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As an emblem, the [[Welsh Dragon|red dragon of Wales]] has been used since the reign of [[Cadwaladr]], [[List of rulers of Wales|King of Gwynedd]] from around 655AD and is present on the national [[flag of Wales]], which became an official flag in 1959.<ref name=":0" />
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| The flag of the Princely [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|House of Aberffraw]], [[blazoned]] ''Quarterly [[Or (heraldry)|or]] and [[gules]], four [[Lion (heraldry)|lions passant guardant]] two and two [[Tincture (heraldry)#Counterchanging|counterchanged]] langued and armed [[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]]''.<ref>The arms and flag have four squares alternating in gold and red (representing the Royal House of Aberffraw and iron, or Mars the god of War). Each square has a lion of the opposite colour. The lion is looking at the observer and has 3 paws on the ground and one raised high in the air ("passant guardant"); the tongue is stuck-out ("langued") and the claws outstretched claws ("armed"). Both are blue ("Azur". This represents primacy in Wales).</ref>
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| [[File:Glyndwr's Banner.svg|
| The banner of [[Owain Glyndŵr]] is associated with Welsh nationhood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WalesOnline |date=2004-09-15 |title=Flying the flag to remember Glyndwr |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/flying-flag-remember-glyndwr-2422875 |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref> It was carried into battle by Welsh forces during [[Glyndŵr Rising|Glyndŵr's battles]] against the English, includes four lions on red and gold. The standard is similar to the arms of [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]] (Llywelyn the Last), the last Prince of Wales before the conquest of Wales by [[Edward I of England]]. The design may also be influenced by the arms of Glyndwr's parents, both of whom had lions in their arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Wales - History - Themes - Welsh flag: Banner of Owain Glyndwr |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/flag_owainglyndwr.shtml |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
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|[[File:Flaga świętego Dawida.svg|
|The [[Flag of Saint David]], the patron Saint of Wales is sometimes used as an alternative to the national flag, is flown on [[St David's Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Wales - History - Themes - Flag of St David |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/flag-st-david.shtml |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
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|Y Ddraig Aur' (The golden dragon) of [[Owain Glyndŵr]]. This flag was attested to have been flown within the [[Battle of Tuthill]] at [[Caernarfon]], this dragon would also have flown throughout his campaign for [[Welsh independence]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=nathenamin |date=2011-11-08 |title=History of Welsh Flags |url=https://nathenamin.com/2011/11/08/history-of-welsh-flags/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Enter the Dragon: Revealing the history of the Welsh flag |url=https://www.thenational.wales/culture/19114269.revealing-secret-history-wales-flag/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=The National Wales |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WalesOnline |date=2013-04-27 |title=Is the Welsh dragon the most important object in Welsh history? |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/welsh-dragon-most-important-object-3012086 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref> The golden dragon is also attributed to [[King Arthur]] and celticists argue for an original gold dragon of a "ruddy gold" colour.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ferris |first=William N. |date=1959 |title=ARTHUR'S GOLDEN DRAGON |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43800958 |journal=Romance Notes |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=69–71 |issn=0035-7995}}</ref>
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| [[File:Red Dragon Badge of Wales.svg|
| The red [[Welsh Dragon|Welsh dragon]] is a symbol of Wales that appears in "[[Lludd and Llefelys|Cyfranc Lludd a Lleuelys]]", ''[[Historia Brittonum]]'', ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae|Historia Regnum Britianniae]]'', and the [[Welsh Triads|Welsh triads]]. According to legend, [[Vortigern]] ({{Lang-cy|Gwrtheyrn}}) [[King of the Britons|King of the Celtic Britons]] from Powys is interrupted whilst attempting to build fort at Dinas Emrys. He is told by Merlin/Ambrosius ({{Lang-cy|Myrddin}}) to dig up two dragons beneath the castle. He discovers a red dragon representing the [[Celtic Britons]] (now Welsh) and a white dragon representing Anglo-Saxons (now English). Merlin/Ambrosius prophecises that the Celtic Britons will reclaim the island and push the Anglo-Saxons back to the sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Dragon of Wales |url=https://www.maryjones.us/jce/reddragon.html |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.maryjones.us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DWB|id=s-GWRT-HEY-0400|last=Williams|first=Ifor|year=1959|title=Gwrtheyrn (Vortigern)}}</ref> As an emblem, the red dragon has been used since the reign of [[Cadwaladr]], [[List of rulers of Wales|King of Gwynedd]] from around 655AD and is present on the national [[flag of Wales]], which became an official flag in 1959.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-07-06 |title=Wales history: Why is the red dragon on the Welsh flag? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-47389680 |access-date=2022-09-06}}</ref>
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| [[File:Arms of Llywelyn.svg|
| Traditional Arms of the [[House of Aberffraw]], Gwynedd and the personal arms of [[Llywelyn the Great]].<ref>Depicted in Cambridge Corpus Christi College Parker Library MS 16 II, fol. 170r (''[[Chronica Majora]]'', c. 1250).</ref>
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|[[File:Arms_of_Owain_Glyndŵr.svg|frameless|
|[[Owain Glyndŵr]]'s shield of arms was adopted by Glyndŵr as Prince of Wales, from 1400.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medieval copper alloy armorial mount |url=https://museum.wales/collections/online/object/40b280a8-7e77-32c4-b272-0ff63d466cf6/Medieval-copper-alloy-armorial-mount/?field0=string&value0=glyndwr&field1=with_images&value1=1&index=3 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Museum Wales |language=en}}</ref>
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| [[File:Royal Badge of Wales (2008).svg|
| The Welsh coat of arms, or [[Royal Badge of Wales]], which is based on the arms of the [[List of rulers of Wales|native princes of Wales]] from the 13th century.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-07-09 |title=First Welsh law's royal approval |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/wales_politics/7497491.stm |access-date=2022-09-06}}</ref>
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