red dragon

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The red dragon is a legendary heraldic creature symbolizing Wales and Welsh identity, prominently featured on the national flag.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
red dragon canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic creature
mythological dragon
national symbol
appearsOn Flag of Wales
associatedWith Vortigern
surface form: King Vortigern

Merlin
Welsh culture
Welsh nationalism
category European dragons
Heraldic beasts
National symbols of Wales
color red
featuredIn Welsh folklore
Welsh mythology
featuredOn Welsh military insignia
flagFieldColors green and white
hasNameInWelsh Y Ddraig Goch
languageOfName Welsh
mentionedIn Historia Regum Britanniae
surface form: Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae

Historia Brittonum
opposedTo White Dragon
orientationOnFlag facing hoist
passant
positionOnFlag center
recognizedAsNationalSymbolBy United Kingdom
represents Britons in legend
symbolizes Wales
Welsh identity
usedAs emblem of Wales
usedBy Welsh Government
Welsh sports teams
usedIn Welsh commercial logos
Welsh heraldry
Welsh tourism branding
usedSince medieval period

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coat of arms of Wales depicts red dragon
Dragons emblem red dragon
subject surface form: St George Illawarra Dragons