The Heretic’s Apprentice
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The Heretic’s Apprentice is a medieval mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, featuring the monk-sleuth investigating a suspicious death linked to accusations of heresy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Heretic’s Apprentice canonical | 3 |
| The Heretic's Apprentice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684117 — 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: The Heretic’s Apprentice Context triple: [Ellis Peters, notableWork, The Heretic’s Apprentice]
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B.
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C.
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D.
The Warden
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E.
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- 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: The Heretic’s Apprentice Target entity description: The Heretic’s Apprentice is a medieval mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, featuring the monk-sleuth investigating a suspicious death linked to accusations of heresy.
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A.
Cold Irons Bound
"Cold Irons Bound" is a Grammy-winning, blues-infused song by Bob Dylan, noted for its dense, apocalyptic lyrics and murky, atmospheric production.
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B.
The Devil’s Hand
The Devil’s Hand is a 1961 American horror film about a sinister cult and supernatural forces, notable as one of the genre roles in Linda Christian’s career.
-
C.
Wraithborne
Wraithborne is a fantasy-themed action role-playing game for mobile platforms featuring fast-paced combat and spellcasting.
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D.
The Warden
The Warden is an 1855 novel by Anthony Trollope that inaugurates his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, focusing on church politics, moral conflict, and social reform in a fictional English cathedral town.
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E.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brother Cadfael novel
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historical novel ⓘ medieval mystery novel ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| character | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| featuresInvestigationBy |
Brother Cadfael
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surface form:
monk-sleuth Brother Cadfael
|
| genre |
detective fiction
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historical crime fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAccusation | heresy ⓘ |
| hasDetective | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCycle |
The Cadfael Chronicles
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surface form:
Brother Cadfael series
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| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | investigation of a suspicious death ⓘ |
| protagonist | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| series | Brother Cadfael ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
faith and doubt
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heresy ⓘ justice ⓘ medieval church politics ⓘ religious orthodoxy ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Heretic’s Apprentice Description of subject: The Heretic’s Apprentice is a medieval mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, featuring the monk-sleuth investigating a suspicious death linked to accusations of heresy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Heretic's Apprentice