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   According to Tschudi's account, William Tell was known as a strong man and an expert shot with the crossbow. In his time, the House of Habsburg emperors of Austria were seeking to dominate Uri, and Tell became one of the conspirators of Werner Stauffacher who vowed to resist Habsburg rule.

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › William-TellWilliam Tell | Story, Apple & Swiss Folklore | Britannica

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   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

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4. houseofswitzerland.org › swissstories › historyWilliam Tell, a symbol of Switzerland known throughout the ...

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   Feb 16, 2022 · The story of William Tell is one of the myths surrounding the creation of the Swiss Confederation. 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'.

5. historychronicler.com › the-apple-shot-unravelingThe Apple Shot: Unraveling the Legend of William Tell

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   Aug 15, 2023 · William Tell, the humble archer from Uri, transitioned from a man of myth to an embodiment of a nation’s spirit, forever intertwined with Switzerland’s quest for independence and identity. There are no definitive historical records that detail the exact circumstances of William Tell’s death.

6. www.historicmysteries.com › william-tell › 24738William Tell: Is there a Real Man Behind the Myth?

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   Jun 7, 2022 · The Legendary William Tell Tell was an accomplished marksman with the crossbow, according to tradition, who assassinated Albrecht Gessler, a tyrannical local representative of the Austrian dukes of the House of Habsburg based in Altdorf.

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7. www.oxfordreference.com › view › 10William Tell - Oxford Reference

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   It is notable that Tell, despite effectively committing murder, remains unsullied by political events by remaining aloof from the popular struggle for liberation (‘The strong man is strongest alone’).

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   What is the story of William Tell?

   • The story of William Tell is one of the myths surrounding the creation of the Swiss Confederation. 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'.

   William Tell, a symbol of Switzerland known throughout the world

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   Why was William Tell important?

   • Further, by extolling the virtues of an outdoors man, and by being a commoner, William Tell provided to the story the suggestion that this revolt was not merely a dynastic struggle amongst the nobility but a genuine uprising among the people. Tell provided the common touch.

   William Tell: Is there a Real Man Behind the Myth?

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   Was William Tell a strong man?

   • According to Tschudi's account, William Tell was known as a strong man and an expert shot with the crossbow. In his time, the House of Habsburg emperors of Austria were seeking to dominate Uri, and Tell became one of the conspirators of Werner Stauffacher who vowed to resist Habsburg rule.

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   How did William Tell Die?

   • William Tell, the humble archer from Uri, transitioned from a man of myth to an embodiment of a nation’s spirit, forever intertwined with Switzerland’s quest for independence and identity. There are no definitive historical records that detail the exact circumstances of William Tell’s death. The legend, however, proffers several versions.

   The Apple Shot: Unraveling the Legend of William Tell

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   How did William Tell get his name?

   • Tell’s first name being “Wilhelm” (William), his origins in Burglen, the date of the apple shot and the story of his death in 1354 are among the extra details. This is the version, later fabrications and all, that became popular. William Tell here is a mountain climber and a skilled crossbow shooter.

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   Who was William Tell?

   • He knows that the bronze statue is of William Tell, who with one shot of his crossbow started the centurieslong series of events that turned a few isolated settlements of poor, backward medieval mountaineers into the prosperous modern nation of Switzerland. He has heard the story of William Tell at his bedside and in the classroom.

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9. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › in-search-ofIn Search of William Tell | Smithsonian

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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?