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Matilda is a female name, of Teutonic derivation, meaning "mighty warrior." Its most common alternate forms are Maud and Mathilde. Among the notable women who have borne that name are:- Matilda of Ringelheim (892-967/8), Holy Roman Empress
- Matilda of Flanders (~1031 - 1083), Queen of England, wife of William I of England
- Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1114), Countess of Tuscany (also called Matilda or Matilde of Canossa)
- Matilda of England (1102-1167), Lady of the English, Holy Roman Empress, daughter of Henry I of England (also called the Empress Maud)
- Matilda of Boulogne (1104-1152), Queen of England, wife of Stephen of England
- Matilda Plantagenet (1156 - 1189), Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry II of England
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- "Matilda", a popular calypso song recorded by artists including Harry Belafonte
- MatildaMatilda is a novel by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was first published in London in 1988 by Jonathan Cape. It was adapted into a film in 1996. Synopsis The parents of Matilda Wormwood care little about her, and they encourage her to wat, a work of children's literatureThere is some debate as to what constitutes children's literature . Some would have it that children's literature is literature written specially for children, though many books that were originally intended for adults are now commonly thought of as works by Roald DahlRoald Dahl ( September 13, 1916 November 23, 1990) was a British novelist and short story author of Norwegian descent, famous both as a writer of children's fiction as well as adult and horror fiction. Among his most popular books are Charlie and the Choc, and its film adaption
- Matilda , a novella by Mary ShelleyMary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( August 30, 1797 February 1, 1851) was an English writer who is, perhaps, equally-famously remembered as the wife of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus''. Biography M, author of FrankensteinFrankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Shelley. First published on March 11, 1818 (but more often read in the revised and corrected third edition, published in 1831), it is an early example of science fiction and steampunk. Some (led by
- The Matilda tankGeneral Characteristics Length: 6. 0 m Width: 2. 6 m Height: 3. 5 m Weight:27 tons Speed: 24 km/h(road) 15 km/h(off-road) Range:80 km Primary armament: 2 pdr (40 mm) gun Secondary armament: 7. 92 mm coaxial machine gun Power plant: Crew: 4 (commander, gun
- Matilda McDuckMatilda McDuck is a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck universe. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 1871 to Fergus McDuck and Downy O'Drake. She had an older half-brother named Rumpus McFowl and an older brother named Scrooge McDuck. She would ha - oldest sister of Scrooge McDuck, wife of Ludwig Von Drake, and aunt of Donald Duck
If you are looking for information on the famous Australian folk song, see " Waltzing Matilda".
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