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Pelle the Conqueror · Character

Albert

A worker and friend who participates in strikes and meetings.

minor

Also known as Per Olsen, Albert Olsen, Olsen

First appearance: VII

Albert shows up with force in VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Per Olsen is mentioned as having bought the rum and having sworn himself free in court.
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In VII: Per Olsen is mentioned as having bought the rum and having sworn himself free in court. Later, in The Threshing Machine and the Fifty-Öre Piece: The quiet, respectable day-laborer with a mysterious fate. He…

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5 connections

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FLFather LasseTOTommelillaMSMadam StolpeANAnnaBKBrother KalleALAlbert

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Later life associates and minor characters
  • Pelle's family and early influences

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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