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Item # 0506 - Measurements:
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Welsh Dragon Symbolism / Folklore Y Ddraig Goch (The Welsh Dragon) The
legend of the Welsh Dragon:
One of the Welsh kings planned to build a castle but each time the
work was started the foundations began to crumble and the building
collapsed. The king asked Merlin (Myrddin) for his help and was told
that there was a lake under the foundation. The lake was drained and
the castle rebuilt but all to no avail, the castle fell down. The
king was troubled and again asked Merlin for his help. Merlin told
the king that under the lake there were two dragons which had been
imprisoned by Llud and Llefelys and were the cause of the problems.
These dragons were found locked in battle, a white dragon representing
England and the dark forces and a red dragon representing Wales. The
white dragon forced the red into retreat by foul means but fled the
scene. The red dragon retreated under the mountain (rumoured to be
many Welsh mountains, Cader Idris etc.) where he lies in wait to return
to the battle should the white return. Merlin explained that the Welsh
would ultimately, after a long period of adversity, overcome the foreign
invaders and maintain their language, lands and freedom and for this
reason the red dragon is the symbol of resurgent Wales.
Symbolism
of the Welsh flag: Since the 10th Century the red dragon has embodied
the Welsh people (the Cymry) and their history, their hopes and aspirations
and their Welshness. The white in the flag represents the heavens,
which specifically refers to the divine struggles of Wales. The green
represents Cymru (land of my fathers) and shows the importance of
the closeness between the landscape and its mountains and valleys
and the people. Perhaps this closeness is difficult to explain to
the non-Welsh but is summed up in the expression Hiraeth. Over time,
in a broader sense, the dragon came to represent not just the Welsh
nation but all human nations and the green not just Wales but the
world. At the time of the end of the world the dragon will come to
save it.
Pentacle Symbolism The
Pentacle or Pentagram is a 5 pointed star that is often, but not always,
encircled with the circle of Unity. It represents the domination of
Spirit or Divine Will over base matter, and the elements of Spirit,
Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. The pentacle has been a symbol of protection
and spiritual growth for millennia. At its points are the stages of
Life: birth, initiation, consummation, repose, and death, with the
circle bringing us back to birth in the cycle of reincarnation.
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