Brother Cadfael

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detective fictional character literary character monk

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	detective → fictional character → literary character → monk →
adaptedIn	Cadfael (TV series) →
appearsInSeries	The Cadfael Chronicles →
authorPseudonym	Ellis Peters is the pen name of Edith Pargeter →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
createdBy	Ellis Peters →
creator	Ellis Peters →
fictionalStatus	former crusader → former soldier →
fictionalUniverse	Cadfael Chronicles →
firstAppearance	A Morbid Taste for Bones →
firstAppearanceDate	1977 →
fullName	Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd →
gender	male →
genre	detective fiction → historical fiction → historical mystery →
givenName	Cadfael →
language	English (in adaptations) → Latin → Welsh →
militaryService	Crusades →
nationality	Welsh →
occupation	Benedictine monk → detective → herbalist → sleuth →
portrayedBy	Derek Jacobi →
publisher	Macmillan Publishers →
religiousOrder	Benedictine Order →
residence	Shrewsbury → Shrewsbury Abbey →
role	protagonist of The Cadfael Chronicles →
seriesCount	20 novels →
setting	Anarchy (English civil war) → England → Shrewsbury → Welsh Marches →
skill	battle experience → forensic observation → knowledge of herbs → medicinal practice →
timePeriod	12th century →
usesForInvestigation	herbal knowledge → logical reasoning → understanding of human nature →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shrewsbury Abbey →	associatedWith
Shrewsbury Abbey ("Brother Cadfael novels") →	featuredIn
Brother Cadfael ("Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd") →	fullName
Brother Cadfael ("Cadfael") →	givenName
The Cadfael Chronicles →	mainCharacter
Ellis Peters →	notableCharacter
Derek Jacobi ("Cadfael") →	notableWork
The Cadfael Chronicles →	protagonist