# Madam Stolpe — Pelle the Conqueror character guide

> Madam Stolpe in Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Andersen Nexø.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Stolpe, old Stolpe, young Madam Stolpe, Madame Stolpe

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

A landowning widow whose grip on her farm and her people is as firm as the soil she rents out to the poor.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Madam Stolpe is Pelle's employer at the farm, representing the authority of the landowning class.

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

_professional_

Madam Stolpe is Pelle's employer at the farm, representing the authority of the landowning class.

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

_professional_

Madam Stolpe is Pelle's employer at the farm, representing the authority of the landowning class.

## In the story

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

Greets Pelle warmly at the door and hosts the coffee gathering in the family's best room.

### [Pelle's Stand Against the Court Shoemaker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/x)

Ellen's mother, supportive of Pelle but notes his country manner.

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

Madam Stolpe reminisces about her early marriage and supports Pelle and Ellen.

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

Ellen's mother; helps with preparations for the baby and gives Ellen packages of supplies.

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

Ellen's father; comments on Pelle's doting behavior, calling him near an idiot.

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

Madam Stolpe expresses sympathy for the strikebreaker's family, showing the human cost of the strike.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxxi)

Appears as Madam Rasmussen, a washerwoman who bitterly complains about poverty and the impossibility of making ends meet.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxxii)

Missing her silver coffee-service; maintains strict economy at home.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxxvii)

Friendly toward Pelle despite his rift with Ellen; offers advice for his voice.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxi)

Madam Stolpe arrives to help after the birth and is emotionally moved.

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