Rose of Noonvale

For other uses, see Rose (disambiguation).

"Rose of Noonvale"
Redwall TV Series
Rose of Noonvale
Season	3
Episode	13
Production #	139
Original U.S. Airdate	July 28, 2002
Running time	22:35
Written by	Steve Roberts
Directed by	Luc Bihan
Episode chronology
← Previous	Battlefield Marshank
Next →	Canceled Season Four

Rose of Noonvale is the season three finale episode and series finale for the Nelvana Redwall TV Series.

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Official Synopsis

The Fur and Freedom Fighters attempt to batter the Marshank gates, but it will not yield and so they are forced to retreat. Meanwhile, inside the walls, Badrang humiliates his rival, Clogg. Regrouping, Martin plans his next attack. Hatching a cunning battle plan that would give each group a precise role in conquering Badrang and Clogg, it becomes clear that Martin has now truly become a leader. He and Rose confess their love for each other in a brief and beautiful calm before the storm. In the battle, each group fulfills its purpose and Martin's army courageously retakes Marshank but not before Rose heroically sacrifices her own life to save Martin from Badrang.

Martin, unaware of Rose's fate, leads his troops to victory. His triumph, though, turns to unspeakable grief when he discovers that his beloved Rose has died. Overwhelmed by sadness, Martin buries Rose. Brome invites all to return with him to Noonvale and return to peace. Martin returns to Noonvale briefly as do many other creatures. Rose can be heard singing in the background. Now that Badrang is dead and Clogg has been driven mad, the fighters bid their farewells and begin the long trek home. But Martin will not join them. He has chosen to journey on alone and devote his life to peace. We learn from Tim Churchmouse as he concludes his story, that it is Martin who ultimately helped to found Redwall Abbey.

Differences from Martin the Warrior

• In Martin the Warrior, Badrang kills Rose by hurling her against a wall. In the Nelvana Redwall TV series, it is implied that Badrang falls on top of her.
• During their duel in Martin the Warrior, Martin and Badrang both grab onto the sword hilt and Martin turns it around and rams it into Badrang's heart. In the TV episode, Badrang falls down onto the blade as Martin holds it out.
• Martin and Rose never confess their love for each other in Martin the Warrior.
• In Martin the Warrior, when Martin holds onto Rose, he whispers to her, "Rose, we could have chopped down the sycamore with this" and is thereafter unconscious for a season, only waking up once at Polleekin's treehouse to weep and not saying a single word until the day he finally decides to leave. In the TV series, he is conscious for the entire journey back and gives Rose a brief eulogy.
• In the episode, Martin throws down his sword after the final battle and vows never to use it again. He then heads south, without his weapon, which calls into question how it arrived at Redwall Abbey for the events of season one and season two. In Martin the Warrior, the sword accompanies Martin to Mossflower Woods. He temporarily hung it up only after the events of Mossflower.

Featurettes

• Presenters: Featurette Girl 3, Featurette Boy 2

Segments include:

• "Boldred"
• "How Pirates Use Maps"
• "Dan Mokriy, Compositor"

Streaming

Rose of Noonvale is available for streaming on Nelvana's official Treehouse Direct YouTube channel.