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In the year 1258, two boys vanish from Uri: Wilhelm Urner, the son of a craftsman, and Walter von Wolfenschießen, heir to a knightly house. On the small Misty Isle in Lake Uri, they seek freedom and find themselves caught up in the turmoil of their times. They are soon joined by Judith ab Dorf, a girl of concealed heritage. Between the towers of Bürglen, the narrow streets of Altdorf, and the feud between the clans of Uri and Nidwalden unfolds a tale of friendship, betrayal, and buried secrets. From childish defiance grows a destiny that will change Uri forever.

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In the year 1258, an old parchment leads two boys onto a perilous trail: Wilhelm Urner, the son of a farmer, and Walter von Wolfenschießen, born of noble blood, uncover the secret of a lost Kyburg treasure. Together with Judith ab Dorf, they embark on a daring adventure just as the feud with the Gruoba knights threatens the valley of Uri. Between the tower of Bürglen, a mysterious isle on Lake Uri, and a hidden cave at Diegisbalm, friendship, loyalty, and courage are put to the test. What begins as a quest for gold becomes a trial of spirit that will change their lives and the fate of their land forever.

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In 1289 the tension in the Forest Cantons reached a breaking point. Wilhelm Gorkeit, crossbow maker from Bürglen, refuses to obey the bailiff’s hat. Out of defiance and a sense of duty arose a conflict that found its height in Altdorf. The shot at the apple, the leap to shore in the storm and the ambush in the Hohle Gasse of Küssnacht turned him into a hunted man and a symbol of a new freedom. Between the loss of his homeland, flight into exile and his first steps in Zürich unfolds the drama of a man who rose from a farmer’s son to a figure of legend, and whose arrow set an entire land in motion.

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In 1291, a new chapter begins in the mountains and cities of the Confederates. After the death of King Rudolf, the old order fractures, and out of betrayal, exile, and secret oaths a league is born. Wilhelm Gorkeit, the crossbow maker of Bürglen, bears the burden of the Kyburg treasure and the legacy of his family. In Zürich he encounters Berta Biberli, whose lineage binds him to old memories and whose courage leads him into the council of the city. Between siege and oath, between love and feud, it is decided whether the name Tell will endure, as the legacy of a deed that kindles hope.

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The years between 1257 and 1297 mark Switzerland’s rise into a new era. Across four novels unfolds the panorama of an age shaped by friendship and betrayal, courage and loss, oath and legacy. From the feuds in Uri to the search for the Kyburg treasure, from the oath in Altdorf to the first alliances between Uri, Schwyz, and Zürich, we follow William Tell and his companions. Childhood adventures grow into a struggle for freedom, and out of blood and treachery emerges a confederacy whose legacy endures to this day.