Definition of william tell William tell
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| william tell - a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap) | ||
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- William Tell (;;) is a folk hero from Switzerland. In the story William Tell is a man who refused to bow down to pole set up by an army who had taken over the place he lived. He as arrested and forced to shoot an apple off his son's head with a crossbow, if he did not both he and his son would be killed. Tell shot the apple off the son's head and did not harm his son. He is considered a legend and his actions helped form Switzerland as a nation.
