What is "askeladden"

Askeladden (Norwegian "Ash Lad") is the main character in many Norwegian folktales. In some ways, he represents the small man who succeeds where all others fail. He always wins in the end, often winning the princess and half the kingdom. The origin of this character was compared by scholars to the one of the old Norse god Loki as a fire Vættir. In some retellings, Askeladden is renamed Boots.