National symbols of Wales: Difference between revisions

| 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]]''.<ref>The arms and flag have four squares alternating in red (representing iron, or Mars the god of War) and gold (representing the royalty of the Aberffraw house); with a walking lion ("passant") in each square of the opposite colour; with the lion's paw upraised and with the lion's face viewing the observer ("guardant": guarding against trespass); the tongue is stuck-out ("langued", tauntingly) and blue ("Azur"), and the outstretched claws ("armed") are blue ("Azur", representing saphires, or the god Jupitor; for primacy in Wales).</ref> The flag was first associated with [[Llywelyn the Great]], who received the fealty of all other Welsh lords at the Council of Aberdyfi in 1216, becoming de jure Prince of Wales, according to historian Dr. [[John Davies (historian)|John Davies]]. From the 11th century onwards, the Aberffraw family claimed primacy as princes of Wales as the [[Primogeniture|senior descendants]] of [[Rhodri the Great]], and included [[Owain Gwynedd]], who was known as ''[[Prince of Wales|princeps Wallensium]]'' (Prince of the Welsh), and [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]]. The current claimant may be [[Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 11th Baronet|Sir David Watkin Williams-Wynn, 11th Baronet]].{{Fact|date=June 2009}}

| The flag of [[Owain Glyndŵr]], [[Prince of Wales]], which combined the flags of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]] and [[Deheubarth]], blazoned ''Quarterly or and gules, four [[Lion (heraldry)|lions rampant]] two and two counterchanged''. The red lion on a yellow field represented Powys, and the yellow lion on a red field represented Deheubarth. Owain was the [[Primogeniture|senior heir]] of both Powys and Deheubarth. The flag harkened back to the Aberffraw flag, linking Owain's rule with the Aberffraw princes of Wales in an effort to legitimize his rule. It is currently in use by the [[National Eisteddfod of Wales]], [[Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg]] and widely amongst pro-independence groups.