py_archer Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 That dude that shot that apple off of his sons head, well, he did it with a crossbow. Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: William Tell now thats scary. I would NEVER let my dad shoot an apple off my had. Unless, i got the chance to do it to him first.lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: William Tell Ummm if i am not mistaken he didn't quite shoot the apple off his son's head...he missed. lol And what are you trying to do, start a crossbow argument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: William Tell The point aint the crossbow its that he missed wiht it as I remember it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: William Tell I am not sure how it went. But it would be a VERY STUPID thing to do with no matter what he used! Where is the safety in this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: William Tell [ QUOTE ] That dude that shot that apple off of his sons head, well, he did it with a crossbow. Comments? [/ QUOTE ] Tell, William legendary Swiss patriot. According to legend , Tell was a native of Uri, one of the Swiss forest cantons. Gessler, the canton's Austrian bailiff, decreed that Swiss citizens must remove their hats before his hat, which he had posted on a stake in the canton's largest town. Tell refused and as punishment was ordered to shoot an apple off his small son's head. Although he succeeded, he was held prisoner by Gessler when he revealed that had he failed, he planned to kill Gessler with an arrow he had hidden on his person. Tell escaped and eventually shot Gessler from ambush at Küssnacht, thus setting off the revolt that ousted the bailiff on Jan. 1, 1308. While there is no valid proof of Tell's existence, the legend represents a distorted account of events that resulted (1291) in the formation of the Everlasting League between the cantons of Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden. Schiller's popular drama Wilhelm Tell is based on the legend; Rossini's opera William Tell is based on Schiller's drama. My comment is...he may have not even been a real person, let alone a true story...you know how legends go for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: William Tell [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] That dude that shot that apple off of his sons head, well, he did it with a crossbow. Comments? [/ QUOTE ] Tell, William legendary Swiss patriot. According to legend , Tell was a native of Uri, one of the Swiss forest cantons. Gessler, the canton's Austrian bailiff, decreed that Swiss citizens must remove their hats before his hat, which he had posted on a stake in the canton's largest town. Tell refused and as punishment was ordered to shoot an apple off his small son's head. Although he succeeded, he was held prisoner by Gessler when he revealed that had he failed, he planned to kill Gessler with an arrow he had hidden on his person. Tell escaped and eventually shot Gessler from ambush at Küssnacht, thus setting off the revolt that ousted the bailiff on Jan. 1, 1308. While there is no valid proof of Tell's existence, the legend represents a distorted account of events that resulted (1291) in the formation of the Everlasting League between the cantons of Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden. Schiller's popular drama Wilhelm Tell is based on the legend; Rossini's opera William Tell is based on Schiller's drama. My comment is...he may have not even been a real person, let alone a true story...you know how legends go for that matter. [/ QUOTE ] That's what I thought when I read the post. Not all that history stuff that Ken posts, but I always thought the story of William Tell was a fairy tale. If you want an argument about the use of a crossbow, you'll have to go elsewhere and whip a dead horse I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
py_archer Posted June 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Re: William Tell [ QUOTE ] the story of William Tell was a fairy tale. [/ QUOTE ] A fairy tale? Where do you think I'm posting from here, the Neverland ranch? You must be thinking of that crossbow in "Little Red Riding Hood", that was a fairy tale. I got my info from the book "Fred Bears World of Archery", which by the way is a must read for every aspiring archer. You tryin to say you know more about archery then Fred Bear did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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