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Switzerland\u2019s most famous archer shot\xa0fruit off his own son\u2019s head on 18th November, 1307. Or did he?\xa0\n\ufeff\u2018Chronicon Helveticum\u2019\xa0by Aegidius Tschudi, from which the date comes, claims to be a serious historical account, but was written roughly 200 years later - and not published until nearly 200 years after that. And the myth bears remarkable similarities with the Danish folklore of Palnatoki,\xa0recorded in print centuries earlier.In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly recount the improbable beats of Tschudi\u2019s tale; consider the small casting pool for 1950s swashbucklers; and marvel at how the story has come to represent the (genuine) Swiss resistance of the Habsburg army\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018A Brief History of the Legend of William Tell\u2019 (The Culture Trip, 2017):\xa0https://theculturetrip.com/europe/switzerland/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-legend-of-william-tell/\n\u2022 \u2018Shooting an apple off one's child's head\u2019 (Wikipedia):\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_an_apple_off_one%27s_child%27s_head#Palnatoki\n\u2022 \u2018The Adventures of William Tell: Opening Theme\u2019 (ITC, 1958):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcfykK8Iw7w\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1300s #Person #Arts #Strange #Switzerland\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices