Matilda

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Matilda may refer to:

• Matilda (novel), a novel by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake
  • Matilda (1996 film), directed by Danny DeVito, based on the novel
  • Matilda Wormwood, the key character in the book and film
• Matilda, novel by Paul Gallico
• Mathilda (novella), by Mary Shelley
• Two World War II British tanks, with the same name but of different design.
  • Matilda Mk I, Infantry Tank Mk I (A11)
  • Matilda tank - Matilda Mk II or Infantry Tank Mk II (A12).
• 253 Mathilde, an asteroid
• Matilda Centre, a social and community centre in Sheffield, UK
• A romantic (Australian) term for a swagman's bundle, see the song Waltzing Matilda
• Matilda (song), a 1953 Calypso single by Harry Belafonte
• A kangaroo mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane
• An assistive demotic mannequin built by The University of Florida - see Home automation for the elderly and disabled#Matilda
• Mathilda (mollusc), a mollusc genus

People with the given name Matilda:

• Matilda (name)
• St. Matilda (892–968), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Henry I the Fowler, King of the East Franks
• Empress Matilda, Lady of the English in the Anarchy, rightful heiress to the English throne, briefly Queen of England in 1141
• Matilda of Tuscany, (Matilda of Canossa 1046-1115) called la Gran Contessa or the Great Countess, was the principal Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy, and is one of the few medieval women to be remembered for her military accomplishments.