Name origin and pronunciation Cadfael is a Welsh name derived from the words cad ("battle") and mael ("prince"). [4] Peters wrote that she found the name "Cadfael" only once in the records, …

Cadfael: With Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman. The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of …

Cadfael (Sir Derek Jacobi) is a monk at the grand Shrewsbury Abbey during the 12th century, having turned his back on the great crusades where he served as a soldier and sailor.

The character of Cadfael himself is a Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey, in western England, in the first half of the 12th century. The h...

Sir Derek Jacobi stars as crusader-turned-monk Cadfael in this acclaimed mystery series based on the best-selling books by Ellis Peters. Man of the world turned man of the cloth, Brother …

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A retired crusader disappointed in love, and now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Brother Cadfael is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in …

Renowned British actor Sir Derek Jacobi stars as Brother Cadfael, a compassionate seeker of truth and justice in chaotic medieval England. Watch trailers & learn more.

Cadfael is a British mystery television series that aired on ITV between 29 May 1994 and 28 December 1998, based on The Cadfael Chronicles novels written by Ellis Peters.

Brother Cadfael is the main fictional character in a series of historical murder mysteries written between 1977 and 1994 by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter ...