:45:03 AM
Does anyone gather that any of these graves have headstones to say who is there? I don't think there is any mention of this, but it doesn't seem that the characters don't often revisit the graves of lost ones.
There your wrong, friend. At the end of the book
Taggerung, it says
QuoteThe badgermum's grave always had the prettiest flowers.
Or something like that. And, near there, the squirrels (What's their names?) are skipping, and they see some pretty flowers, so they put them in a little jar with water, and put them near the headstone.
Quote from: Leatho Shellhound on December 24, 2013, 05:00:31 AM
Didn't Laterose also have a grave?
Yes, she did. At Noonvale.
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Quote from: PluggFiretail on January 11, 2014, 02:58:07 AM
Quote from: Tam and Martin on January 10, 2014, 01:52:34 PM
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Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
I think that these are the answer! ;)
But I don't think that they would disvalue somebody's grave because he or she wasn't a Redwaller.
What?
I'm refurring to the part were you said "no ine can enter easy". I think that they would believe that all creatures are equill, no matter were your from. That may sound a little weird when it comes to burying creatures, but hey. Though, I'm sure that the Redwalkers might care a little more for the passing of somebody who lived at Redwall. Just not so sure about the burying. They might have had a section that was for creatures that were previous Redwallers.
What I was meaning by that is that it is not at a spot where dibbuns could run, or people could just sit down at or where it can't be disturbed.
Oh, alright. Though, do you think that they would have enough room for something like that?
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Quote from: PluggFiretail on January 10, 2014, 02:24:30 AM
Maybe they only buried the abbey members who were important (i.e. abbot, badgermum) in the main area so that people could see and remember (or in a special place like Martin's tomb), and all the others were buried somewhere else in the abbey.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on December 24, 2013, 07:14:53 PM
A problem that I noticed thorought the Redwall series is that several creatures were buried in the lawns of Redwall Abbey. But, it happens quite a few times, especially towards the last books in the series, but it seems at times that there should be allot of graves, but none of them ever get noticed.
Or maybe they ere at a part of the abbey where it as set part from the rest. Like an area that no one can enter easily.
I think that these are the answer! ;)
But I don't think that they would disvalue somebody's grave because he or she wasn't a Redwaller.
What?
I'm refurring to the part were you said "no ine can enter easy". I think that they would believe that all creatures are equill, no matter were your from. That may sound a little weird when it comes to burying creatures, but hey. Though, I'm sure that the Redwalkers might care a little more for the passing of somebody who lived at Redwall. Just not so sure about the burying. They might have had a section that was for creatures that were previous Redwallers.
What I was meaning by that is that it is not at a spot where dibbuns could run, or people could just sit down at or where it can't be disturbed.
Oh, alright. Though, do you think that they would have enough room for something like that?
I would imagine that they had enough room.
It should be big enough; abbeys are the size of small castles.
Quote from: PluggFiretail on January 12, 2014, 06:25:41 PM
It should be big enough; abbeys are the size of small castles.
But haven't you seen some of the pictures of Redwall Abbey? It doesn't appear to be that large. And, even if they did have a heck of a ton of room, things could get pretty crowded over 22 books.
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It should be big enough; abbeys are the size of small castles.
But haven't you seen some of the pictures of Redwall Abbey? It doesn't appear to be that large. And, even if they did have a heck of a ton of room, things could get pretty crowded over 22 books.
Those were just the artist's interpretations of Redwall. All of the drawings look similar probably because Brian described Redwall to the artist, and they looked at past pictures and drew it to be a similar size. Also, it probably isn't supposed to show much detail, just where Redwall is in comparison to landmarks of the story. Brian might have not liked this small version of the Abbey, but if it was a good picture then he might have just gone with it. Or maybe he liked the small Abbey. Maybe this should be a separate topic... (How Big was the Abbey?)
@Plugg: Still, Redwall dosn't seem to be THAT large in the books. It dosn't really give the inpression of it being big in your imagenation when reading any Redwall book.
Oh, and that sounds like an intresting topic, "How big is Redwall Abbey?". I might start a topic like that...
I agree with Plugg. They might not mention a lot of Redwall's size exactly but you can notice a few things that would make it large like for example: The pond, The hue tree Fwirl climbs inside Redwall in The Taggerung and the big orchard.
It's an interesting question about graves. Obviously several had their tombs and special places they were buried. How about all the other goodbeasts in the abbey, for example, maybe there was a special area that was quite like a graveyard. Shame one wasn't mentioned at any point, could've been quite disconcerting. You would think that these appreciative creatures would want their friends and families buried near the abbey and maybe not just here, there and everywhere. St Ninians seemed like a church that might have had a graveyard? Is that mentioned? If that did, even if the book was different to the later, it could suggest graveyard areas could exist. I'm just rambling now! :D
Good point, Saint Ninians had a graveyard. It the book it mentions Cluny perching on a grave stone at one point. I would imagine that would be the place where most were buried before it was destroyed in TPOL.
But then they had to be buried somewhere else after it was burned.
The Graveyard could have survived?? ???
Quote from: Lutra on December 24, 2011, 11:45:03 AM
Does anyone gather that any of these graves have headstones to say who is there? I don't think there is any mention of this, but it doesn't seem that the characters don't often revisit the graves of lost ones.
I think in High Rhulain it said Brinty had a headstone.
I think it said Leatho Shellhound made a wooden effigy for him and cast it into the lake with flowers.
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I think it said Leatho Shellhound made a wooden effigy for him and cast it into the lake with flowers.
Well, at Redwall they made him a headstone. Back at Green Isle, they did what you said they did.
OK
In Mattimeo, Friar whatshisname (I forget) had a burial stone, I believe.
Friar Hugo, I think.
Ah, yes.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on January 14, 2014, 05:03:03 PM
@Plugg: Still, Redwall dosn't seem to be THAT large in the books. It dosn't really give the inpression of it being big in your imagenation when reading any Redwall book.
Oh, and that sounds like an intresting topic, "How big is Redwall Abbey?". I might start a topic like that...
I think it is rather big, after all, why would so many vermin war lords want it.
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Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on January 14, 2014, 05:03:03 PM
@Plugg: Still, Redwall dosn't seem to be THAT large in the books. It dosn't really give the inpression of it being big in your imagenation when reading any Redwall book.
Oh, and that sounds like an intresting topic, "How big is Redwall Abbey?". I might start a topic like that...
I think it is rather big, after all, why would some many vermin war lords want it.
Treazure iz uzually ze motive. Slagar moight 'ave 'ad ze roight idea nae tryin' tae conquer it.
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Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on January 14, 2014, 05:03:03 PM
@Plugg: Still, Redwall dosn't seem to be THAT large in the books. It dosn't really give the inpression of it being big in your imagenation when reading any Redwall book.
Oh, and that sounds like an intresting topic, "How big is Redwall Abbey?". I might start a topic like that...
I think it is rather big, after all, why would some many vermin war lords want it.
Treazure iz uzually ze motive. Slagar moight 'ave 'ad ze roight idea nae tryin' tae conquer it.
Not usually, most of the time they wanted it for their own, as their fort. In Marfox they were after treasure though.
Indeed, and he almost succeeded.
Yes, and they failed because everybody except Mokkan was an idiot.
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Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on January 14, 2014, 05:03:03 PM
@Plugg: Still, Redwall dosn't seem to be THAT large in the books. It dosn't really give the inpression of it being big in your imagenation when reading any Redwall book.
Oh, and that sounds like an intresting topic, "How big is Redwall Abbey?". I might start a topic like that...
I think it is rather big, after all, why would some many vermin war lords want it.
Treazure iz uzually ze motive. Slagar moight 'ave 'ad ze roight idea nae tryin' tae conquer it.
Not usually, most of the time they wanted it for their own, as their fort. In Marfox they were after treasure though.
Indeed, and he almost succeeded.
Though most of the warlords claimed that there was treasure inside Redwall. That has happened in almost every Redwall book.
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Though most of the warlords claimed that there was treasure inside Redwall. That has happened in almost every Redwall book.
Really? I thought that was more in the book
Salamandastron where the vermin were after treasure.
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Though most of the warlords claimed that there was treasure inside Redwall. That has happened in almost every Redwall book.
Really? I thought that was more in the book
Salamandastron where the vermin were after treasure.
[/quote] Salamandastron was probably where it happened most though I think I can recall a few other times it happened.
I'd have thought that until the Pearls Of Lutra they used St Ninians Church for graves, and continued using it as a cemetery.
Quote from: rusvulthesaber on June 05, 2014, 05:19:30 AM
Yes, and they failed because everybody except Mokkan was an idiot.
Ziral wasn't that much of an idiot, neither was Vannan. But, yes, the oneMarlfox that was least idiotic (Besides Lantur) was Mokkan. And we're really off topic here, aren't we?
Graves. Depressing subject. But interesting, nonetheless. . . . .
Perhaps there is a burial ground that they use out on the plains, because the amount would be very large.
Only in wartimes they would be very large and usually the wars are very spread apart :P
Except that the amount of creatures who have died over the entire series would be massive.
Oh, another idea: St. Ninian's. Perhaps there's a cemetery there that they've used; comes to sense it being a supposed church.
That is what several people have said but in POL, they kinda burned it. (SPOILER!!!!) They still could have used it though.
They burned the building; nothing was said about the land around it.
Speaking of such, do you think BJ intentionally had St. Ninian's burned to remove it's possibility of being part of his later stories?
Not too sure. He wasn't really using it in any of the books besides Redwall so he may have just decided to get it out of the story.
Yeah.
That or he just wanted something dramatic to happen at Redwall Abbey because all the excitement was at Sampetra :P
I would think that Redwallers were buried at the church, or there was somehow some random graveyard that was never mentioned, but I doubt that there was a graveyard that was never mentioned.
But don't forget where they buried the Galloper in Rakkety Tam, forget his name but he had a twin sister. I really need to read this series again.
where in the abbey grounds did they bury rollo's mom and the friar in mattimeo? I know it was in the abbey but I don't think they said where.
Yeah, I don't remember either.
Most abbeys have a cemetery, so logically they were buried in one.
Lots of characters were buried under a tree. Or on a hill, or in a garden, or near a lake, or...you get the idea. In weird places they thought the dead creature would like to have been or did like in their lifetime.
I wander if anyone does cremation now the woodlanders would most like burn the Vermin bodies after a battle
I thought they threw them in one giant pit and covered it.
Has anyone thought about how many are buried on the Abby grounds? How many Dibbuns do you think have asked "Oi, Muver Abbess, marm, who's buried under that tree?"
What if Redwall is like Paris with the catacombs, and it is structurally atop a massive graveyard.
Like where Martin's tomb is?
Sort of. But more.
Well, with the cellars, and the tunnels from Doomwyte, and the remains of Castle Kotir, I doubt there is enough room for any catacombs. As a matter of fact, there is enough underground that I am surprised Redwall is structurally sound- it must have had an incredible amount of foundation work done. Moles do know their trade, though.
I think it's more likely that beasts which die in Redwall are buried out in the forest, or in a miscellaneous natural setting, than in a grave. Redwallers have a much more naturalistic lifestyle, so I think the idea of "returning them to nature" is reasonable for the setting (and I think it happens several times throughout the series). This would explain why Redwall has no graveyard.
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Well, with the cellars, and the tunnels from Doomwyte, and the remains of Castle Kotir, I doubt there is enough room for any catacombs. As a matter of fact, there is enough underground that I am surprised Redwall is structurally sound- it must have had an incredible amount of foundation work done. Moles do know their trade, though.
I think it's more likely that beasts which die in Redwall are buried out in the forest, or in a miscellaneous natural setting, than in a grave. Redwallers have a much more naturalistic lifestyle, so I think the idea of "returning them to nature" is reasonable for the setting (and I think it happens several times throughout the series). This would explain why Redwall has no graveyard.
I think I mentioned this in another thread regarding graves, but the problem I have with the idea that Redwallers are buried in the forest or in a miscellaneous place is that every Redwaller that I can think of who died on Abbey grounds and whose burial/grave site was revealed had been buried within Abbey grounds. Redwallers who died outside of the Abbey were buried in misc. places close to their place of death- but this is probably due to the difficulties of transporting a dead body absent pack animals or vehicles or refrigeration...