Joseph Bell



The bell of Redwall Abbey was originally designed by Joseph the Bellmaker to be delivered to Salamandastron, but the ship carrying it was intercepted by Gabool the Wild. Although Gabool adored the bell at first, his steadily growing madness drove him to think it was taunting him and he vowed to destroy it. He was overthrown before he could, however, and the bell was awarded to Redwall for the valiant efforts of Dandin and Mariel Gullwhacker. The bell stayed at the Abbey for many seasons until it was attacked by Cluny the Scourge. In the last desperate fight between Matthias and Cluny in the belltower, Matthias was forced to retreat to the very top of the tower, with Cluny at the bottom. Matthias cut the rope holding the bell in place, causing it to crash onto Cluny, killing him instantly. The bell itself was destroyed in the process, and was recast into two new bells, called the Matthias and Methuselah bells.