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Welsh Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch "the red dragon", the symbol
appears on the national Flag of Wales (the flag itself is also called "Y Ddraig
Goch"). The oldest recorded use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is from the
Historia Brittonum, written around 820, but it is popularly supposed to have
been the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders. The
origins of the Red Dragon flag, could date back to the Roman period, when the
dragon (or draco) was used by Roman military cohorts at the time of the Emperor
Trajan. After the Romans left, the Red Dragon remained as a key emblem of Wales
and there are accounts of battles against the Saxons under the Red Dragon. The
Tudors adopted the Red Dragon, and the Welsh-born future Henry VII took to the
battle of Bosworth Field under the Red Dragon standard. we have a range of
Welsh gifts including Pendant Watches, Journeyman Watches, Brooches, Cufflinks, Pens,
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