# Major Samzelius — The Story of Gösta Berling character guide

> Major Samzelius in The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-part-i-i-the-landscape

## Who they are

A major and one of the pensioners at Ekeby.

## In the story

### [III: Christmas Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/chapters/part-i-iii-christmas-day)

Drives his wife from Ekeby after learning of her past with Altringer; later installs the pensioners to rule over the estate.

### [VII: The Old Vehicles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/chapters/part-i-vii-the-old-vehicles)

The major brings his bears to Ekeby after Marianne's report, but finds no confrontation upon arrival.

### [XVII: The Child’s Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-the-child-s-mother)

Dies from a bear bite after being wounded by a tame bear; his death is noted as a concurrent event.

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