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Ballad (disambiguation)

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Ballad (disambiguation) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Ballades ) Jump to navigation Jump to search Look up ballad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ballad is a form of narrative poetry, often put to music, or a type of sentimental love song in modern popular music. Ballad or Ballade may also refer to: Contents 1 Music 1.1 Genres and forms 1.2 Classical compositions 1.3 Performers 1.4 Albums 1.5 Songs 2 Other uses 3 See also Music [ edit ] Genres and forms [ edit ] Ballade (classical music) , a musical setting of a literary ballad, or a romantic instrumental piece Ballade (forme fixe) , a French poetic and musical form common in the 14th and 15th centuries Ballata , a similar Italian poetic and musical form Piano ballad , a lyrical piece for piano in a narrative style Sentimental ballad , a style of popular music, ...

USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659)

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USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) on 15 February 1967. History United States of America Namesake: Will Rogers (1879–1935), an American humorist Awarded: 29 July 1963 Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat , Groton, Connecticut Laid down: 20 March 1965 Launched: 21 July 1966 Sponsored by: Muriel Buck Humphrey Commissioned: 1 April 1967 Decommissioned: 12 April 1993 Stricken: 12 April 1993 Identification: Hull symbol :SSBN-659 Code letters :NAUE Fate: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 2 November 1993, completed 12 August 1994 Status: Recycled General characteristics Class and type: Benjamin Franklin -class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine Displacement: 7,320  tons surfaced 8,220 tons ...

Ealdorman

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Ealdorman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Alderman (disambiguation) . Anglo-Saxon status Cyning (sovereign) Ætheling (prince) Ealdorman (prefect) High-reeve Reeve (bailiff) Thegn / housecarl (retainer) Churl (free tenant) Villein (serf) Cottar (cottager) Góp (slave) v t e Ealdorman ( / ˈ ɔː l d ər m ə n / ) [1] was a term in Anglo-Saxon England which originally applied to a man of high status, including some of royal birth, whose authority was independent of the king. It evolved in meaning and in the eighth century was sometimes applied to the former kings of territories which had submitted to great powers such as Mercia . In Wessex in the second half of the ninth century it meant the leaders of individual shires appointed by the king. By the tenth century ealdormen had become the local representat...