King Arthur
...Merlin, Dragons & The Sword In The Stone
The mountain overlooking the southern end of Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia is said to be the original home of the Welsh red dragon. In the story by Nennius (b. 769 AD), King Vortigern tried to build a castle at Dinas Emrys, but the walls kept mysteriously falling down overnight. The boy wizard Merlin eventually discovered why: two dragons, one red and one white, were fighting in a pool beneath the castle (the red dragon won and became the symbol of the fight against the Saxon foe). The legend grew, and Merlin became King Arthur’s wise counsellor and court sorcerer. Recent archaeological investigation revealed fortifications from Vortigern’s time which were re-built several times. You can walk to Dinas Emrys from The National Trust’s Craflwyn Farm.
Photo of Craflwyn Hall - copyright Mark Percy / Geograph
Dinas Emrys
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- Region : North West Wales
- Grid Ref : SH 60670 49224
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The mountain overlooking the southern end of Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia is said to be the original home of the Welsh red dragon. In the story by Nennius (b. 769 AD), King Vortigern tried to build a castle at Dinas Emrys, but the walls kept mysteriously falling down overnight. The boy wizard Merlin eventually discovered why: two dragons, one red and one white, were fighting in a pool beneath the castle (the red dragon won and became the symbol of the fight against the Saxon foe). The legend grew, and Merlin became King Arthur’s wise counsellor and court sorcerer. Recent archaeological investigation revealed fortifications from Vortigern’s time which were re-built several times. You can walk to Dinas Emrys from The National Trust’s Craflwyn Farm.
Photo of Craflwyn Hall - copyright Mark Percy / Geograph
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