The political history of the Catalan counties in the first half of the 10th century is little known, but I explain it in episode 44, covering topics such as the relations between the counts and the kings of West Francia or the war between the House of Cerdanya and the House of Barcelona for the counties of Urgell and Besalú, which culminated in the tragic death of the firstborn son of Count Sunyer of Barcelona.
00:00 Hook 00:29 How the Catalan Counties Gradually Fell Out of Frankish Hands 04:36 The County of Empúries in the First Half of the 10th Century 10:53 Sunyer I, Count of Barcelona, Girona, and Osona 14:14 The Pyrenean Counties after the Death of Wifred the Hairy 17:42 The Battle of Baltarga: The Struggle for the County of Urgell 22:10 The Verdict: The Difficulty of Writing Comital History 23:30 Outro
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