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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brother Cadfael canonical | 69 |
| Cadfael | 4 |
| Brother Cadfael novels | 1 |
| Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd | 1 |
| monk-sleuth Brother Cadfael | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Brother Cadfael Context triple: [Shrewsbury Abbey, associatedWith, Brother Cadfael]
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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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Crispin Bonham-Carter
Crispin Bonham-Carter is a British actor and theatre director best known for playing Mr. Bingley in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice."
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Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
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Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brother Cadfael Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Crispin Bonham-Carter
Crispin Bonham-Carter is a British actor and theatre director best known for playing Mr. Bingley in the 1995 BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice."
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C.
Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
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D.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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E.
Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Cadfael (TV series) ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym |
Ellis Peters
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surface form:
Ellis Peters is the pen name of Edith Pargeter
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| creator | Ellis Peters ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus |
former crusader
ⓘ
former soldier ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Cadfael Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Cadfael Chronicles
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| firstAppearance | A Morbid Taste for Bones ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Brother Cadfael
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ historical mystery ⓘ |
| givenName |
Brother Cadfael
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cadfael
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| language |
English (in adaptations)
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Latin ⓘ Welsh ⓘ |
| militaryService | Crusades ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| occupation |
Benedictine monk
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detective ⓘ herbalist ⓘ sleuth ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Derek Jacobi ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Benedictines
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surface form:
Benedictine Order
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| residence |
Shrewsbury
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Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ |
| role | protagonist of The Cadfael Chronicles ⓘ |
| seriesCount | 20 novels ⓘ |
| setting |
The Anarchy (English civil war)
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surface form:
Anarchy (English civil war)
England ⓘ Shrewsbury ⓘ Welsh Marches ⓘ |
| skill |
battle experience
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forensic observation ⓘ knowledge of herbs ⓘ medicinal practice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| usesForInvestigation |
herbal knowledge
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logical reasoning ⓘ understanding of human nature ⓘ |
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Subject: Brother Cadfael Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (76)
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