Brother Methuselah

Brother Methuselah was a bespectacled wise old mouse, and Gatekeeper at Redwall Abbey. He was well-known for Abbey record-keeping and chronicling, and lived alone.

Methuselah could also understand any creature (including sparrows), as he had the gift of tongues.

In his old age he befriended Matthias, and he found a poem behind the tapestry, together they solved it, then they found the tomb of Martin the Warrior.

When Methuselah just finished repairing the tapestry after its' desecration, he was murdered by Chickenhound, who hit him with his bag of stolen goods, while attempting to stop him from robbing the Abbey. He was said to be the oldest mouse ever to live in Redwall Abbey. In the TV series, however, he was killed before the tapestry was recovered

Methuselah then came to Matthias in a dream to continue his quest to find the sword alone.

Half of the recast Joseph Bell was named after him, and Matthias' son Mattimeo's full name was Matthias Methuselah Mortimer.

Methuselah was mentioned in Mattimeo as being able to read Loamscript.

Trivia

 * In the Bible, there is a character named Methuselah who was quite wise and lived far beyond an average lifetime.

Brother Methuselah in Media
Television VA: Wayne Robson

Audio VA: Colin Bean