Brother Cadfael

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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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Brother Cadfael canonical 69
Cadfael 4
Brother Cadfael novels 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf detective
fictional character
literary character
monk
adaptedIn Cadfael (TV series)
appearsInSeries The Cadfael Chronicles
authorPseudonym Ellis Peters
surface form: Ellis Peters is the pen name of Edith Pargeter
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Ellis Peters
creator Ellis Peters
fictionalStatus former crusader
former soldier
fictionalUniverse The Cadfael Chronicles
surface form: Cadfael Chronicles
firstAppearance A Morbid Taste for Bones
firstAppearanceDate 1977
fullName Brother Cadfael self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd
gender male
genre detective fiction
historical fiction
historical mystery
givenName Brother Cadfael self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cadfael
language English (in adaptations)
Latin
Welsh
militaryService Crusades
nationality Welsh
occupation Benedictine monk
detective
herbalist
sleuth
portrayedBy Derek Jacobi
publisher Macmillan Publishers
religiousOrder Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order
residence Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Abbey
role protagonist of The Cadfael Chronicles
seriesCount 20 novels
setting The Anarchy (English civil war)
surface form: 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

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The Heretic’s Apprentice series Brother Cadfael
The Heretic’s Apprentice mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Heretic’s Apprentice protagonist Brother Cadfael
The Heretic’s Apprentice character Brother Cadfael
The Heretic’s Apprentice hasDetective Brother Cadfael
The Heretic’s Apprentice featuresInvestigationBy Brother Cadfael
this entity surface form: monk-sleuth Brother Cadfael
The Potter’s Field series Brother Cadfael
The Potter’s Field mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Potter’s Field featuresCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Potter’s Field hasDetective Brother Cadfael
The Summer of the Danes series Brother Cadfael
The Summer of the Danes mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Holy Thief series Brother Cadfael
The Holy Thief mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael’s Penance series Brother Cadfael
Hugh Beringar closeAllyOf Brother Cadfael
Hugh Beringar friendOf Brother Cadfael
Prior Robert conflictsWith Brother Cadfael
Prior Robert oftenOpposes Brother Cadfael
Cadfael (TV series) mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
Edith Mary Pargeter hasPart Brother Cadfael
Terrence Hardiman notableWork Brother Cadfael
this entity surface form: Cadfael