The national symbol of Wales, the dragon is one of the earliest 'national' emblems to emerge in the British Isles, first being mentioned around the year 829. In that famous story, King Vortigern's attempts to build a castle at Dinas Emrys are mysteriously foiled, until the Merlin reveals that two dragons are fighting below the ground - a red dragon and a white dragon. Freed from the ground, the red dragons triumph over the white, and this was interpreted to foretell the eventual victory of the Britons over the Anglo-Saxons.

Size 60mm by 40mm.

Designed, cast and finished in our workshop in Scotland, this brooch has a pin clasp fastening and is an eye-catching adornment particularly on our Highlander Ruana, Poncho or Stole