12 Facts About Welsh Dragon

1.

Welsh Dragon is a heraldic symbol that represents Wales and appears on the national flag of Wales.

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2.

Later Welsh "dragons" include Owain Gwynedd, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd and Owain Glyndwr.

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3.

Welsh Dragon is told by a boy Emrys, to dig up two dragons fighting beneath the castle.

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4.

Welsh Dragon discovers the white dragon representing the Anglo-Saxons, which is soon to be defeated by the red dragon of the Wales.

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5.

Welsh Dragon brooches have been discovered dating to the first and second centuries.

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6.

The Red Welsh dragon is often described as the "Red Dragon of Cadwaladr" for this reason.

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7.

Welsh Dragon destroys the Coraniaid with the insect mixture and confines the dragons at Dinas Emrys.

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8.

Welsh Dragon's wise men tell him he must sacrifice a young boy born without a father on the spot to alleviate the curse.

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9.

Welsh Dragon explained how the White Dragon of the Saxons though winning the battle at present, would soon be defeated by the Welsh Red Dragon.

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10.

Welsh Dragon'storian John Davies adds that the dragon raised by Glyndwr was a symbol of victory for the Celtic Britons.

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11.

The Welsh dragon that appears on the flag on board Captain Scott's Terra Nova is an upright dragon on a white and green background.

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12.

Welsh dragon, "the most iconic of Welsh emblems", is used as the official emblem or logo of the Football Association of Wales which was redesigned in 2019.

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