Melanda MacBurl was a Redwall Abbey squirrel Recorder and the daughter of Rakkety Tam MacBurl and Sister Armel. She was taught to wield various battle blades from the time she was a Dibbun by her father and Wild Doogy Plumm; Melanda became a master of two swords, the the sword of Martin the Warrior and the claymore, by her eleventh season.
She accompanied them on the journey to Squirrelking Araltum's groves to return Idga Drayqueen's royal banner, while officially designated as the swordcarrier of Martin's weapon. She gave the name to the Seasons of the Savage, an account of what had happened when Gulo the Savage's horde ravaged through Mossflower Woods.
Melanda became the youngest-known Abbey Recorder after Sister Screeve, taking on the role approximately 15 seasons after the events she wrote about.