'''William Tell''' (in the four languages of Switzerland: German: Wilhelm Tell; French: Guillaume Tell; Italian: Guglielmo Tell; Romansh: Guglielm 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—an expert marksman with the crossbow—assassinated Gessler, a tyrannical reeve of Habsburg Austria positioned in Altdorf, Uri.

Along with Arnold Winkelried, Tell is a central figure in Swiss patriotism as it was constructed during the Restoration of the Confederacy after the Napoleonic era.

All published appearances of William Tell published before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances include:

*White Book of Sarnen, by Hans Schreiber, '''1400s'''.
*''Chronicle of the City of Lucerne'', by Melchior Russ, '''1482'''.
*''Chronicle of the Swiss Confederation'', by Petermann Etterlin, '''1507'''.
*''Chronicon Helveticum'', by Ægidius Tschudi, '''ca. 1570'''.
*''History of the Swiss Confederation'', by Johannes von Müller, '''1780'''.
* ''William Tell; or, Switzerland Delivered'', by Jean‐Pierre Claris de Florian, '''1794'''.
* ''Deutsche Sagen'', vol. 1, by the Brothers Grimm, '''1816'''.
*''William Tell: The Hero of Switzerland'', '''ca. 1845'''.
* ''An Overture to William Tell'', by William H. McElroy, '''1892'''.
* ''William Tell Told Again'', by P. G. Wodehouse, '''1904'''.

*Tellenlied (folk song), '''1470s'''.
*Urner Tellspiel (play), '''1513'''.
*Tellenlied (song), by Hieronymus Muheim, '''1613'''.
*''Guillaume Tell'' (play), by Antoine‐Marin Lemierre, '''1766'''.
*Tellenlied (song), by Johann Kaspar Lavater, '''1767'''.
*''Guillaume Tell'' (opera), by André Grétry, libretto by Michel‐Jean Sedaine, '''1791'''.
*“William Tell,” ''A Garland of New Songs'', '''1800s'''.
*''William Tell'' (play), by Friedrich Schiller, '''1804'''.
*''William Tell'' (play), by James Sheridan Knowles, '''1825'''.
*''William Tell'' (opera), by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis, '''1829'''.
*''William Tell: A Drama of the Origin of Swiss Democracy'' (play), by Arthur Dougherty Rees, '''1908'''.

* ''Adventures of William Tell'', dir. Georges Méliès, Star Film Co., '''1898'''.
* ''Guillaume Tell'', dir. Lucien Nonguet, prod. Pathé brothers, '''1903'''.

* The Adventures of William Tell (1958 - 39 episodes)

* Jumbo Comics #37
* Kid Eternity #1
* Real Life Comics #15
* Cyclone Comics #5

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell Wikipedia]
*[http://www.comicvine.com/william-tell/4005-22677/issues-cover/ ComicVine]
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