Book Description

Eleven families. Three cantons. Seven centuries. This chronicle weaves together the paths of old lineages from Obwalden, Nidwalden, and Appenzell with the great figures of their time: Niklaus von Flüe, the hermit of Ranft, and Arnold Winkelried, the hero of Sempach. The genealogical tables – enhanced by newly created portraits – open a window into the world of our ancestors: farmers and councilmen, mothers, mercenaries, craftsmen, and pilgrims. A work that reveals how deeply Swiss history is rooted in its families, and how strongly those roots continue to shape the present.