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Speedwell was a rabbit who originated from Sandleford Warren. He left the warren with Hazel, Fiver, Pipkin, Bigwig, Hawkbit, Dandelion, Blackberry, Silver, Acorn, and Buckthorn, to start their own warren which eventually came to be known as Watership Down Warren. He was very good friends with Acorn.

He appeared in the books Watership Down and Tales from Watership Down, but he has not appeared in any of the adaptations. As of the Graphic Novel, Speedwell is the only rabbit who left Sandleford to never appear in any adaptation.

Books[]

Watership Down[]

When first introduced he, along with Acorn, were described as "thin-looking six monthers, with the strained, wary look of those only too well used to the thin end of the stick". At one time he wanted to go back to the Sandleford Warren along with Hawkbit and Acorn, but he was forced to continue on by Bigwig.

Speedwell is subsequently characterized as an energetic, easy-going joker who later makes a loyal and hard-working contribution to the defense of the warren against General Woundwort.

Tales from Watership Down[]

He is also the narrator of one of the short stories in Tales from Watership Down, the nonsense tale Speedwell's Story.

Trivia[]

  • Speedwell never appears in any of the adaptions.
Rabbits
Cross-media
Sandleford Warren
BigwigBlackberryBluebellCaptain HollyDandelionFiverHawkbitHazelPipkinPimpernelSilverThrearahToadflax

Nuthanger Farm
BoxwoodCloverHaystackLaurel
Cowslip's Warren
CowslipKingcupLaburnumSilverweedStrawberry
Efrafa
BlackavarCaptain CampionCaptain ChervilCaptain OrchisGeneral WoundwortHyzenthlayRagwortSainfoinThethuthinnangThistleVervainVilthuril
Folklore
Black Rabbit of InléEl-ahrairahHufsaRabscuttle

Books only
Introduced in Watership Down
AcornAshAvensBartsiaBetonyBuckthornButterburCaptain BuglossCaptain MallowCharlockColtsfootFlescaGroundselMarjoramMoneywortNelthiltaNightshadeNildro-hainNose-in-the-AirPine NeedlesScabiousSnowdropSpeedwellThrayonlosaThrearThunder

Introduced in Tales from Watership Down
BurdockCelandineCrowfootCrowlaFescueFlyairthFoxgloveHeartseaseKing Fur-RociousKnapweedLemistaLoosestrifeMelsaMianMilmownNyreemPeertonPrakeQuiensRithlaSandwortStitchwortStonecropThrennionTindraWoodruff

AspenBlueskyButtercupCaptain BroomFelsparFlaxGentianGiliaGorseGraniteHeatherHickoryLarchMallowMarigoldMossPrimroseRaincloudRedShaleSnowdropSpartinaSpeaker of the Past
Film/Miniseries only
Dewdrop (Miniseries) • Nettle (Miniseries) • Violet (film)
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