Birds Of Prey. Written / Illustrated By John Leigh-Pemberton. 1970.

Birds of Prey. Written / illustrated by John Leigh-Pemberton. 1970.

Chipmunk warrior

Buckler: What does the little paper in your fortune cookie say?

Diggs, eating the entire cookie: The what?

EXACTLY

I want to hear more about this family tree

so if Bryony is Gonff’s descendant and Veil is her adopted son, then that makes Veil Gonff’s descendant too

why did everyone get mad at him for stealing he’s literally supposed to do that

Male warriors in Redwall: I am going to stab you with this ancient sword forged by the greatest badger smiths in the land

Female warriors in Redwall: I am going to beat you to death with this actual piece of trash I found on the beach and you are going to thank me for it 

On “Eulalia:” me and my little etymology brain

“The term is supposedly derived from an ancient Norse, Viking, or Celtic word meaning ‘victory.’”1 “It comes from "Weialala leia", the lament of the Valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera Götterdämmerung, as quoted by T. S. Eliot in The Waste Land.”2

In The Waste Land, “modern (1920s) Europe has become an uncivilised place: not only in the fact that it has been the scene of a massively destructive war; but also in the sense that it has lost its way morally and spiritually.”3 In the poem, Eliot makes allusions to many older classic works of art. One of these, of course, is Götterdämmerung. The opera is German, but is written about the Valkyries of Norse stories, which is where “Norse, Viking, or Celtic” comes in. The Valkyries were mythical women who guided soldiers after their death. Apparently, they cried “Weialala leia” to mean victory, as far as Wagner transcribed it.

Or, at least, that’s as far as I can figure it. He must’ve been such a well-read man

Sources and Disclaimers

1: Redwall wiki, where we get “victory”

2: Wikipedia, where we get everything about Wagner and Eliot, but keep in mind that this is un-cited

3: An explanation of The Waste Land

Also see “Brian Jacques discuss the term 'Eulalia' on the Redwall TV Series” <3