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William Tell

William Tell
 

From Wikipedia:

William Tell is a folk hero of Switzerland. His legend is recorded in a late 15th century Swiss chronicle.

It is set in the period of the original foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the early 14th century. According to the legend, Tell was an expert marksman with the crossbow who assassinated Gessler, a tyrannical reeve of Habsburg Austria positioned in Altdorf, Uri.

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