Winkelried

/ ˈvɪŋkəlriːt /

noun

1. WinkelriedArnold von?1386MSwissPOLITICS: patriot Arnold von (ˈarnɔlt fɔn). died ?1386, Swiss hero of the battle of Sempach (1386) against the Austrians

Example Sentences

Every voluntary martyrdom tells a national tale as plain as that written in blood and spirit by Arnold Von Winkelried, in 1386.

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I wonder what Conrad Winkelried's people will think of me in that far-off mountainous Switzerland whither he is to take me!

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Conrad Winkelried must have expressed himself very plainly, sister, before you understood him.

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Such was the situation of the Winkelried, when the omens of the night changed to their dread reality.

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But the Winkelried was running along the coast of Savoy, ere any ventured forth, and the search proved fruitless.

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