A welsh question plz :) about the dragon?

Question

were does the dragon come from, the one on your flag?

Answer 1

Is it supposed to be the dragon that St.George killed?

Answer 2

Despite its occasional use by other figures famous in Welsh history, the red dragon became the symbol of the Welsh nation through its adoption by the Tudor ancestors of king Henry VII. Edmund and Jasper Tudor had a dragon as crest and supporter to the arms granted them by Henry VI. When Henry Tudor faced king Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 his battle standards numbered three. One of these carried the arms of St. George of England, one the arms of the house of Beaufort and on one was a "Red ffyry dragon peyntid upon white and Grene Sarcenet".  It is held that this dragon banner represented Henry Tudor's claim to be a true representative of the ancient kings of Britain and served as his tribute to the Welsh people who had made his victory possible.  

well i never new that,  

Answer 3

It represents the female population

Answer 4

tolkien used welsh in his myth for names of mountains and things,but his dragon origins were germanic in origin,that protected rings of power.

it would be interesting to find out tho(about the flag)

Answer 5

actually there were two dragons one white and emblematic of england, the other red and emblematic of wales. these two dragons lived under a rocky tor but were roused from their slumber by the stone masons of The English King Vortigern who, recently having invaded wales, had commisioned the building of a tower upon said tor. thus the dragons began fighting and the tower fell down again and again, King Vortigern then employed Archdruid Merlin who told him that these two dragons would fight and fight until one was no more. In the end Vortigern was defeated in battle by the Welsh King Arthur who fought under the banner emblazoned with a red dragon.

Answer 6

do you know, i've just realised i've no idea. aha,  

Answer 7

Ive just read on wiki that the actual origin of the welsh dragon is lost in translation and myth!

this is what ive found

History

The flag was granted official status in 1959, but the red dragon itself has been associated with Wales for centuries; indeed, the flag is sometimes claimed to be the oldest national flag still in use, though the origin of the adoption of the dragon symbol is now lost in history and myth. A plausible 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.[1]

The oldest known use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is from the Historia Brittonum, written around 830, but it is popularly supposed to have been the battle standard of Arthur and other ancient Celtic/Romano-British leaders. It is particularly associated in Welsh poetry with Cadwaladr king of Gwynedd from c.655 to 682.

Many legends are associated with the Welsh dragon. The most famous is the prophecy of Myrddin (or Merlin) of a long fight between a red dragon and a white dragon. According to the prophecy, the white dragon would at first dominate but eventually the red dragon would win, this eventual victory and recapturing of Lloegr would be, according to Welsh legend, brought about by Y Mab Darogan. This is believed to represent the conflict in the 5th and 6th centuries between the British Celts (who later became the Welsh) and the invading Saxons!

i hope this is of some help to you!

I live in Neath, South Wales and i never knew this so it was educational to me too!! thanks!