Brother Cadfael book 6 · 1982
The Virgin in the Ice
In the bitter winter of 1139, two noble children and a young nun disappear on their way to Shrewsbury after a raid on Worcester. Cadfael joins the search and finds a woman’s body frozen in a stream.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 6 of 20
- Published
- 1982
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
The Virgin in the Ice on screen
- Cadfael (1994–1998, series, ITV). Derek Jacobi plays the twelfth-century monk and herbalist who solves murders around Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s civil war.
Who is in The Virgin in the Ice
7 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart. Introduces Olivier de Bretagne.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusaderMeets his son
Major 2
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
- Olivier de BretagneFirst appearanceCadfael’s sonCadfael learns he has a son
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 Virgin in the Ice.
- Saint Peter’s Fair1981 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Devil’s Novice1983 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Monk’s Hood1980 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Man’s Ransom1984 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon