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Tell and his son were both to be executed; however, he could redeem his life by shooting an apple off the head of his son Walter in a single attempt. Tell split the apple with a bolt from his crossbow.
William Tell, Swiss legendary hero who symbolized the struggle for political and individual freedom. The historical existence of Tell is disputed. According to popular legend, he was a peasant from Bürglen in the canton of Uri in the 13th and early 14th centuries who defied Austrian authority, was.
Tell and his sons happen to pass by the hated cap. When Tell pays no attention to the authority symbol, he is arrested by two guards who try to bind him and lead him to prison. Although...
16 lut 2022 · First mentioned in the White Book of Sarnen, a collection of manuscripts dating from 1470, he became a household name thanks to Friedrich von Schiller's play 'Wilhelm Tell'. This is the story of Switzerland's iconic hero who has been held up as the personification of bravery ever since.
1 mar 1991 · As portrayed in this story, William Tell is a man who loves freedom and when he and his young son stood alone, surrounded by enemies and spears, he chose to defy evil and stand for what he believed in.
This article examines the legend of William Tell and determines if there was a real-life hero by that name or was the bowman only a myth. Historical context. A medieval manuscript of the Battle of Morgarten. Modern-day Switzerland was part of the Holy Roman Empire in 1200.
The Legend of William Tell. Bantam Books, 1991 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages. An epic retelling of a well-known but rarely portrayed folktale that is lavishly illustrated by a major new...
