Brother Cadfael’s Penance
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Brother Cadfael’s Penance is the final historical mystery novel in Ellis Peters’ popular Brother Cadfael series, concluding the adventures of the medieval monk-detective.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brother Cadfael’s Penance canonical | 3 |
| Brother Cadfael's Penance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684121 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brother Cadfael’s Penance Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, Brother Cadfael’s Penance]
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A.
The Cadfael Chronicles
The Cadfael Chronicles is a series of historical mystery novels by Ellis Peters, following Brother Cadfael, a Benedictine monk and herbalist in 12th-century England, as he solves crimes amid the political and religious turmoil of the era.
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B.
Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael is a fictional 12th-century Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth, created by Ellis Peters, who solves murders and mysteries in and around medieval Shrewsbury.
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C.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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D.
The Abbot
The Abbot is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that continues the story of The Monastery, focusing on the turbulent period surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots in 16th-century Scotland.
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E.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brother Cadfael’s Penance Target entity description: Brother Cadfael’s Penance is the final historical mystery novel in Ellis Peters’ popular Brother Cadfael series, concluding the adventures of the medieval monk-detective.
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A.
The Cadfael Chronicles
The Cadfael Chronicles is a series of historical mystery novels by Ellis Peters, following Brother Cadfael, a Benedictine monk and herbalist in 12th-century England, as he solves crimes amid the political and religious turmoil of the era.
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B.
Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael is a fictional 12th-century Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth, created by Ellis Peters, who solves murders and mysteries in and around medieval Shrewsbury.
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C.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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D.
The Abbot
The Abbot is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that continues the story of The Monastery, focusing on the turbulent period surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots in 16th-century Scotland.
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E.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
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historical mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| concludesStoryArcOf | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Abbot Radulfus
ⓘ
Hugh Beringar ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDetective | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | medieval mystery ⓘ |
| historicalContext | The Anarchy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Cadfael Chronicles
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surface form:
Brother Cadfael series
|
| positionInSeries | final volume ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Benedictine monk ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | detective ⓘ |
| series | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| settingPrimaryLocation | Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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justice ⓘ loyalty ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| workType | historical crime fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brother Cadfael’s Penance Description of subject: Brother Cadfael’s Penance is the final historical mystery novel in Ellis Peters’ popular Brother Cadfael series, concluding the adventures of the medieval monk-detective.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Brother Cadfael's Penance