The Bell Tower
Constructed during the time of Abbot Saxtus, The Bell Tower is the part of Redwall Abbey where the Joseph Bell was originally hung, and where the Matthias and Methuselah bells were later hung. Usually, a young Abbey resident is given the position of Bellringer; Tim and Tess Churchmouse were the first Redwallers to receive this job in regards to the twin bells.
Before the Joseph Bell arrived at Redwall, Dandin and Lady Amber beat a hollow log to announce meals or danger in their respective times.
The roof and woodwork of the tower were constructed from the dismantled vermin ships Waveblade, Blacksail, Nightwake, and Crabclaw, the renamed original ship Periwinkle, on which Joseph the Bellmaker and Mariel Gullwhacker sailed.
Bellringers
[edit]| # | Name | Species | Appears in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady Amber (pre-Bell period) | Squirrel | Mossflower, The Legend of Luke |
| 2 | Dandin (pre-Bell period) | Mouse | Mariel of Redwall, The Bellmaker |
| 3 | Rufe Brush | Squirrel | Mariel of Redwall, The Bellmaker |
| 4 | Tim & Tess Churchmouse | Mouse | Redwall, Mattimeo |
| 5 | Rollo & Cynthia Bankvole | Bankvole | Mattimeo |
| 6 | Brother Ginko | Mouse | The Long Patrol |
| 7 | Ruggum & Bikkle | Mole and Squirrel | Triss |
| 8 | Marja Dubbidge | Watervole | Eulalia! |
| 9 | Umfry Spikkle | Hedgehog | Doomwyte |
| 10 | Brother Tollum | Squirrel | The Sable Quean |
| 11 | Big Bartij | Hedgehog | The Sable Quean |
| 12 | Ding Toller | Squirrel | The Rogue Crew |
Trivia
[edit]- Abbess Germaine included a bell tower in her original blueprints for Redwall, however it seems not to have been built during the construction of the Abbey.