::Rütlischwur
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Henry Fuseli (1780)
Jean Renggli (1891)
James Vibert (1913)
Rütlischwur sections
Intro Early accounts Early Modern period Historicity Schiller's William Tell (Wilhelm Tell) Position in Swiss national identity See also References
The Rütlischwur (German pronunciation: [ˈryːtliˌʃvuːr]) is a legendary oath of the Old Swiss Confederacy, taken on the Rütli, a meadow above Lake Lucerne near Seelisberg. The oath is notably featured in the play William Tell (Wilhelm Tell) by Friedrich Schiller.
Rütlischwur sections
Intro Early accounts Early Modern period Historicity Schiller's William Tell (Wilhelm Tell) Position in Swiss national identity See also References
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