and why it features a red dragon? The answer is both old and new. Graham Bartram, of the Flag Institute, said: "The Welsh flag we know today - a large red dragon on a white and green background ...

The first use of a dragon in connection with what is now Wales is thought to date from the 7th Century. It was only officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959 but the version we know ...

The red dragon has enjoyed an association with Wales ... The standards were used in a number of forms after the Romans left Britain. The Welsh kings of Aberffraw used the emblem to symbolise ...

In 1400 Owain Glyndwr raised the dragon during his revolt against Henry IV, echoing its role in Welsh mythology as a ... It was the beginning of the flag as we know it today.