# Tailor Bjerregrav — Pelle the Conqueror character guide

> Tailor Bjerregrav in Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Andersen Nexø.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bjerregrav, old Bjerregrav, Old Bjerregrav

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

A local tailor known for his gossip and sharp tongue.

## In the story

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

Bjerregrav mourns a dead man and has lent money to the widow for a funeral; he is teased by others.

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

Comments on the watchmaker's madness and the change in weather.

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

Engages in conversations about unemployment and the socialist movement, showing curiosity and diffidence.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xix)

Bjerregrav dies; his childlike innocence and flabby hand are remembered with regret.

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