Character · Shrewsbury Abbey and town · 2 books
Olivier de Bretagne
Olivier de Bretagne is a young knight from the East, who turns out to be Cadfael’s son.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Virgin in the Ice (1982)
- Latest appearance
- Brother Cadfael’s Penance (1994)
- Books
- 2 (2 major)
- Series
- Brother Cadfael
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Circle
- Shrewsbury Abbey and town
Where to meet Olivier de Bretagne
Olivier de Bretagne first appears in The Virgin in the Ice (1982), in a major role, book 6 of the Brother Cadfael series.
Every book with Olivier de Bretagne
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1982MThe Virgin in the Icemajor role · Brother CadfaelCadfael learns he has a sonBuy
- 1994MBrother Cadfael’s Penancemajor role · Brother CadfaelTaken prisonerBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury | 2 |
| Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader | 2 |
| Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk | 2 |
| Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire | 2 |
| Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey | 2 |