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Young Lyhne of Lønborggård

Niels's cousin, a landowner and foil to Niels's artistic nature.

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Also known as Young Lyhne, Lønborggård

First appearance: III

Young Lyhne of Lønborggård shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The last male scion of the Lyhne family, a man of weary intelligence who marries Bartholine and fails to meet her romantic expectations.
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Young Lyhne of Lønborggård first appears in 0004 iii.

In I: The last male scion of the Lyhne family, a man of weary intelligence who marries Bartholine and fails to meet her romantic expectations.

Later, in II: Niels's father, a practical farmer absorbed in parish affairs, who represents the earthbound, matter-of-fact perspective that contrasts with Bartholine's idealism.

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