Boar the Fighter
Boar the Fighter was a male Badger Lord of Salamandastron. He was the father of Bella of Brockhall, son of Brocktree, grandson of Stonepaw, grandfather of Sunflash the Mace, ancestor of Rawnblade Widestripe, descendant of Lady Sable Brock, and the father-in-law of Barkstripe. Physically, he was an aging badger with silver fur and a long beard. He was also very wise, if a bit short-tempered. His primary weapon was an enormous, double-pronged broadsword.
During his childhood in Mossflower Woods, he was a friend of Old Dinny. Prior to ruling Salamandastron, Boar served as the leader of the woodlanders in Mossflower. After his departure, Barkstripe succeeded him.
Bella believed that only Boar could stop Tsarmina Greeneyes' evil reign over the woodlanders and bring an end to the Great Mossflower War. Boar left many clues as to the route to Salamandastron, intending for the next male badger in his family to succeed him. Martin the Warrior, Gonff the Mousethief, and Young Dinny, later accompanied by Log-a-Log Big Club, found the clues and traveled to the mountain to convince Boar to return to Mossflower and fight the wildcat.
However, Boar refused and instead re-forged Martin's broken sword into a magnificent blade made of metal from a fallen star. The badger, an extremely talented swordfighter, taught Martin how to wield the sword with terrific skill. Afterwards, having learned of his fate from cryptic writing in the mountain's secret chamber, Boar engaged in combat with his mortal enemy, Ripfang, and his crew. Boar destroyed his enemy but also perished in the battle.
Post-Death
[edit]After his death, Boar appeared with his father Brocktree and son-in-law Barkstripe in a vision to Sunflash, telling him that he must live on and become the next Badger Lord of Salamandastron.
Boar appeared in a dream to Russano the Wise, along with other heroes of Redwall Abbey and Salamandastron.
He also appeared in a dream to Lord Asheye, warning him of danger headed for Redwall.
Known Members of Long Patrol under Boar's command
[edit]Trivia
[edit]- Boar the Fighter's name is derived from the word for a male badger, "boar."
- Badger Lords of Boar the Fighter's bloodline ruled Salamandastron longer than any other family of badgers.
- Watch Brian Jacques state on the Nelvana Redwall TV Series that out of all of his characters, he would most like to meet Boar the Fighter.
- Abbess Germaine is tied with Boar the Fighter for having seven mentions in Redwall books in addition to physical appearances, second only to Martin the Warrior. Both Germaine and Boar are referred to in a total of nine novels.