# Hanne — Pelle the Conqueror character guide

> Hanne in Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Andersen Nexø.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Bro-bro-brille-brid Hanne, Poor Hanne, Widow Hanne

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

A restless young woman who tests Pelle's devotion against the pull of a stranger, and finds her own heart harder to read than his.

## Relationships

### [Pelle the Conqueror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/characters/pelle_the_conqueror)

_friendship_

Hanne is a kind and supportive friend to Pelle, often offering comfort and companionship.

### [Pelle the Conqueror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/characters/pelle_the_conqueror)

_friendship_

Hanne is a kind and supportive friend to Pelle, often offering comfort and companionship.

### [Pelle the Conqueror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/characters/pelle_the_conqueror)

_friendship_

Hanne is a kind and supportive friend to Pelle, often offering comfort and companionship.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned in the context of the 'Glory' game and her father's suicide in the grating; her canary hangs in the third story.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/iii)

Accompanies Pelle and her mother on the outing; playfully calls Pelle her 'young man' and shows a carefree, dreamy nature.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/iv)

Pelle visits her in the evenings, aware that the relationship leads to nothing good.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/v)

Hanne is referred to as 'the Princess' by the children; Pelle feels ashamed in her presence but she does not cast a permanent shadow over him.

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

Hanne is seen singing with children in the courtyard and invites Pelle to visit.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/vii)

Now distant and nun-like, no longer the object of Pelle's affection.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xv)

Hanne is in labor, giving birth, and her mother asks Pelle to fetch Madam Blom.

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xvii)

Her window is visible from Pelle's vantage point in the 'Ark'.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as having taught Marie a little reading.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxii)

Now called Widow Hanne; devoted to her child, avoids looking at Pelle.

### [Chapter XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxv)

Widow Hanne, out of work and desperate, appears in a summer dress and burns with fever; she brings soup to her mother and child but breaks down over a dress she obtained dishonestly.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Hanne's little daughter is mentioned, staring silently out of the window with her mother's gaze.

## Links

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