biography
| name: |
Winkelried, Arnold von
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pronunciation:
[vingkelreed]
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| male
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| lived:
| (?–1386)
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| biography:
| Swiss patriot, knight of Unterwalden. At the Battle of Sempach (1386), when the Swiss failed to break the compact line of Austrian spears, he is said to have grasped as many pikes as he could reach, buried them in his bosom and bore them by his weight to the earth. His comrades rushed into the breach, slaughtered the Austrians, and gained a decisive victory. |
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