Flag Wales (Welsh: Baner Cymru or Y Ddraig Goch , which means red dragon ) consists of a red dragon on the green and white fields. Like many allegations of allegations, definite representations of dragons are un standardized and many existing rendering.
The flag combines the Cadillac red dragon, the Gwynedd King, along with the green and white Tudor colors. It was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was taken to the state to St Paul's Cathedral. The red dragon was later included as a supporter of the Tudor royal army to signify their Welsh descendants. It was officially recognized as the national flag of Welsh in 1959. Several cities include dragons in the design of their flags, including Cardiff, the Welsh capital, and the city founded by Welsh, Puerto Madryn in Argentina.
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Wales red dragon
Historical usage
The flag was granted official status in 1959, but the red dragon itself has been associated with Wales for centuries, although the origin of the dragon symbol adoption is now lost in history and myth. A possible theory is that the Romans carried symbols to what is now Wales during their occupation of England in the form of Draco standards borne by the Roman cavalry, inspired by the symbols of the Dasas or Parthians. The Olm (Proteus anguinus) of Slovenia has similarities in miniature to Draco standards and they are referred to as baby cave dragons by locals. The green and white stripes of the flag are additionally by the House of Tudor, the Welsh dynasty which held the British throne from 1485-1603. Green and white are also the colors of leek, another national symbol of Wales.
The oldest known dragon use to represent Wales is from the Historia Brittonum , written around 830; the text describes the struggle between two underground snakes, which prevented the Vortigern King from building a fortress. The story is then adapted into a prediction made by the witch Myrddin (or Merlin) from a long battle between a red dragon and a white dragon. According to the prophecy, the white dragon, representing Saxon, initially dominated but eventually the red dragon, who symbolized the Englishman, would win and retake Lloegr. According to legend, this victory will be brought by Y Mab Darogan. It is believed to represent the conflicts of the 5th and 6th centuries between the English and the invading Saxons. The fairy tale also appears as part of the poem 'Cyfranc Lludd a Llefelys' in Mabinogion. One twelfth-century story about this is Geoffrey of Monmouth's
The red dragon is popularly believed to have become the standard battle of Arthur and other ancient Celtic/Romano-English leaders. There is much evidence to suggest that during this period the dragon was a symbol of the Romano-British monarchy and perhaps the larger Romano-English community, including some of the Anglo-Saxon poems. The dragon is mainly related in Welsh poetry with the Cadwaladr king from Gwynedd from c.655 to 682. The Dragons of Arthur and Cadwaladr may be based on draco standards brought by the Roman cavalry units stationed in England. Draco is from Sarmatians, a unit stationed in Ribchester from the 2nd to 4th centuries.
Although there was a close connection throughout Welsh's early history, the dragon was not used exclusively as a symbol for Wales during this period, and it was used throughout England as a symbol of authority. In 1138, it was adopted by Scotland as the royal standard, and Richard I took the dragon standard to the Third Crusade in 1191. Henry III fought under a dragon at the Battle of Lewes and it was used later by Edward III at the Battle of CrÃÆ'Â © cy.
In 1400, Owain Glynd? Raised dragon standards during his uprising against the occupation of Wales by the British crown. The Owain banner known as Y Ddraig Aur or "The Golden Dragon" was raised above Caernarfon during the Battle of Tuthill in 1401 against England. This flag has ancient origins, Glynd? R chose to fly the gold dragon standard on a white, traditional standard background. Fifteen years later the British crown, under the control of Henry V, used the standard of the red dragon itself during the Battle of Agincourt. British troops during the battle utilized the Welsh Longbowmen, along with their own archers. In 1485, the most significant relationship between the red and Wales dragon symbols occurred when Henry Tudor flew the Cadillac red dragon during the invasion of England. Henry is a Welsh descendant and after leaving France with troops in 2000, landed at Milford Haven on 7 August. He made his Welsh ancestral capital in gathering support and getting safe travel through Wales. Henry meets and fights with Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, and in victory takes the throne of England. After the battle, Henry brings the red dragon standard in the state to St Paul's Cathedral, and then liud the green and white Tudor added to the flag.
The modern usage
In 1807, a red dragon on a green mountain was adopted as the Royal Badge of Wales, and on 11 March 1953 the motto of Y Ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn ('Red dragon giving impetus' or 'Red dragon leading the way') was added , a line of poetry by Deio ab Ieuan Du. The badge is the base of the Welsh flag in which it is placed on white and horizontal white and green. However, the flag is a subject of derision, both because the tail is pointing downward and because the motto is a potential double meaning, it is used in the original poem to offend the penis of a bull who is copulating. In 1959, the government's use of this flag was canceled for the current flag at the urging of the Gorsedd of Bards. Today the flag can be seen flying from Senedd in Cardiff, and from the Welsh Office in Whitehall, London every day.
Maps Flag of Wales
Flag of Saint David
The flag of Saint David, a yellow cross on a black square, was used in the epitome of St. David's Diocese and was flown on the Day of Saint David. Recently the flag has been adopted as a symbol of Welsh nationalism. Some organizations, such as the Christian Party used this flag, not Y Ddraig Goch, for reasons of their dissatisfaction with the current flag.
Traditionally, however, in both Protestant and Catholic traditions, the crossing symbols are only allocated to martyrs in the name of Christianity. Examples are saints like St. Andrew (Scotland), St George (England), St. Denis (France), and St Alban (England/Hertfordshire).
In popular culture
The Welsh Flag has been used by them in the arts, sports and business to show a sense of patriotism or recognition with Wales. During the 1999 Rugby World Cup, held in Wales, the opening ceremony used a dragon motif several times, though most remembered, the flag worn on a dress by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey.
Other musicians have used flags, including Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers, who often hung Welsh flags over the amplifiers while playing live, and Cerys Matthews who has worn a picture on his clothes, while classic singer Katherine Jenkins has taken a flag on stage during live performances.
Roger Waters Album Radio K.A.O.S. follows the story of a disabled Welsh man, based in California, who regularly expresses nostalgia and hopes to return to his home country. The "Sunset Strip" chorus, the fifth song of the album, uses the Welsh flag image to further emphasize this:
And I sit on the canyon with my back to the sea
There is a blood red dragon in the green meadow Call me back, back to the Black Hills again Sites
See also
- List of United Kingdom flags
- List of Welsh flags
- The national symbol of Wales
- The European flag
- Olm
References
Bibliography
- Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales . Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6. Ã,
- Eriksen, Thomas; Jenkins, Richard (2007). Flags, nations and symbolism in Europe and America (1. publ ed.). London: Routledge. p.Ã, 80. ISBNÃ, 9780415444040.
External links
- HiJack, an article that addresses the question of why Wales has no explicit symbolic representation in Union Flag.
- Wales in Flags of the World
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