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The flag of Wales has been used by those in the arts, sport and business to show a sense of patriotism or recognition with Wales. During the 1999 Rugby World Cup, which was hosted in Wales, the opening ceremony used the motif of the dragon several times; the flag was worn on a dress by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. [37]
The Welsh Dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) 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 ...
The Flag of Saint David, the patron Saint of Wales is sometimes used as an alternative to the national flag, is flown on St David's Day. [6] The Golden Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Aur) Gold dragon of Wales, a flag used by Glyndŵr in his independence campaign.: 238 : 43| [7]: 238 [8]: 43
House flag of Cory Brothers: A horizontal bicolour of white and green, defaced in the centre with a pink Welsh dragon holding two overlapping black diamonds (representing lumps of coal) with a smaller white diamond (inscribed with the name "CORY BROTHERS") in the middle. [17] 1882–1981: House flag of Evan Thomas, Radcliffe and Company
The red dragon features on, and is the name of, the national flag of Wales (Y Ddraig Goch, "the red dragon"). Early Welsh writing associates dragons with war leaders, and in legend, Nennius, in Historia Birttonum, tells of a vision of the red dragon (representing the Britons) and the white dragon (representing the invading Saxons) fighting ...
The Red Dragon standard was most likely introduced to the British Isles by Roman troops who in turn had acquired it from the Dacians. [24] It may also have been a reference to the 6th century Welsh word draig, which meant "dragon". [25] The standard was appropriated by the Normans during the 11th century, and used for the Royal Standard of ...
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In 1959 Government use of this flag was dropped in favour of the current flag [17] [18] at the urging of the Gorsedd of Bards. [19] The badge was used by the Welsh Office and its successor the Wales Office until January 2017. [20] [21] It was used in the interim logo of the National Assembly for Wales until the "dynamic dragon" logo was adopted ...