Nennius in his “Historia Brittonvm” rela tes that the Britons (Celts) used the red dra on as their symbol while fighting the Saxo ns, some of whom used a white dragon. This parallels the legend of “Llud a Llefel ys.” In this legend, Myrddin (Merlin) manages to drug the two fighting dragons (one red, the other white) who are terrorising Britain. In the end Myrddin tells the King that the two dragons are fated to share the same lan d and will have to learn to cooperate and liv with one another although they will be in op position to each other. Allegori cally, this reflected the medieval situatio n in Britain as well as in present day.
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Nennius in his “Historia Brittonvm” rela tes that the Britons (Celts) used the red dra on as their symbol while fighting the Saxo ns, some of whom used a white dragon. This parallels the legend of “Llud a Llefel ys.” In this legend, Myrddin (Merlin) manages to drug the two fighting dragons (one red, the other white) who are terrorising Britain. In the end Myrddin tells the King that the two dragons are fated to share the same lan d and will have to learn to cooperate and liv with one another although they will be in op position to each other. Allegori cally, this reflected the medieval situatio n in Britain as well as in present day.