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 is the pen name of Edith Pargeter
linked to: Ellis Peters
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
linked to: Brother Cadfael
gender male
genre detective fiction
historical fiction
historical mystery
givenName Cadfael
linked to: Brother 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
linked to: Benedictines
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

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Shrewsbury Abbey associatedWith Brother Cadfael
Shrewsbury Abbey featuredIn Brother Cadfael novels
linked to: Brother Cadfael
Derek Jacobi notableWork Cadfael
linked to: Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael fullName Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd
linked to: Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael givenName Cadfael
linked to: Brother Cadfael
Ellis Peters notableCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Cadfael Chronicles mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Cadfael Chronicles protagonist Brother Cadfael
A Morbid Taste for Bones protagonist Brother Cadfael
One Corpse Too Many series Brother Cadfael
One Corpse Too Many mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
One Corpse Too Many protagonist Brother Cadfael
One Corpse Too Many hasInvestigator Brother Cadfael
Monk’s Hood mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
Monk’s Hood featuresCharacter Brother Cadfael
Saint Peter’s Fair mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Leper of Saint Giles partOfSeries Brother Cadfael
The Virgin in the Ice partOfSeries Brother Cadfael
The Virgin in the Ice mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Sanctuary Sparrow mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Sanctuary Sparrow featuresCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Sanctuary Sparrow hasDetective Brother Cadfael
The Devil’s Novice series Brother Cadfael
The Devil’s Novice mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Devil’s Novice protagonist Brother Cadfael
The Devil’s Novice featuresCharacter Brother Cadfael
Dead Man’s Ransom series Brother Cadfael
Dead Man’s Ransom mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
Dead Man’s Ransom hasProtagonist Cadfael
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The Pilgrim of Hate partOfSeries Brother Cadfael
The Pilgrim of Hate mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
An Excellent Mystery series Brother Cadfael
An Excellent Mystery mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Raven in the Foregate series Brother Cadfael
The Raven in the Foregate mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Raven in the Foregate protagonist Brother Cadfael
The Rose Rent series Brother Cadfael
The Rose Rent mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Rose Rent protagonist Brother Cadfael
The Rose Rent featuresCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Hermit of Eyton Forest series Brother Cadfael
The Hermit of Eyton Forest mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
The Confession of Brother Haluin series Brother Cadfael