Is the Welsh Dragon from Dacian Romania?

The Welsh flag’s Red Dragon stands out when put up against other flags, but where does the Y Ddraig Goch (the Red Dragon) come from? In this video we look at the roots of the Roman Draco in Dacia, the Ukrainian steppe and beyond, and how it was brought to Wales, and perhaps, how it survived and changed into the Welsh Dragon we know today and see on this nation’s eye-catching flag. 00:00 Beginning 00:39 Flags 05:31 Preserved 08:45 The Danube 13:01 Our Cradle Join me on Patreon: Be a member of the channel: / @benllywelyn Buy Me a Coffee Business enquiries: @ ----- Equipment: Osmo Pocket 2 (but here is the newer version): Canon2000D: Rode VideoMic Pro Plus camera microphone Osmo Ambitful tube lights: ----- Thanks to copyrights and imagery: Unsplash: @supergios Pixabay: Cadwaladr in Cadeirland Llandaf By Llywelyn2000 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Soldier with Draco, Caer, By Wolfgang Sauber - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Banner 1953 - 1959 By Sodacan - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Breichled - By Own work - Cristian Chirita, GFDL, Dacian Draco By CristianChirita - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, By Dbachmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Coin with Draco By Rc 13 - Own photo of a coin from my personal collection, CC BY-SA 3.0, Dacian Dragon By : Cristian Peter Marinescu-Ivanderivative work: Boldwin (talk) - , CC BY-SA 2.0, Ffenestr Liw yn Sutton Cheney Gan John Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Assimilation of Finnic in Scythians: By AQUILIBRION - CC BY-SA 4.0, Scythian territorial influence - Simeon Netchev: (cc-BY-NC-SA)
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