Friday 26 September 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The Welsh Dragon in Legend and History, with Professor Helen Fulton, Chair in Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol.
Why does Wales have a red dragon on its flag? This talk explains the origins of the Welsh dragon in early British legend and why it is different from other dragons.
Find out how it came to represent the Welsh nation within the British empire, and why it is still used today as a symbol of national pride.
Free, suggested donation £3.
Booking essential. Limited spaces available
Call 01792 516900 or book online
Book now – A Friends of the Glynn Vivian talk with Professor Helen Fulton
Professor Helen Fulton is Chair in Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol. She has published widely on medieval Welsh literature and history, and is the co-editor of the Cambridge History of Welsh Literature (2019) and the Historical Map of Swansea and the Mumbles (2023).
Image: Dragons fighting over Oxford, by George Sheringham. Mabinogion Series. 1938. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection: Swansea Council
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