Friedrich I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor
Friedrich I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor from 1155. He drowned in a river near Antioch while on a Crusade, but as depicted here there is a legend that he is sleeping with his knights in a cave under a mountain, and that when the ravens cease to fly around the mountain he will awake and restore Germany to its ancient greatness
Picture No
14085931
Media ID
45841866
Size
3864px x 4784px
(4.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed engraving in Scherr, Germania
Date
1122 - 1190
