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Agrippina the Younger

(Encyclopedia) Agrippina the Younger, d. a.d. 59, Roman matron; daughter of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder. By her first husband, Cneius Domitius Ahenobarbus, she was the mother of Nero.…

Billy the Kid

(Encyclopedia) Billy the Kid, 1859–81, American outlaw, b. New York City. His real name was probably Henry McCarty; he was known as William H. Bonney. His family moved to Kansas and then to New…

Wynette, Tammy

(Encyclopedia) Wynette, Tammy Wynette, Tammy wīnĕtˈ [key], 1942–98, American singer and songwriter, often called…

wool

(Encyclopedia) wool, fiber made from the fleece of the domestic sheep. In the United States, by the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, the term wool may be applied only to fabrics made…

Louis the Pious

(Encyclopedia) Louis the Pious: see Louis I, emperor of the West.

Charles the Great

(Encyclopedia) Charles the Great, Frankish king, emperor of the West: see Charlemagne.

Charles the Bald

(Encyclopedia) Charles the Bald, French king: see Charles II, emperor of the West.

Charles the Fat

(Encyclopedia) Charles the Fat, French king: see Charles III, emperor of the West.

Ogier the Dane

(Encyclopedia) Ogier the DaneOgier the Daneōˈjēər, ōzhyāˈ [key], in the chansons de geste, a paladin of Charlemagne. Although his military feats save emperor and kingdom, he is for a time at odds…