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|character_name=Brother Methuselah
|species=[[:Category:Mice|Mouse]]
|origin=[[Redwall Abbey]]
|gender=Male
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|death=Murdered by [[Slagar the Cruel|Chickenhound]]
|books=''[[Redwall]]''
|ment=''[[Mattimeo]]'', ''[[Doomwyte]]''
|voice=*Wayne Robson (''[[Redwall - Season 1|Redwall]]'')
*Phillip Sacramento (''[[The Scout Act III]]'')
*Colin Bean
|tvseries=[[Redwall - Season 1|Season 1]]
|games=''[[The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Act III]]''
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'''Brother Methuselah''', also known as '''Old Methuselah''', was the old male mouse Recorder and [[The Gatehouse|Gatekeeper]] of [[Redwall Abbey]] during the time of [[Abbot Mortimer]]. Bespectacled and wise, he was a scholar, well-known for Abbey record-keeping and chronicling, and spent most of his time alone. He was known for having the ability to understand almost any form of speech, as he had the gift of tongues. Methuselah was alleged to be the oldest mouse ever to live in Redwall.

During the [[Winter of the Early Snowdrop]], [[Constance]] and Methuselah repeatedly attempted to locate the Redwall [[Warrior's Code]], however they were unsuccessful.

In his old age, he befriended [[Matthias]], a young mouse destined to follow in [[Martin the Warrior]]'s footsteps. Together, they located an [[Old Script|ancient riddle]] carved behind the [[Redwall Tapestry|tapestry]] in [[Great Hall]] which named Matthias as Martin's successor. The riddle also led to the discovery of the Martin's [[Martin the Warrior's Tomb|underground sepulcher]], as well as his shield, sword belt, and later his [[Sword of Martin|sword]].

After a stolen piece of the tapestry was recovered from [[Cluny the Scourge]], Methuselah repaired the damage, sewing the tapestry back together so skillfully it looked as though it had never been torn. It was just as he was finishing this task that the fox thief [[Chickenhound]] ran through the Hall with a bag of stolen goods, looking for a means of escape. Methuselah bravely confronted Chickenhound and tried to stop him, however, the fox slew the old mouse by hitting him over the head with the heavy sack harder than he had intended.

===Post-Death===
Methuselah visited Matthias in a dream after his death, imploring him to finish the quest for the sword on his own. Matthias' dream involved an encounter with the late rose. On questioning it, the rose opened up, revealing the face of Methuselah.

===Methuselah's Legacy===
When the [[Joseph Bell]] was recast into a set of twin bells, one of them was named after Methuselah. Matthias' son [[Mattimeo]] was also named after Methuselah, his full name being Matthias Methuselah Mortimer.

Methuselah was later mentioned as having the ability to read [[Loamscript]], a skill only [[John Churchmouse]] possessed after his death, and that he and Abbot Mortimer described the ants as "the little folk." This fact helped to solve [[Germaine's Riddle|a riddle]] which in turn led to the discovery of the [[Abbess Germaine's Tomb|statue]] of [[Abbess Germaine]].

[[File:MethuselahTVshow.JPG|thumb|right|Methuselah from the [[Redwall TV Series]]]]

===Nelvana Redwall TV Series===
In the Nelvana [[Redwall TV Series]], Methuselah's role was primarily the same as in ''Redwall''. However, after he was fatally injured by Chickenhound, he conveniently lingered for a few days before dying to help Matthias solve the riddle, whereas in the book, he passed away almost instantaneously. Also, in the TV series, Methuselah was killed before the recovery of the tapestry piece, and not after [[Saffron]] and [[Jennie]] sew Martin back onto the tapestry.

Additionally, Chickenhound hits Methuselah over the head with a candelabra in the TV series. In ''Redwall'', he uses a sack of loot.

===Lost Legends of Redwall===
[[File:MethuselahLLOR2.jpg|thumb|right|Methuselah from ''The Scout Act III'']]

Methuselah appears as a non-playable character in the final level of ''[[The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Act III]]'', where he welcomes [[Sophia Ryemaid]] and [[Liam Rivermouse]] to Redwall Abbey, prior to the events of ''Redwall''. He is provided the following in-game biography:

''Methuselah is the current Gatekeeper at Redwall Abbey and a skilled chronicler of its histories. Known to voraciously study languages, Methuselah is able to speak many forgotten tongues and can easily read long lost scripts.''

''Methuselah is a caring father figure to many of Redwall's young apprentices, careful to take the time to know their hearts and counsel their woes. His age has made him a wise mouse with recomendations for any scenario. But don't let the age fool you, Methuselah retained much of his dibbun-like spunk and is known to indulge in a bit of tomfoolery from time to time.''

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File:MethuselahLLOR1.jpg|Methuselah from ''The Scout Act III''
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===Trivia===
*Watch [[Brian Jacques]] discuss Brother Methuselah [https://youtu.be/3de33lzDwKQ?si=dILdbIFHmajsqmyc&t=178 here].
*Brother Methuselah is one of only three Redwallers known to simultaneously hold the Recorder and Gatekeeper positions. The others are [[Brother Barlom]] and [[Umfry Spikkle]].
*Methuselah was the author of the text ''[[Old Methuselah's Index of Bird Ailments and Remedies]]''.
*In the Bible, Methuselah was a wise man who lived far beyond an average lifetime.

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