Askeladden
Sign in to savethumb|right|350 px|Askeladden by Theodor Kittelsen (1900) Original painting owned by the National Museum, Oslo Ashlad (Norwegian "Askeladden" or "Oskeladden", full name "Esben Askelad" or "Espen Askeladd" or "Espen Oskeladd") is a main character in several tales collected in Asbjørnsen and Moe's Norwegian Folktales.
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- Name
- Etymology
- English translations
- General description
- List of folktales
- Survey of folktales
- Further analysis
- Parallels
- Derivative literature
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|350 px|Askeladden by Theodor Kittelsen (1900) Original painting owned by the National Museum, Oslo Ashlad (Norwegian "Askeladden" or "Oskeladden", full name "Esben Askelad" or "Espen Askeladd" or "Espen Oskeladd") is a main character in several tales collected in Asbjørnsen and Moe's Norwegian Folktales.
The character starts out being regarded as an incapable underachiever, but eventually proves himself by overcoming some prodigious deed, succeeding where all others have failed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Askeladden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.