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Arnold von Melchtal, also spelt Melchthal and otherwise Arnold von der Halden, was one of the three '' Eidgenossen'', the legendary founding fathers of Switzerland. He represented the Canton of
Arnold von Melchtal, also spelt Melchthal and otherwise Arnold von der Halden, was one of the three '' Eidgenossen'', the legendary founding fathers of Switzerland. He represented the Canton of Unterwalden
Unterwalden, translated from the Latin ''inter silvas''(''between the forests''), is the old name of a forest-canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne, consisting of two valleys or '' Talschaften'', no ...
at the Rütlischwur.
Aegidius Tschudi
Aegidius (or Giles or Glig) Tschudi (5 February 150528 February 1572) was a Swiss statesman and historian, an eminent member of the Tschudi family of Glarus, Switzerland. His best known work is the Chronicon Helveticum, a history of the earl ...
in his Chronicon Helveticum tells Arnold's story as follows:Aegidius Tschudi
Aegidius (or Giles or Glig) Tschudi (5 February 150528 February 1572) was a Swiss statesman and historian, an eminent member of the Tschudi family of Glarus, Switzerland. His best known work is the Chronicon Helveticum, a history of the earl ...
, '' Chronicon Helveticum''
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