Roskilde

[ raw-ski-luh ]

noun

1. a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.

Roskilde

/ ˈrɔskilə /

noun

1. a city in Denmark, on NE Zealand west of Copenhagen: capital of Denmark from the 10th century to 1443; scene of the signing (1658) of the Peace of Roskilde between Denmark and Sweden. Pop: 44 205 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

Leire has, then, a much better claim than Roskilde to being the site of Heorot: and geographical considerations confirm this.

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But it is hardly possible to conceive a greater contrast than that between the Roskilde fjord and the scenery depicted in ll.

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Gertz dates it c. 1170, and thinks it was written by someone connected with the church at Roskilde.

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He fulfilled his vow by becoming professor of divinity at Copenhagen and canon of Roskilde.

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He granted to him the island of Hveen, gave him a pension, and made him a canon of the Cathedral of Roskilde.

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