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How exactly is a 'Rôle' different from a role? Is there some deep meaningful difference, or is it a typo?

Actually, the norse Gods in my stories aren't quite as violent as these ones - they weren't always at war - though there was certainly permanent conflict and oneupmanship. Maybe they'd been censored for children's sensitive eyes...

My fave Norse God is, of course, Loki
-MRD

The difference is that 'röle' is a word, whereas 'role' is a (very common) misspelling!

I know what you mean about not quite all Norse myths being so violent - but it's something of an exception to find one that isn't. Something like how if you ask a group of teenage boys to write about something dramatic, you'll get a set of responses that look just like you ask them to write about a fight!

The difference is that 'rôle' is a word, whereas 'role' is a (very common) misspelling!

I know what you mean about not quite all Norse myths being so violent - but it's something of an exception to find one that isn't. Something like how if you ask a group of teenage boys to write about something dramatic, you'll get a set of responses that look just like you ask them to write about a fight!

hmm - just looked at a dictionary or two - mine has 'role' as main word and 'rôle' as a "variant". Been sensible if I'd have looked first and posted later though, eh?

Oh well, 'rôle' still looks cool

Very norwegian!

Not at all!