The Red Dragon/Y Ddraig Goch
As promised, here’s a quick insight into the significance of the red dragon in my site header.
The flag of Wales consists of two horizontal halves - the top half white and the bottom half green. In the center of the Welsh flag is a red dragon.
There are many legends, rumors and myths about the Welsh flag, none of which is official. It is believed the red dragon represents ancient warriors.
The Welsh flag has officially been recognized as the national flag of Wales since the late 1950’s, but the red dragon has been associated with Wales for hundreds of years. It is often claimed to be the oldest national flag still in use. The origin of the Welsh flag is now lost in history, rumors and myth, but a likely theory is that the Romans took the dragon emblem with them during their occupation of Britain, but it could be even older. The flag’s green and white stripes were added by the House of Tudor, the Welsh dynasty that held the English throne from 1485 to 1603.
In Welsh the flag is called ‘Y Ddraig Goch’ which means ‘The Red Dragon’.
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March 13th, 2006 at 4:48 am
interesting information.. im from Cymru my self but live in Russia now..
da iawn chi hefor wefan!
cymru am byth!!
May 25th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
I told the only reason I didn’t include your flag….
Mostly jealousy, hah!
Kidding…
November 30th, 2007 at 9:23 am
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February 12th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I have a few more details about the history of the Red Dragon and the Welsh flag on my website.