Arnold von Winkelried

Arnold von Winkelried or Arnold Winkelried was a legendary hero of Swiss history. According to 16th-century Swiss historiography, Winkelried's sacrifice allowed the Old Swiss Confederacy to win the Battle of Sempach over the army of the Habsburg Duke Leopold III of Austria in 1386.

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