Otger Cataló
Otger Cataló (or Otger Catalon, Otger Cathaló, Otger Gollant, Otgerius Gollantes Cathelon, Otger Katzalot, Otho Katzalot, Germano Cathelon) is a fictional historical character who, according to legend, fought to free Catalonia from the Saracens, alongside the Nine Barons of Fame, sometime in the 8th century AD. The first sources mentioning him, dating to the 15th century, use his name to provide an explanation for the origin of the name "Catalonia". The legend spread from 15th century, becoming associated with a Catalanist cultural perspective during the 19th century Catalan Renessaince, due to the works of the authors Víctor Balaguer, Antoni Ferrer i Codina and Jacint Verdaguer.