Rütli Oath
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The Rütli Oath is a legendary medieval pledge of mutual defense by representatives of three Alpine cantons that symbolizes the founding of the Swiss Confederation.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding myth
ⓘ
legendary oath ⓘ national symbol ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Swiss Germans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Swiss national day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDate | 1291 ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Federal Charter of 1291 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Medieval European legends
ⓘ
Swiss political history ⓘ |
| commemoratedAt | Rütli meadow ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Schiller’s play "Wilhelm Tell" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | foundational legend ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalNumberOfSignatories | three ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | core element of Swiss collective memory ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
defense against foreign overlords
ⓘ
preservation of local autonomy ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
representatives of Schwyz
ⓘ
representatives of Unterwalden ⓘ representatives of Uri ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
communal solidarity
ⓘ
freedom from Habsburg rule ⓘ oath of mutual assistance ⓘ |
| hasType | oral pledge ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| influenced | Swiss national identity ⓘ |
| languageOfLegend | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Lucerne region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rütli meadow NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | origin story of Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss national mythology ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Friedrich Schiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Aegidius Tschudi’s chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Book of Sarnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Old Swiss Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Forest Cantons NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tell legend ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Swiss unity
ⓘ
founding of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ mutual defense ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 13th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | symbol in Swiss political discourse ⓘ |
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