# Os-Anders — Growth of the Soil character guide

> Os-Anders in Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Os-Anders the Lapp, the Lapp, Lapp

**First appearance:** 0002-ii

## Who they are

A Lapp (Sami) man who occasionally passes through the settlement.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/growth_of_the_soil_se/chapters/iv)

Lapp who visits and brings news from the village, including about Inger's Uncle Sivert.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/growth_of_the_soil_se/chapters/viii)

Os-Anders is mentioned as one of the Lapps who visits Sellanraa, prompting Oline to make coffee and trade cheese or wool.

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