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Roland (other)
Roland (died 778) was a Frankish military leader in Charlemagne's service, and subject of the epic poem ''The Song of Roland''. Roland may also refer to: Places *Rural Municipality of Roland, Manitoba Canada **Roland, Manitoba, a village *Roland, Arkansas, United States, a census-designated place * Roland, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated community * Roland, Iowa, United States, a city *Roland, Oklahoma, United States, a town *Roland, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * Roland, Texas, United States, an unincorporated community * Mount Roland (other) * Lake Roland (other) Music * ''Roland'' (Lully), a 17th-century opera with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, and a libretto by Philippe Quinault * ''Roland'' (Piccinni), an opera by Niccolò Piccinni *"Roland", a song on the 2002 album ''Turn On the Bright Lights'' by Interpol *"Roland", a song on the 2008 album '' Oh No, It's Love'' by the Bicycles *" Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner", a 1978 song by Warre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's ''Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French ''Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the ''Orlando Innamorato'' and ''Orlando Furioso'' (by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto respectively), are even fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft
Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft, also referred to as LFG, was a German aircraft manufacturer during World War I. They are best known for their various "Roland" designs, notably the Roland C.II ''Walfisch'' (whale), Roland D.II ''haifisch'' (Shark) and Roland D.VI, although they also produced a number of airships and many experimental designs. Airships Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft formed on April 30, 1908, from the assets of an experimental airship engine company located in Bitterfeld, Motorluftschiff Studiengesellscaft (MStG). Additional funding for the new enterprise was provided primarily by Krupp, AEG, and a local chemical company. The company's offices were located in Berlin along with the factory at Adlershof. Manufacture was transferred to Charlottenburg following a fire on 6 September 1916, allegedly caused by the British Secret Service. Their first project was an airship design by August von Parseval, a German airship designer. This entered service as the PL.II in 1910. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Burton
Dr. Roland Burton is a fictional character from the Lifetime TV show ''Army Wives''. He is played by Sterling K. Brown. Fictional biography Roland is married to Colonel Joan Burton ( Wendy Davis). As such, he is the lone "Army husband" among the main characters, which include four Army wives. While he and Joan are at odds in Season 1, he has a one-night stand with a visiting reporter. He confesses to Joan when she returns from a PTSD treatment center, leading to some anger-filled moments, but she forgives him after a few episodes. Roland and Joan have a daughter, Sara Elizabeth, who is born at the end of Season 2 and celebrates her first birthday in Season 4. Sara Elizabeth's godparents are Claudia Joy and Lieutenant General Michael Holden. In Season 5, Roland and Joan adopt an 11-year-old boy named David, even after learning that the boy is HIV-positive. Career In the first season, Roland is a civilian psychiatrist specializing in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, working in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bentley Hart
David Bentley Hart (born 1965) is a writer, philosopher, religious studies scholar, critic, and theologian with academic works published on a wide range of topics including Christian metaphysics, philosophy of mind, classics, Asian languages, and literature. In 2015, Hart was granted a Templeton Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study with research and a conference focused on the philosophy of mind. His translation of the New Testament was published by Yale in 2017 (with a 2nd edition in 2023). A prolific essayist, he has written on topics as diverse as art, literature, baseball, religion, philosophy, consciousness, problem of evil, apocatastasis, theosis, fairies, film, and politics. His fiction includes ''The Devil and Pierre Gernet: Stories'' (2012) as well as two books from 2021: ''Roland in Moonlight'' and ''Kenogaia (A Gnostic Tale)''. Hart also maintains a popular subscription newsletter ''Leaves in the Wind'' that includes a YouTube channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland In Moonlight
''Roland in Moonlight'' is a 2021 autobiographical fairy tale by philosopher and religious studies scholar David Bentley Hart. Following a narrative framework taken from an eventful period of over a decade in the author's real life, the book consists primarily of dialogues with his dog Roland as well as accounts of his fictional great uncle Aloysius Bentley (1895-1987). These conversations with Roland at night (often on the border between waking and sleeping) follow in several traditions of philosophical and religious works written in the form of dialogues. The book also features many original poems attributed to the author as well as to both of the fictional characters. Structure and form This story moves through four parts, named for four homes that mark stages in the family’s journey from a house on an edenic forested mountain, through two hellish settings, and finally back to a modest garden haven culminating with a scene in “Mama’s garden” (as Roland calls it): *Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Roland
Marie-Jeanne 'Manon' Roland de la Platière (Paris, March 17, 1754 – Paris, November 8, 1793), born Marie-Jeanne Phlipon, and best known under the name Madame Roland, was a French revolutionary, salonnière and writer. Initially she led a quiet and unremarkable life as a provincial intellectual with her husband, the economist Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière. She became interested in politics only when the French Revolution broke out in 1789. She spent the first years of the revolution in Lyon, where her husband was elected to the city council. During this period she developed a network of contacts with politicians and journalists; her reports on developments in Lyon were published in national revolutionary newspapers. In 1791 the couple settled in Paris, where Madame Roland soon established herself as a leading figure within the political group the Girondins, one of the more moderate revolutionary factions. She was known for her intelligence, astute political analyses an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Van Campenhout
Roland Van Campenhout or in short Roland (born 1944 in Boom, Belgium) is a Flemish blues musician. Roland grew up in the Rupel area. His father, a jazzmusician, drowned when he was 5. Roland left home at the age of 14. He did not get involved with music until the age of 20. He played in the skifflegroup, the William & Roland Skiffle Group, and the folk duo Miek en Roel. In 1969, he changed to another genre: blues, while also still experimenting with other styles during his career such as country, worldmusic, folk and rock. Roland discovered this genre when he saw John Lee Hooker perform in café De Muze in Antwerp. He broke through during Jazz Bilzen, where he established his reputation as a live artist. 1970s and 1980s During the 1970s he joined Rory Gallagher's band and toured around the world, including to SingaporHe performed with Tim Hardin, Leo Kottke and Ian Anderson. Roland built a reputation as a roaming musician traveling from café to café. This became less afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland (entertainer)
Roland (stylized as ROLAND) is a Japanese host, fashion model, TV personality, and entrepreneur. He is the representative director of Roland Group HD, Inc. As the Kabukicho host club sales record holder, he has been nicknamed "King of the Hosts". His income amounts to 42 million yen per month; his cosmetic surgery costs have incurred more than 10 million yen, with touch-up procedures costing 200 thousand yen per month. History Roland was born Fuuga Matsuo (松尾 風雅) in 1992 in Tokyo. After graduating from Teikyo Koutou School, he proceeded to enter Teikyo University, but dropped out and made his host debut at age 18 as Makoto Tojo. After a year as a low ranking employee, he became representative director of the club he had been working at age 21. In 2013, at the major host club group KG-produce's Club PLATINA -Main Branch-, he brought in a record amount of cash flow as the lead host. Afterwards, he made appearances on many TV programs and became active as a talent. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland (name)
Roland is a masculine Frankish given name that is also used as a family name. Forms in other languages include: Orlando (Italian), Rolando (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Roldán (Spanish). Origin The name Roland originates from Frankish. Its meaning has usually been identified as "famous land," "from the famous land," or "fame of the land", derived from the stems "Hrōð" or "χrōþi" meaning fame, and "land" (Hrōþiland). Some claim that "land" was derived from "nand," meaning "brave.", The name became widespread after the semi-legendary military hero Roland who served in the Frankish army under Charlemagne circa 778 A.D. and whose exploits were celebrated in the ''Chanson de Roland'' or ''Song of Roland''. Variations include " Rollo" in British English and "Rolle" in Scandinavian languages. Given name * Roland (bishop of Treviso) (fl. 1073–1089), Italian prelate *Roland of Cremona (1178–1259), Italian Dominican friar and theologian *Roland of Sicily (1296–1361), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Foods Corporation
American Roland Food Corporation is a food product distributor in the New York metropolitan area. It is known for its food products and condiments. It is headquartered in Manhattan's Masonic Hall. Roland's was purchased by Vestar Capital Partners Vestar Capital Partners is an American private equity firm focusing on leveraged buyout transactions in middle-market companies in the United States."About Us"8/27/08 The firm, which was founded in 1988, is headquartered in New York City with offic ... in 2013. References External links * {{Food-company-stub Food manufacturers of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Corporation
is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment, and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on 18 April 1972. In 2005, its headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It has factories in Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, and the United States. As of 31 March 2010, it employed 2,699 people. In 2014, it was subject to a management buyout by its CEO, Junichi Miki, supported by Taiyo Pacific Partners. Roland has manufactured numerous instruments that have had lasting impacts on music, such as the Juno-106 synthesizer, TB-303 bass synthesizer, and TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines. It was also instrumental in the development of MIDI, a standardized means of synchronizing electronic instruments manufactured by different companies. In 2016, ''Fact'' wrote that Roland had arguably had more influence on electronic music than any other company. History 1970s Having created Ace Electronic Industries Inc in 1960, Ikutaro Kakeh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Aircraft
Roland Aircraft is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Mendig. The company is owned by Roland Hauke and specializes in the manufacture of all-metal aircraft, made from aluminium sheet.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 73. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 77. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. While known for its Roland Me 109 Replica, the company also builds the Roland S-STOL two seat STOL design and the Roland Z-120 Relax, a single-seat high-wing A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ... design for the German 120 kg class. Aircraft References External links * {{Roland Aircraft Aircraft manufact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
