# The Neergaards — Niels Lyhne character guide

> The Neergaards in Niels Lyhne by J. P. Jacobsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the old Councillor Neergaards

**First appearance:** 0007-vi

## Who they are

A family who host social gatherings Niels attends.

## Relationships

### [Niels Lyhne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/niels_lyhne_se/characters/niels_lyhne)

_social_

Neighbors and minor social contacts in the rural community where Niels grows up.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/niels_lyhne_se/chapters/vi)

Old Councillor Neergaards and family disapprove of Niels's new circle and his association with Mrs. Boye, worrying about appearances.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/niels_lyhne_se/chapters/ix)

Niels visits them first upon returning to Copenhagen; Mrs. Neergaard looks at him with sarcastic pity.

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