Who is the best wielder of Martin's sword?

[Log-a-Log]

Well Ferdy and Coggs in the Legend of Luke made the weather vane in the cellar. They probably made stuff like that by themselves in some way

[Muse]

I suppose.. but still so many things...

[rakkety tam]

i'm not counting martin cause it was his sword so i picked rakkety tam bragoon and samkim

[Lilly of Redwall]

Martin, Matthias, and Rakkety Tam

[Muse]

Yeah, Braggon is definitely the best. What about King Bull Sparra?

[Redwall Musician]

Wield: To hold or use skillfully.

In that case, would Asmodeus even have been counted as a wielder?

And King Bull Sparra, we never get to see him use it. All he did was lose the sword to Asmodeus.

[Coobreedan]

Wield: To hold or use skillfully.

And King Bull Sparra, we never get to see him use it. All he did was lose the sword to Asmodeus.

Warbeak's mother (I forgot the name) did say he dug for worms with it though.

[winifred]

Martin, Rakkety Tam, and Luke.  I really like the sword play that Martin does in TLOL.  I wish I could have seen it.

thats exactly what i was thinking!

[Nightfire]

Warbeaks' mother was called Dunwing.

And Martin is and always will be the best wielder of the sword. It WAS made specifically for him, after all.

[Dotti]

Martin is and always will be the best wielder of the sword. It WAS made specifically for him, after all.

Yup.  Pretty much sums it up right there.  Since none of the great swordbeasts ever compete, (or even live in the same time period for the most part) we can't really judge who's the best.  They're substantially better than the other beasts around them and good enough to beat the bad guy, but that's really about all we can say.

[Redwall Musician]

The actual first known wielder of the sword was Martin Sr., the grandfather of Martin the Warrior. Though it was mentioned that Martin Sr. had a father who wielded it first. So if you want to go by that logic, the "sword" was made for the unknown father of Martin Sr. But in Mossflower the "blade" was made for Martin the Warrior. Make sense?

[Nightfire]

Well, when we think sword, we think the long blade. The HILT was made for Martin Sr.'s father, but the sword was forged anew into a completely different weapon. I think Board may have even modified the hilt substantially.

[Redwall Musician]

No he din't! I remember Boar saying how great and sturdy the hilt was. I doubt he would change it. He worked on a forge, he was not a wood worker.

[Dotti]

...The hilt of Martin's sword wasn't wood, was it??  I always pictured it as being....more metal I guess.  Or something a little more sturdy and long-lasting than wood. 

[Nightfire]

It was metal. Definitely metal. Have you seen the illustrations on the covers of the books? It is METAL, not wood!