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The Welsh Dragon (Welsh: y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon'; pronounced [ə ˈðraiɡ ˈɡoːχ]) is a heraldic symbol that represents Wales and appears on the national flag of Wales. Ancient leaders of the Celtic Britons that are personified as dragons include Maelgwn Gwynedd , Mynyddog Mwynfawr and Urien Rheged .
The flag of Wales (Welsh: Baner Cymru or Y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon') consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field.As with many heraldic charges, the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised in law.
The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch) of Wales is a symbol of Wales that appears in "Cyfranc Lludd a Lleuelys", Historia Brittonum, Historia Regnum Britianniae, and the Welsh triads. According to legend, Vortigern ( Welsh : Gwrtheyrn ) King of the Celtic Britons from Powys is interrupted whilst attempting to build fort at Dinas Emrys.
The term "dragon" appears by the following century. Afterwards, four-legged dragons become increasingly popular in heraldry and become distinguished from the two-legged kind during the sixteenth century, at which point the latter kind becomes commonly known as the "wyver" and later "wyvern".
The ddraig goch appears on the Welsh national flag. French dragons Dragon. Authors tend often to present the dragon legends as symbol of Christianity's victory over paganism, represented by a harmful dragon. The French representation of dragons spans much of European history. Guivres from Medieval France
In 2014 the Royal Wessex Yeomanry adopted the white dragon as the centrepiece of their new capbadge. A dragon or wyvern is often used to represent Wessex, and a flag featuring a gold wyvern on a red field is used to represent Wessex. [5] In the present era, the white dragon symbol is sometimes associated with St Edmund, and
The Red Dragon, or Y Ddraig Goch, has been a symbol associated with Wales since the 7th century. It was not until the beginning of the House of Tudor that the Red Dragon became a royal badge of the kings of England. Henry Tudor (later King Henry VII) displayed the Dragon on his battle standard. [19]
In 2021, the pro-independence group YesCymru created a number of mock-up logos using the alternative Welsh symbols of a leek, daffodil and a harp. Using a Welsh dragon has also been proposed. [39] Wales Rugby League (WRL) also used the three feathers for its own logo between 1908 and 2005.