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  2. Apr 29, 2024 · 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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    William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell, pronounced [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈtɛl] ⓘ; French: Guillaume Tell; Italian: Guglielmo Tell; Romansh: Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albrecht Gessler , a tyrannical reeve of the Austrian dukes of ...

  4. Release. August 30. ( 1998-08-30) –. December 20, 1998. ( 1998-12-20) The Legend of William Tell is a 16-part [1] television fantasy/drama series produced in 1998 [1] by Cloud 9 Productions in New Zealand. The basic premise of the series — a crossbow-wielding rebel defies a corrupt governor — and the name of the title character were ...

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    Shaytana's Eye
    With the help of Kreel's dark magic, Xax ...
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    The Fifth Column
    Xax's Warriors have been pillaging the ...
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    Escape into Fear
    Xax has put a price on William's head and ...
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    Darkness and Light
    William's comrade Leon is captured and ...
  5. The Legend of William Tell: Created by Raymond Thompson. With Kieren Hutchison, Andrew Robertt, Nathaniel Lees, Katrina Browne. Witness the legend of Wilhelm Gorkeit of Tellikon (William Tell), who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and led the rebellion to free Switzerland.

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  6. Sep 11, 2023 · Sean Mowbray 11 September 2023. Ask any Swiss who William Tell is and they are likely to inform you that he’s the hero of Swiss independence. He’s kind of a big deal. According to the legend, Tell, a bit of a hot-headed fellow it seems, gave the tyrannical Austrian leader Gessler (or his hat to be precise) the proverbial finger before ...

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  7. In Search of William Tell. 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?

  8. Feb 16, 2022 · William Tell is a symbol – representing the people and respect for authority, but also the ability to fight that authority if it is unjust. Ultimately, the legend can be interpreted however you like – which is probably what has made it such a success for the last 700 years.

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