| Meaning |
{
"character": "Brother Cadfael",
"author": "Ellis Peters (real name Edith Pargeter)",
"series": "The Cadfael Chronicles",
"occupation": "Monk and herbalist at Shrewsbury Abbey",
"timePeriod": "12th century, primarily during the Anarchy (1135‑1154)",
"nationality": "Welsh",
"background": {
"formerCareer": "Soldier in the Crusades and a mercenary before becoming a monk",
"skills": [
"Herbal medicine",
"Swordsmanship",
"Detective work",
"Knowledge of medieval politics and culture"
]
},
"personalityTraits": [
"Compassionate",
"Observant",
"Pragmatic",
"Loyal to the Abbey and to justice"
],
"notableBooks": [
"A Morbid Taste for Bones",
"The Virgin in the Ice",
"Monk's Hood",
"The Pilgrim of Hate",
"The Holy Thief"
],
"adaptations": {
"television": [
{
"title": "Cadfael",
"year": 1994,
"actor": "Derek Jacobi"
}
],
"radio": [
{
"title": "The Cadfael Chronicles",
"year": 1990,
"actor": "Robert Powell"
}
]
}
} |
