User blog comment:D2r/Unanswered Questions of Redwall/@comment-1479469-20100910212944/@comment-88.217.30.247-20100911091206

Sorry, I was actually partly answering Gandr Adderbane's question too, no offence.

But, in my opinion, there aren't any other possible answers for 2 and 3 than the ones I gave.

Where else should they come from, apart from dockyards and forges?

Well, perhaps, when you read a Redwall Bible (does not exist), it would say that "on thee eighth day, god sent ships down from heaven, packed with weapons of all kind" (didn't happen).

And, lastly, 19: the treasures basically give value themselves. Do you know the quote,

"Not medals honour people, but people honour medals".

For thousands of years, tribes have made all sorts of decorations, who represent the pride, wealth, or power of the tribe. On other occasions they do even represent hierarchies; the chieftain and the elders have the most richly decorated lifestyle, and it ranks down further for peasants & co. 

They never planned to trade such riches with anybody, because/but it still was of great value for them. Now, enemies, would sometimes try to capture such riches as trophies, to show that they are holding their enemy's power, wealth in the palm of their hand.

I mean, take a look at Martin the warrior's tapestry.