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Seven hundred years ago, William Tell shot an arrow through an apple on his son’s head and launched the struggle for Swiss independence. Or did he?
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.
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 forced to shoot an apple from his son’s head, was arrested for threatening the governor’s life, saved the same governor’s life en route to prison, escaped, and ultimately killed the ...
26 paź 2023 · The legend of Swiss hero William Tell, who shot an apple off his son's head with a crossbow, epitomizes defiance against tyranny. This article explores the 14th century context, symbolism, deadly challenge by an Austrian bailiff, Tell's extraordinary shot, and the reasons crossbow apple-shooting was banned.
18 lis 2021 · The motif of an archer shooting an apple from his son’s head is not uncommon – and at least two examples pre-date William Tell. The first takes place in tenth century Denmark and involves King Harald Bluetooth, who, hearing of a man called Toko boasting of his skill at archery, commands him to shoot an apple from his son’s head.
The story of William Tell is world famous: an archer who shot an apple from the head of his son. But few people know the details of what precipitated this dramatic feat. This is what the legend tells… It was on a Sunday in 1307 when William Tell set out from Bürglen, a small village in the Schächen Valley of Canton Uri, to visit his father ...
26 lip 2004 · The places where the William Tell story unfolds: Village of Bürglen – Tell’s birthplace. Altdorf – where Tell defies the Habsburg tyrant and is forced to shoot an apple off his son’s head ...
