The Flag of Wales consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. The flag incorporates the red dragon of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd. It was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was carried in state to St Paul’s Cathedral.
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The Flag of Wales consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. The flag incorporates the red dragon of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd. It was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was carried in state to St Paul’s Cathedral. The red dragon was then included as a supporter of the Tudor royal arms to signify their Welsh descent. The dragon is popularly believed to have been the battle standard of Arthur and other ancient CelticRomano-British leaders. In 1400, Owain Glyndŵr raised the dragon standard during his revolts against the occupation of Wales by the English crown. Owain’s banner known as Y Ddra was raised over Caernarfon in 1401 against English English forces. In 2000, the most significant link between the symbol of Wales and England occurred when Henry V landed on Milford Haven with an army of Welsh archers.
He made an oath to the king of England that he would not leave Wales until he had been crowned king of France. The Welsh national flag was granted official status in 1959. It is not represented in the Union Flag. Several cities include a dragon in their flag design, including Cardiff, the Welsh capital. It has ancient origins, but the origin of the adoption of the dragon symbol is now lost in history and myth. A possible theory is that the Romans brought the emblem to what is now Wales during their occupation of Britain in the form of the Draco standards borne by the Roman cavalry, itself inspired by the symbols of the Dacians or Parthians. The Olm of Slovenia bear a similarity in miniature to the Draco standard and they are referred to as baby cave dragons by the locals.
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