Wilfred the Hairy (Girona, ca. 840-Tremp, 897). Count of Barcelona (878-897), Count of Urgell and Cerdanya (from 870), Girona and Besalu (from 878) and Ausona (from 878). Legend: creation of the coat of arms from which the Catalan flag (the Senyera) was originated. Frankish king Charles the Bald (823-877) slide Wilfred's blood-stained fingers over the Count's copper shield. Painting by Claudio Lorenzale (1815-1889). Real Academia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.
Wilfred the Hairy (Girona, ca. 840-Tremp, 897). Count of Barcelona (878-897), Count of Urgell and Cerdanya (from 870), Girona and Besalu (from 878) and Ausona (from 878). Legend: creation of the coat of arms from which the Catalan flag (the Senyera) was originated. Frankish king Charles the Bald (823-877) slide Wilfred's blood-stained fingers over the Count's copper shield. Painting by Claudio Lorenzale (1815-1889). Real Academia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.