Ellen

Pelle the Conqueror

Ellen is Pelle's wife, their relationship is central to his personal life and emotional support.

Father Lasse

Ellen is Lasse's daughter-in-law, and they share a respectful and caring family relationship.

Pelle the Conqueror

Ellen is Pelle's wife, their relationship is central to his personal life and emotional support.

Pelle the Conqueror

Ellen is Pelle's wife, their relationship is central to his personal life and emotional support.

Father Lasse

Ellen is Lasse's daughter-in-law, and they share a respectful and caring family relationship.

Father Lasse

Ellen is Lasse's daughter-in-law, and they share a respectful and caring family relationship.

Pelle's Stand Against the Court Shoemaker

Stolpe's daughter, becomes Pelle's passionate lover, known as 'the Saint' for her devotion.

XI

Ellen is mentioned as having sent a message through Marie, which Marie deliberately withheld.

XV

Ellen is Pelle's fiancée, helping prepare their home and supporting him emotionally.

Chapter XVI

Pregnant and later gives birth to a son; her love for Pelle is all-consuming; she drives his ambition for a better home and career, while her gaze holds a mysterious depth.

Chapter XVII

Devoted wife and mother; shares Sunday outings with Pelle and little Lasse.

XVIII

Supports Pelle emotionally but is hesitant about sacrificing their home; tries to soothe his anger.

XIX

Pelle's wife, silently hostile to his union activities, treated by Pelle as a child.

XX

Pelle's wife, who sees little of him during the conflict.

XXI

Ellen is mentioned as part of Pelle's quiet home life, which he longs for but feels increasingly distant from due to his activism.

XXIII

Ellen shows remarkable resilience and generosity, managing their meager resources and insisting that Father Lasse come live with them after she gives birth.

XXVI

Rejoices at Pelle's work, manages household debts, and supports his new opportunity.

Chapter XXVII

Manages the household, plans for the new home, and reacts with fear to the strike news.

XXVIII

Has been joyfully preparing for a higher social station; is devastated by Pelle's decision.

The Lockout and the Leader's Burden

Silently opposes Pelle's strike leadership, wishing he would find work; her stubborn silence creates a rift at home.

XXXI

Silently opposes Pelle's devotion to the movement; works outside the home and maintains a tidy household despite poverty.

XXXII

Pelle avoids breakfast with her due to shame over being cared for at others' expense.

XXXIII

Distant and silent toward Pelle, she wins lottery money which transforms her mood, making her affectionate and supportive of his work for the Cause.

XXXIV

Sells her wedding dress and lies about winning the lottery; Pelle discovers the truth and she leaves him.

XXXVII

Mentioned as estranged from Pelle; he cannot reconcile with her.

I

Pelle dreams of her and searches for her in Copenhagen, but finds she has moved; she appears in his dream as a stranger who does not recognize him.

II

Welcomes Pelle home, cares for the children, and reveals Marie's death. She looks exhausted from staying up to unlock the door for Pelle.

III

Evicted with the children, accepts help from Queen Theresa, continues washing work despite Pelle's objections.

IV

Pelle's wife, who has taken in Marie's child Boy Comfort and cares for him tenderly, showing her large heart.

V

Works hard to support the family, dreams of rising to a better social stratum, but struggles to understand Pelle's intellectual pursuits.

VI

Upset about lodgers who left without paying and ruined bedclothes; Pelle comforts her.

VII

Desperately sells furniture and borrows money to pay debts; strongly opposes Pelle's new role as a vice-landlord, recalling her own experience of being evicted.

Chapter VIII

Works as a washerwoman, cares for children, suggests borrowing from Brun, breaks down when bailiffs arrive.

IX

Ellen shows resignation and gratitude for escaping the moneylender, but Pelle feels something has died within her.

Daybreak

Ellen is talkative and full of plans for their home, advises Pelle against hiring Peter Dreyer, and is hesitant about moving to the country.

Chapter XII

Sent Pelle to propose Johanna's visit; mentioned affectionately by Pelle.

XIII

Waits at the gate for Pelle, glows with health and happiness, tends the garden, and embodies motherly warmth and intuitive wisdom.

XIV

Ellen nurses Johanna day and night, manages the household, and reveals she is pregnant.

XV

Helps Morten pack for his journey, showing practical care; is pregnant and radiates a dreamy gentleness.

XVII

Anxiously cares for Anna, fetches the doctor, and comforts the child during her illness.

XVIII

Ellen asserts her independence by insisting on buying 'Daybreak' and a meadow for speculation, challenging Pelle and Brun's decisions.

XIX

Pregnant, knits industriously despite low wages, and participates in family conversations about nature and the poor.

Chapter XX

Cares for Brun's health, knitting him a scarf and insisting he rest, while also feeling a touch of jealousy over his bond with Pelle.

XXI

Ellen gives birth to a baby boy and orchestrates reconciliation with her parents.

XXII

Pelle strikes a match to see Ellen and the children in the night.

Chapter XXIII

Sits with Pelle in the garden, cares for their baby, and reacts with concern to Brun's letter.