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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 .
On 11 March 1953, the motto Y Ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn ('The red dragon gives impetus' or 'The red dragon leads the way') was added, a line from the poem by Deio ab Ieuan Du. [19] The badge was the basis of a flag of Wales [ 20 ] in which it was placed on a horizontal white and green bicolour.
A stylised white eagle on a black background. 1970s: Flag of the Welsh Patriotic Front [19] A horizontal tricolour of white, red and green, with a black band in the hoist containing a gold Y Nod Cyfrin. 1970s: Y Ddraig Ddu or "The Black Dragon" used by the Cymru 1400 republican movement [citation needed] The Red Dragon of Wales on a black field ...
[7]: 139 In the 1980s, Ingessunu adopted the image of a white dragon on a red background as a symbol, and presented the white dragon's mythological opponent of the red dragon as "the Red Dragon of Juda-Rome".The symbol chosen by Ingessunu of a white dragon on a red background briefly became widespread amongst far-right English ethno ...
Red Dragon is a 2002 psychological thriller film based on the 1981 novel by Thomas Harris.It was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally.A prequel to Hannibal (2001) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), it is the third film of the Hannibal Lecter franchise.
A red dragon rampant on a gold field, from a longstanding local badge; the winning entry in a competition. Date registered: Flag of South Yorkshire: No registered official ceremonial county flag. 28 March 2016: Flag of Staffordshire reg: A red chevron on a gold field, with a gold Stafford knot, the county's longstanding symbol. All elements are ...
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".
Red Dragon Society, a secret society at New York University; A red Chinese dragon; Grand Grimoire, a black magic grimoire, also known as The Red Dragon; Welsh Dragon, a national symbol of Wales. Thus, "red dragon" in Welsh culture may refer to: The flag of Wales; Y Fenni cheese, a Welsh cheese, also known as "Red Dragon" when coated in red wax