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Legend of the Four Blood Bars. As Wilfred the Hairy (840-897) lay dying, the French King Charles the Bald (823-877) offered him a coat of arms in gratitude for his services. The king doused one of his hands in Wilfred's blood and ran four fingers over the count's golden shield, forming the four bars. Engraving. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
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Caption:
Legend of the Four Blood Bars. As Wilfred the Hairy (840-897) lay dying, the French King Charles the Bald (823-877) offered him a coat of arms in gratitude for his services. The king doused one of his hands in Wilfred's blood and ran four fingers over the count's golden shield, forming the four bars. Engraving. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
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Location:
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Credit:
Album / Prisma
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Image size:
5300 x 3559 px | 54.0 MB
Print size:
44.9 x 30.1 cm | 17.7 x 11.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
840 • 897 • 9 CENTURY • 9TH CENTURY • BANNER • BARCELONA CITY • BARCELONA COUNTY • BARCELONA • BARRED SHIELD • BARS OF ARAGON • BARS • BLAZON • BLOOD • BUCKLER • CAROLINGIAN CRISIS • CAROLINGIAN DYNASTY • CAROLINGIAN • CAROLINGIO • CAROLINIAN • CATALAN • CATALONIA • CHARLES II OF FRANCE • CHARLES II THE BALD • CHARLES THE BALD • COAT OF ARMS • COUNT OF BARCELONA • COUNTY OF BARCELONA • CROWN OF ARAGON • DEATH • DIÉ • DYING • EARL OF BARCELONA • EARLY MIDDLE AGES • EPOCA MEDIEVAL • FINGERS • FLAG • FOUR BARS • FOUR • FRANCE • FRANCONIAN • FRANK KING • FRANKISH • FRANKS • FRANÇAIS • FRENCH • GRATEFUL • GRATITUDE • GRATTITUDE • GUIFRE EL PILOS • GUIFRE THE HAIR • GUIFREDO • HEADS (COIN) • HERALDIC • HERALDRY • HISPANIC MARCH • HISPANICA MARK • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HURT • INJUR • INJURED • INJURIES • INJURY • IX • KING OF THE FRANKS • KING • KINGDOM OF ARAGON • LEGEND (STORY) • LEGEND • LEGENDARY • LESION • LESIONS • MARCA HISPANICA • MEDIAEVAL • MEDIEVAL TIMES • MEDIEVAL • MEDIOEVO • MIDDLE AGE • MIDDLE AGES • MONARCHY • MORIBUND • MOYEN AGE • MYTH • NINTH CENTURY • ORIGIN • PALOS • PILOS GUIFRE EL • PRIVATE COLLECTION • PROVINCE OF BARCELONA • RED BARS • RODELA • ROYAL ARMS OF ARAGON • ROYAL BANNER • ROYAL SIGN OF ARAGON • ROYAL SIGN • SANGUINE • SCENE • SENYERA REIAL • SENYERA • SHIELD • SPAIN • SPANISH MARCH • STAGE • THEATER • THEATRE • WIFRED I THE HAIRY • WIFRED I • WIFRED THE HAIRY • WIFRED • WIFREDO I • WIFREDO THE HAIRY • WIFREDO • WILFRED I THE HAIRY • WILFRED THE HAIRY • WILFRED • WILFREDO THE HAIRY • WILFREDO • WOUND • WOUNDED • WOUNDS
