It has also been claimed that Glyndwr hoped to demonstrate his lineage from the princes of Gwynedd, whose flag in the 13th century had been four passive lions. By making the lions rampant ...

Ultimate flag quiz Or even before this ... This was his attempt to prove that he was a descendant of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd and the last of the Briton Kings - his banner was originally ...

By the seventh century, it was known as the red dragon of Cadwallader, after Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon, legendary king of Gwynedd ... It was the beginning of the flag as we know it today.