Dinas Emrys Walk - Visit Vortigern & Merlin’s Castle in Wales (Welsh Dragon Legend)!

Описание: Come and join me on the Dinas Emrys walk while I give you more details on the legend of King Vortigern, Merlin, and the sleeping dragons.

Snowdonia National Park is full of incredible walks, but there is none so magical and shrouded in mystery and legend as the Dinas Emrys walk.

A spectacular trail that will lead you through mystical woodlands, sparkling waterfalls, and eventually to King Vortigern’s castle where Merlin & dragons used to roam!

Although this walk can be challenging in parts, it is well worth the effort as you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views over Nant Gwynant and Llyn Dinas.

So, the reason why this castle is so famous is the fact that it’s associated with the Dinas Emrys legend and the legend of the Welsh flag.

It is said that King Vortigern was fleeing Anglo-Saxon invaders in Wales and was trying to build a castle on this site. No matter what he did, he couldn’t build one. The castle kept falling down and the foundations crumbled.

An advisor told Vortigern that the only way that he could build a castle here was to seek the help of a boy that was born of a virgin mother.

So, Vortigern sent his men out to search for this child and they eventually found Myrddin Emrys or Merlin Ambrosius.

He was going to offer Merlin’s life as a sacrifice but Merlin advised him that the reason why Vortigern couldn’t build a castle was that dragons were sleeping beneath it in a hidden pool. One of the dragons was red and the other white.

He advised that the White Dragon represented the Saxons and the Red represented Vortigern and his British forces. Eventually, the two dragons fought and the red was victorious.

So, Vortigern built his castle and called it Dinas Emrys in honour of Merlin. He then selected the red dragon for his sigil as a sign of impending victory against the Saxons. That’s why the Welsh Flag has a red dragon today!

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