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Pelle the Conqueror · Character

Wooden-leg Larsen

A sailor with a wooden leg who tells sea stories.

minor

Also known as Larsen

First appearance: xxv

Wooden-leg Larsen shows up with force in The Great Power Unleashed. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Larsen fetches his gun loaded with coarse salt to shoot the 'Great Power.'
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Wooden-leg Larsen first appears in 0079 xxv.

In The Great Power Unleashed: Larsen fetches his gun loaded with coarse salt to shoot the 'Great Power.'

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BKBrother KalleANAndersLBLittle Boy Com…HAHanneALAlfredWLWooden-leg Larsen

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Immigrant workers and community
  • Pelle's family and early influences

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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