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'''Redwall Abbey: The Official Brian Jacques Website''', otherwise known as '''Redwallabbey.com''', has been the official website for [[Brian Jacques]] since [[1996]].

===History===
In Winter [[1995]], 11-year-old [[David Lindsay|Dave Lindsay]] launched an unofficial website for the Redwall series. On February 5, 1996,
a site was launched and hosted at the url '''<nowiki>http://islandnet.com/~qnd/dave/jacques.html</nowiki>'''.

On June 19, [[1996]], Brian Jacques visited Lindsay's hometown of Calgary, Alberta, and he was able to secure an interview with the author. At the end of their conversation, Jacques formally appointed Lindsay as his official webmaster.

In [[1997]], Lindsay moved the site to the more familiar '''redwall.org'''. Over the years, the site hosted various contests, including four iterations of "[[Redwall FAQ|Ask Brian]]", where fans had the opportunity to ask a question of Mr. Jacques himself.

In [[1999]], Lindsay hosted an online chat with Mr. Jacques. You can read the chat [[Brian Jacques 1999 Chat|here]].

In [[2008]], Redwall.org received a major layout re-design.

After managing the official Redwall website for over 14 years, Lindsay stepped down from the role of head webmaster in [[2010]].

In June [[2011]], Redwall Abbey changed domains to '''redwallabbey.com''' and rebranded the website with a new look, store, and discussion forum.

In December [[2015]], the official redwallabbey.com forum went down due to unknown actions by the webmaster. An unofficial replacement forum was established at the Loamhedge Abbey Forum, a temporary alternative website.

In February [[2017]], the official forums returned after some conversations between the webmaster of redwallabbey.com and a group of forum users. In April 2017, the official forums merged with Loamhedge Abbey and became the "Redwall Abbey Community Forums", while remaining under the redwallabbey.com domain.

{{Audio|filename=Bjwelcome_.ogg|title=Brian Jacques' original 1996 Redwall Abbey "Welcome" message|fullurl=http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/redwall/images/3/31/Bjwelcome_.ogg}}

===Redwall Club/Redwall Readers Club===
In the early days of Redwall.org, Lindsay also hosted an official Redwall Abbey club. In order to join, one had to successfully complete a Redwall-themed crossword puzzle.

The site was home to the official [[Redwall Readers Club]], later known as the Redwall La Dita Book Club. Membership involved a £5 fee. Members received a membership packet upon joining, and then two further mailings in the next year. The packet contents varied, but usually it consisted of stickers, [[Redwall Bookmarks|bookmarks]], recipes, quizzes, Brian Jacques' biography, a [[Posters|poster]], and [[Redwall Collector Cards]].

===La Dita Book Club===
Redwallabbey.com is also home to the Redwall La Dita Co. Ltd. Book Shop, where all UK Edition books purchased are signed by Brian Jacques.

===Faces of the Redwall Abbey===
Redwall Abbey has had multiple looks over the years.

<gallery>
Image:Redwallabbeycomjune2011.jpg|Current Redwall Abbey
Image:Redwalldotorg2008.jpg|Redwall Abbey 2008-2011
Image:Currentredwalldotorg.jpg|Redwall Abbey, 2000-2008
Image:Earlyredwalldotorg.jpg|Early Redwall Abbey 1996
</gallery>

===External Links===
*[http://www.redwallabbey.com Redwallabbey.com]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20100424162111/http://www.redwall.org/faq.php Ask Brian FAQ archive]
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