Logalog

In the Redwall universe created by author Brian Jacques, Redwall Abbey is allied with the shrews of Mossflower. The Log a Log is the leader of the shrew tribes: the Guosim, the Guoraf, or the Guosssom.

The Log a Log of the Guosim tribe, in the tribe's earlier seasons, was the shrew that could present the highest physical prowess in a fight. Later on, Log a Logs were usually the sons of former Chieftains, representing an aristocratic society, of sorts. Still other Log a Logs were chosen by the former Chieftains as they lay dying, as in "Mattimeo", or, in accordance with Guosim law, if a Log a Log is slain by another shrew, the shrew who avenges him by killing his murderer becomes the new Log a Log, as exemplified in "Marlfox".

Log a Logs have generally helped the Redwallers in all the books that they've appeared in, from helping Martin find his father's legacy at the tall rocks in "The Legend of Luke", to aiding Matthias to cross the river to the quarry to retrieve Martin's sword in "Redwall", or to fighting Swartt Sixclaw's horde with Sunflash the Mace in "Outcast of Redwall".

Also, the log a log's notable war cry and greeting is "logaloglogalog!" The length of the war cry/greeting varies.

It appeared that when a shrew became Log a Log, that shrew had to discard his old name (Tubgutt hinted at this in "Salamandastron"). However, in more recent books, the shrew leader's true name accompanies the Log a Log title, as exemplified in "Lord Brocktree", among others.