Discovering the Untold History of the Welsh Dragon #history

In this video, we'll trace the history of the Welsh dragon back to its roots and discover the captivating story of its evolution through the ages. From ancient folklore to modern interpretations this video will show the cultural significance of the mythical beast.

Image Attributions

Dacian Draco

Draco Standard

Almagest

Cadwaladr Window

Constellation Draco

Owain Glyndwr

Henry VII Bosworth

Jasper Tudor

Welsh Flag

The Braganza Brooch
The image will be released to you under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. British Museum.

The Hammersmith Dragon Pair Scabbard
The image will be released to you under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. British Museum.

The Celtic Expansion Map

Viper

Red Book of Hergest

Trowel

Glyndwr Golden Dragon

Arms of Owen Tudor

Jasper Tudor Coat of Arms

Music by © Chris Zabriskie - CC BY-SA 4.0

All other music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

[bobbypugh]

Well done!! Factual, entertaining, and it moved quickly. I'll be watching more videos

[steadmanuhlich]

TO GWALIA: I really enjoyed your video, because of the good story telling, but also the very good use of illustrations. I enjoyed seeing some of the old texts and illustrations, along with your clear narration, and enjoyed the subtle humor and wit shown in the video animations, etc. Very nicely done. Because it was so good, I subscribed to your channel, will share your video onward to my social media friends, and I hope to see more from you in the future.
One thing though, I did expect more description or commentary on how a "dragon" (creature itself) may have been seen by the people of Wales or early Briton, and would have appreciated more discussion on how the concept of a dragon reached that part of the world and was seen in early myths or beliefs. Perhaps that could be a future video topic for you.

[danielratcliffe]

Fantastic! Please keep up these brilliantly imformative vids . Diolch x 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[gordonstewart]

Unfortunately, having a Welsh king on the English throne didn't help the Welsh any more that having a Scottish king on the English throne helped Scotland a century later. Seems like the celtic people always get shafted, even when they win.

[sagecapra]

That's an awesome video. This is not a fantasy. It's history.

[kilowhiskeyalpha]

I believe that it is generally understood that Dragon is derived from the Greek Drakon which translates as Serpent. This is a druidic symbol representing wisdom or enlightenment. The Celtic Mother Goddess Ceridwen was the deity that disbursed such wisdom to the worthy. The veneration of the serpent was widespread in the ancient world before the advent of Catholicism being known as Ophites, Hermeticism and Gnostics also called "the way" and "The ancient road". Interestingly the authentic Patron saint of England was St Edmund who's symbol was the White Dragon, it is no coincidence that St George was fond of slaying Dragons and St Patrick equally fond of eradicating Serpents.

[ruflippingkiddingme]

Reading high fantasy novel lore and this actual human history realizing where the inspiration comes from

[DderwenWyllt]

Finally, the YouTube algorithm is sending me towards quality content.

[maxinenall]

Fantastic I love the way you told the story and added in fun facts. Very enjoyable 👍

[planzed.]

Really enjoyed this, insightful & funny - thanks for posting! ..just sub’d & looking forward to more. Hope you’re well!

[Inquisitor_Vex]

Actually really well presented for such a novel question.
Diolch yn fawr! 🍻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

CYMRU AM BYTH!

[Earandil]

Fantastic channel! Can’t wait to see you grow & the videos you make in the future. Would love to see you collab with Cambrian Chronicles & cover the sub-Roman kingdoms like Ebrauc, Rheged etc. Keep doing what you’re doing 😁

[KJensenStudio]

Best flag ever! And thanks for the backstory. 🐉

[carlosyanezlozada]

Gracias por la valiosa y entretenida información. Saludos desde Zihuatanejo, México.

[Lance_Manyn]

Great content! Looking forward to the next upload....

[simd]

At 1:30, that one who carries the draco symbol is a Dacian soldier (with the very distinctive Dacian hat). Actually, the Dacian flag was representing a wolf head, having open jaws, with snake body and tail attached. That flag reprezents the Dacian people, who were fighting like wolves (Lykos / Lupus) and being wise like serpents, as their god Zamolxe / Zamolse taught them (Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves”). So-called draco symbol is much older than Romans, Celts or Welsh. It cames from Pelasgian times, the ancestors of Getae and Dacian people. According to Herodotus, Pelasgians were first inhabitants of Greece, the old name of the country being Pelasgia / Pelagia. And according to Iordanes, in "Getica", Leges P(B)elag were the Belegine Law given to Pelasg / Getae / Dacian people by their god Zamolxe. The wolf was Pelasg / Getae / Dacian symbol and Zamolxe was named The Big White Wolf, born from the Holy Light. This symbol, of so-called draco, was denaturated, becoming a dragon, but they don't have a logic explanation of its origin, because it is... let's say borrowed.

[robseandantuono]

I am English and irish and Italian, i love dragons and gargoyles and medieval times fair s i'am into king Arthur pendragon and the knights of
The round table and king Richards 2
And the hobbit, lords of the rings and eragon movie stars iam also inspired by dungeons and dragons and magic the gathering card game 2 ❤❤❤👍👍👍👍

[Knappa]

Brilliant vid. Concise and informative

[CelticAfricanus]

Great video, thanks for that. As for King Arthur, I thought it was mostly settled that he was Arthurhos (the Bear) of Viroconium (Owain Danwyn ab Einion, Brenin Rhos, 447-520), husband of Gwenhwyer ferch Amlawdd, of the Britons, and son of Uther Pendragon (Einion Yrth ap Cunedda, Brenin Gwynedd, 415-473). Arthur was the heir of the Scarlet Coat of Padarn.

[hervelegall]

Great video.
Now this might help settle that gold/red dragon thing :
What colour is a goldfish?