Matthias

Matthias was the husband of Cornflower, the father of Mattimeo and the grandfather of Martin II.

When Cluny the Scourge stole the tapestry of Martin the Warrior during the Late Rose Summer Wars, Matthias and his friend, the old mouse Methuselah, discovered a riddle beneath it. It was this riddle which took them on a quest throughout the Abbey to find the location of Martin's sword.

Even after Methuselah was killed, Matthias carried on in his mission, and was able to retrieve the sword in the lair of Asmodeus the snake. When he returned to the Abbey, he defeated Cluny and became the Abbey Warrior. Matthias and Cornflower were married and soon they had a son, Mattimeo.



In the Summer of the Golden Plain, Mattimeo and his friends were taken by Slagar the Cruel, an evil fox who wanted revenge on the Abbey and its Warrior. Matthias vowed that he would find his son and all the missing young ones. He followed the slave trail to the underground kingdom of Malkariss.

Matthias and the woodlanders declared war on the Blackrobe Rats of Malkariss. After what was meant to be a one on one battle with the Wearet, Matthias fell from a great ledge in the underground kingdom and was believed to be dead. Down below the fighting Matthias freed Malkariss' slaves and turned them into his own army. While he worked his way back up to the ledge Matthias heard his son, Mattimeo, calling to him. In a mad charge to be reunited with him it says Matthias fought like a berserker, and that nothing could stand in his way. This could be evidence that Matthias was overcome by the Bloodwrath, something that is only known to have come upon a very small number of other creatures that were not badgers. Matthias was reunited with Mattimeo.

Outside, the group was confronted by Slagar, who had survived the massive cave-in of Malkariss. In a rage, Matthias and Orlando the Axe ran after him. Neither were able to kill him though, as Slagar stumbled and fell to his death in an old well.

Matthias, Mattimeo, and their friends returned to Redwall.

Television VA: Tyrone Savage

Audio VA: Marc Jacques