Brother Cadfael

Brother Cadfael is a monk in the Shrewsbury Abbey, but he has chosen life in a monastery only after a wild and colorful past. His worldly past includes travel, wars, women and even fighting in the crusades. As a monk in the monastery, he tends an herb garden and uses the herbs to make medicines and tonics to help those around him. Although his present life as a monk and his wild past seem to contrast, Cadfael has no regrets about the past and feels no contradiction between his two lives.

Brother Cadfael's life takes a twist when he is called upon to join the mission to obtain Saint Winifred's bones for the Shrewsbury Abbey. He joins the group of brothers led by Prior Robert as an English/Welsh translator. Brother Cadfael skillfully integrates himself into the Gwytherin community and makes friends with all the important members...