# Matilda

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'''Matilda''' or '''Mathilda''' may refer to:
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==Animals==
* [Matilda (chicken)](/source/Matilda_(chicken)) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder
* [''Mathilda'' (gastropod)](/source/Mathilda_(gastropod)), a genus of gastropods in the family Mathildidae
* [Matilda (horse)](/source/Matilda_(horse)) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse 
* Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team [The British Bulldogs](/source/The_British_Bulldogs)

==Arts and entertainment==
===Fictional characters===
* [Matelda](/source/Matelda), also spelled Matilda, a character from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy''
* Matilda, a comic strip character from ''[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher](/source/Dennis_the_Menace_and_Gnasher)''
* Matilda, a house robot in ''[Robot Wars](/source/Robot_Wars_(TV_series))''
* Matilda Quinn, a character in the 2019 comic series [''Chrononauts: Futureshock''](/source/Chrononauts%3A_Futureshock)
* [Matilda Wormwood](/source/Matilda_Wormwood), title character of Roald Dahl's novel ''Matilda''
* One of the main characters from the Finnish game series ''[Angry Birds](/source/Angry_Birds)''

===Film===
* [''Matilda'' (1978 film)](/source/Matilda_(1978_film)), an American comedy 
* [''Matilda'' (1996 film)](/source/Matilda_(1996_film)), based on Roald Dahl's novel
* [''Matilda'' (2017 film)](/source/Matilda_(2017_film)), а Russian historical romantic drama
* [''Matilda the Musical'' (film)](/source/Matilda_the_Musical_(film)) a Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical''

===Literature===
* [''Matilda'' (Normanby novel)](/source/Matilda_(Normanby_novel)), an 1825 novel by Lord Normanby 
* [''Matilda'' (novel)](/source/Matilda_(novel)), a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dahl
* [''Mathilda'' (novella)](/source/Mathilda_(novella)), a novella by Mary Shelley

===Music===
* "[Waltzing Matilda](/source/Waltzing_Matilda)", a song often described as Australia's “unofficial national anthem”
* [''Matilda'' (album)](/source/Matilda_(album)), by Stateless, 2011
* ["Matilda" (calypso song)](/source/Matilda_(calypso_song)), composed by Norman Span (King Radio), which in 1953 became known from the version by Harry Belafonte
* ["Matilda" (Alt-J song)](/source/Matilda_(Alt-J_song)), 2012
* ["Matilda" (Harry Styles song)](/source/Matilda_(Harry_Styles_song)), 2022

===Other uses in arts and entertainment===
* ''[Matilda the Musical](/source/Matilda_the_Musical)'', a 2010 stage musical based on Roald Dahl's novel
* [Matilda Awards](/source/Matilda_Awards), Australian performance awards

== People ==
* [Matilda (name)](/source/Matilda_(name)) (also Mathilda and Mathilde), a female given name
* [Empress Matilda](/source/Empress_Matilda) (1102–1167), claimant to the English throne
* [Matilda, Countess of Angus](/source/Matilda%2C_Countess_of_Angus) (fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman
* [Matilda, Countess of Rethel](/source/Matilda%2C_Countess_of_Rethel) (1091–1151), French noblewoman
* [Matilda of Amboise](/source/Matilda_of_Amboise) ({{circa|1200}} – 1256), French noblewoman
* [Matilda of Andechs](/source/Matilda_of_Andechs) (died 1245), daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria
* [Matilda of Anjou](/source/Matilda_of_Anjou) ({{circa|1106}} – 1154), Duchess of Normandy
* [Matilda of Bavaria (disambiguation)](/source/Matilda_of_Bavaria_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Matilda of Béthune](/source/Matilda_of_B%C3%A9thune) (died 1264), countess of Flanders
* [Matilda of Boulogne (disambiguation)](/source/Matilda_of_Boulogne_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg](/source/Matilda_of_Brunswick-L%C3%BCneburg) (1276–1318), a German noblewoman
* [Matilda of Carinthia](/source/Matilda_of_Carinthia) (died 1160 or 1161), daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia
* [Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony](/source/Matilda_of_England%2C_Duchess_of_Saxony) (1156–1189), daughter of Henry II
* [Matilda of Flanders](/source/Matilda_of_Flanders) ({{circa|1031}}–1083), wife of William the Conqueror
* [Matilda of France](/source/Matilda_of_France) (943–981/982), member of the Carolingian dynasty
* [Matilda of Franconia](/source/Matilda_of_Franconia) ({{circa|1027}} – 1034), daughter of Emperor Conrad II 
* [Matilda of Frisia](/source/Matilda_of_Frisia) (died 1044), wife of Henry I, King of the Franks
* [Matilda of Ringelheim](/source/Matilda_of_Ringelheim) ({{circa |894}}–968), or Saint Matilda, a Saxon noblewoman
* [Matilda of Scotland](/source/Matilda_of_Scotland) ({{circa|1080}}–1118), wife of Henry I
* [Matilda of Tuscany](/source/Matilda_of_Tuscany) (1046–1115), Margravine of Tuscany
* [Matilda of Požega](/source/Matilda_of_Po%C5%BEega) ({{circa|1210}} – after 1255), daughter of Margaret de Courtenay, wife of John Angelos of Syrmia
* [Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria](/source/Princess_Mathilde_Caroline_of_Bavaria) (1813–1862), grand duchess of Hesse

== Military ==
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* [Matilda I (tank)](/source/Matilda_I_(tank)), a British infantry tank 1938–1940
* [Matilda II](/source/Matilda_II), a British infantry tank 1939–1955
* {{HMS|Matilda}}, the name of two Royal Navy ships

==Other uses==
* Matilda, a colloquial term for a swag (bedroll) carried by a [swagman](/source/swagman) in the Australian bush
* [Australia women's national soccer team](/source/Australia_women's_national_soccer_team), nicknamed Matildas
* [Matilda (mascot)](/source/Matilda_(mascot)), the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Australia
* [''Matilda'' (ship)](/source/Matilda_(ship)), the name of several ships
* [Matilda Cruises](/source/Matilda_Cruises), an Australia ferry and cruise service
* [MATILDA](/source/MATILDA), a remote-controlled surveillance and reconnaissance robot
* [Matilda effect](/source/Matilda_effect), a bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists, whose work is consequently attributed to their male colleagues
* [Matilda International Hospital](/source/Matilda_International_Hospital), in Hong Kong

== See also ==
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*{{lookfrom|Mathilda}}
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* [Mathilde (disambiguation)](/source/Mathilde_(disambiguation))
** [Matilde](/source/Matilde)

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