Fangburn was an illiterate rat captain in Cluny the Scourge's horde. He was large, tattooed and rather stupid. He arrived at Redwall Abbey, pretending to be injured in the attempt to gain entrance, but ultimately ruined the element of surprise. During Cluny's first attempt to take Redwall, Fangburn led a gang of rats up a siege ladder, but was knocked down by rubble. In the Redwall TV Series Fangburn is seen as a hunchback, although this is never mentioned in the book.