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William Tell showed bravery and courage in this story. What would you do if someone was trying to make you do something that you knew was wrong? Remember, being brave doesn't mean you're never scared.
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.
Burton exhibited this picture at the Royal Academy in 1854, no. 501, where it was poorly hung having been "skied." It portrays the well-known story of William Tell who supposedly on November 18, 1307 shot an apple off his son's head with a cross-bow.
Legendary Swiss patriot. The legend goes that William Tell refused to remove his hat before the Austrian bailiff Gessler, and, as a punishment, was ordered to shoot an apple off his son's head.
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.
The Story of William Tell. by James Baldwin. Friedrich Pecht, Friedrich Schillers Wilhelm Tell, 1859. The people of Switzerland were not always free and happy as they are to-day. Many years ago a proud tyrant, whose name was Gessler, ruled over them, and made their lot a bitter one indeed.
A skilled crossbowman named William Tell refused to do this. Soldiers took him and his son Walter before Gessler. The cruel Gessler ordered Tell to shoot an apple off Walter’s head at 100 paces.
