# Nils Berner — Jenny character guide

> Nils Berner in Jenny by Sigrid Undset.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Berner, Nils

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Who they are

A Norwegian painter in the Roman expatriate set, bound to Jenny through shared origins and the unspoken weight of a world she left behind.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jenny_se/chapters/part-i-viii)

Jenny's half-brother, called Kalfatrus, with whom she shares a close bond and rambles in Nordmarken.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jenny_se/chapters/part-ii-i)

Jenny's brother, who makes his bed on the sofa and comments on the mode of transport home.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jenny_se/chapters/part-ii-x)

Jenny's brother, who is mentioned in her thoughts. She remembers him when he was small and laments that their relationship has changed since she went abroad.

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