# Rud — Pelle the Conqueror character guide

> Rud in Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Andersen Nexø.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** So Rud

**First appearance:** 0058-iv

## Who they are

A fellow worker and activist in the labor movement.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

Rud is a fellow worker and close friend who stands with Pelle in labor struggles.

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

_friendship_

Rud is a fellow worker and close friend who stands with Pelle in labor struggles.

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

_friendship_

Rud is a fellow worker and close friend who stands with Pelle in labor struggles.

## In the story

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

Rud is Pelle's friend and rival; he is cunning and often gets the better of Pelle in their play.

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

Pelle mentions he can thrash Rud when there is no unfairness, indicating a peer relationship.

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

Rud is a greedy and manipulative playmate who bargains with Pelle for the half-krone coin. He endures a whipping for the money, showing his avarice.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xi)

Rud is mentioned as the boy who could move his ears, inspiring Pelle to learn the same trick.

### [The Storm and the Sacrifice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xvii)

Waits for Pelle at the big thorn; runs with him to school; participates in the boys' imaginative talk about the sea.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxiii)

Rud is also being confirmed and fitted for a suit, but his friendship with Pelle has cooled.

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