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  2. Welsh Dragon - Wikipedia

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    The Welsh Dragon (Welsh: y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon'; pronounced [ə ˈðraiɡ ˈɡoːχ]) is a heraldic symbol that represents Wales and appears on the national flag of Wales. Ancient leaders of the Celtic Britons that are personified as dragons include Maelgwn Gwynedd , Mynyddog Mwynfawr and Urien Rheged .

  3. Flag of Wales - Wikipedia

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    The story of Lludd a Llefelys in the Mabinogion wrote that the red dragon of the Celtic Britons was in opposition with the white dragon of the Saxons. [4] The dragon of Wales was used by numerous Welsh rulers as a propaganda tool; to portray their links to the Arthurian legend, the title given to such rulers is Y Mab Darogan (The prophesied Son ...

  4. National symbols of Wales - Wikipedia

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    The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch) of Wales is a symbol of Wales that appears in "Cyfranc Lludd a Lleuelys", Historia Brittonum, Historia Regnum Britianniae, and the Welsh triads. According to legend, Vortigern ( Welsh : Gwrtheyrn ) King of the Celtic Britons from Powys is interrupted whilst attempting to build fort at Dinas Emrys.

  5. File:Welsh dragon.svg - Wikipedia

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    A Welsh dragon. Found a very similar one on a welsh plate souvenir. This particular dragon faces right. However, the Welsh dragon on the national flag of Wales faces left. Date: 10 March 2008: Source: Own work: Author: Gian Luca Ruggero, aka Actam

  6. Attitude (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    To sinister or contourné (contourny) is said of a creature facing the viewer's right. Affronté ( / ˌ æ f r ə n ˈ t eɪ / ) (also affronty , affrontee , affronted , or affrontant ) is said of a creature (or other heraldic component such as a helm or the face of a man) that faces the viewer (e.g., of a lion, "affronté-sejant")

  7. Bruce Springsteen introduces the little Welsh dragon that's ...

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    It's a red Welsh dragon stuffed animal called baby Draig that the Freehold music legend picked up from fan Therese Flemminks at the E Street Band's May 5 show in Cardiff, Wales.

  8. List of Welsh flags - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Welsh Patriotic Front [19] A horizontal tricolour of white, red and green, with a black band in the hoist containing a gold Y Nod Cyfrin. 1970s: Y Ddraig Ddu or "The Black Dragon" used by the Cymru 1400 republican movement [citation needed] The Red Dragon of Wales on a black field. 1960s

  9. It's the Year of the Dragon and you might get lucky — but ...

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    “The dragon could have easily flown right over the rabbit and been the next one to cross over the finish line. ... The dragon, which corresponds to years 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 and 2024, has ...