Brother Cadfael book 14 · 1987
The Hermit of Eyton Forest
A young boy, heir to a manor, is a pupil at the abbey school, and his grandmother wants to marry him off for land, while a mysterious hermit has appeared in the nearby forest.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 14 of 20
- Published
- 1987
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Hermit of Eyton Forest
6 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 1
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
Minor and cameo 4
- Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
- Aline SiwardYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with The Hermit of Eyton Forest.
- The Raven in the Foregate1986 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Heretic’s Apprentice1989 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- An Excellent Mystery1985 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Potter’s Field1989 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon