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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.
1: Kingdom of Deheubarth (later borne by the Talbot family, Earl of Shrewsbury); 2: Philip ap Ivor (Lord of Iscoed); from Prince Owain Gwynedd; 3: Gruffydd ap Cynan; 4: Edwin of Tegeingl; Key features shown are the predominance of the Welsh dragon, the use of colour differences to distinguish branches of a family, and the use of crests. The ...
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 .
Tylwyth Teg (Middle Welsh for "Fair Family"; [1] Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtəlʊi̯θ teːg]) is the most usual term in Wales for the mythological creatures corresponding to the fairy folk of Welsh and Irish folklore Aos Sí. Other names for them include Bendith y Mamau ("Blessing of the Mothers"), Gwyllion and Ellyllon. [2]
The Historia Brittonum and History of the Kings of Britain are the only medieval texts to use the white dragon as a symbol of the English. A similar story of white and red dragons fighting is found in the medieval romance Lludd and Llefelys , although in this case the dragons are not used to symbolize Britons or Saxons.
Pendragon, or Pen Draig (Middle Welsh: pen[n] dreic, pen[n] dragon; composed of Welsh pen, 'head, chief, top' and draig / dragon, 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Greco-Latin word dracō, plural dracōnēs, 'dragon[s]', Breton: Penn Aerouant) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but in a figurative sense: 'chief leader', 'chief of warriors', 'commander-in-chief', generalissimo ...
The colours of green and white are the colours of the Tudor family; a standard featuring the red dragon was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral, and a dragon added as a supporter of the Tudor royal arms. It was officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959.
The Royal Badge of Wales was approved in May 2008. It is based on the arms borne by the 13th-century Welsh prince Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (blazoned quarterly Or and gules, four lions passant guardant counterchanged), with the addition of St Edward's Crown atop a continuous scroll which, together with a wreath consisting of the plant emblems of the four countries of the United Kingdom, surrounds ...