# Robber Mother — Short Fiction character guide

> Robber Mother in Short Fiction by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mother

**First appearance:** 0052-the-flight-into-egypt

## Who they are

The matriarch of a band of robbers in a legendary tale.

## Relationships

### [Gudmund Erlandsson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/gudmund_erlandsson)

_rivalry_

Gudmund is in conflict with the Robber Mother, who leads a band of outlaws threatening his community.

### [Father Verneau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/father_verneau)

_psychological_

Father Verneau is obsessed with reforming the Robber Mother, creating a tense dynamic of manipulation and resistance.

### [Gudmund Erlandsson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/gudmund_erlandsson)

_rivalry_

Gudmund is in conflict with the Robber Mother, who leads a band of outlaws threatening his community.

### [Father Verneau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/father_verneau)

_psychological_

Father Verneau is obsessed with reforming the Robber Mother, creating a tense dynamic of manipulation and resistance.

### [Father Verneau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/father_verneau)

_psychological_

Father Verneau is obsessed with reforming the Robber Mother, creating a tense dynamic of manipulation and resistance.

### [Gudmund Erlandsson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/gudmund_erlandsson)

_rivalry_

Gudmund is in conflict with the Robber Mother, who leads a band of outlaws threatening his community.

## In the story

### [The Legend of the Christmas Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/the-legend-of-the-christmas-rose)

The fearsome matriarch of the robber clan, who boldly enters the cloister garden and later hosts Abbot Hans in her cave.

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