Dragon's Kiss £2250.00

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This new limited edition design by Rhiannon has two dragons entwined. Above the dragons we see the Rhiannon heart motif subtly interwoven into the knotwork that lies between the dragon’s tongues. A true Celtic kiss. Perhaps even the tight embrace of lovers.

This is a different interpretation of the legend of Merlin’s Prophecy, imagining a possible future beyond the legend’s fulfillment. A future where the red and white dragons are no longer in conflict but have become equals. Still entwined, by shared history, shared borders and more, but also independent of each other and embracing by choice.

An outcome more suited to modern sensibilities and more reflective of the way we have evolved socially and as nations.

Merlin’s Prophecy:
In the 5th century, Gwrtheyrn (Vortigern) was betrayed by Saxon mercenaries, they conquered his lands and forced him back into the mountainous safety of Eryri. Each time he laid foundations for a castle, they became rubble overnight. Gwrtheyrn concluded that evil forces were to blame, and decided to deal with them by sacrificing a young boy named Myrddin (Merlin).

But Myrddin told Gwrtheyrn that the foundations collapsed because two dragons lived in a deep pool under the castle. When this pool had been discovered and drained, two dragons appeared and fought a long airborne battle, in which the white dragon started the stronger, but was eventually defeated by the red. Both dragons then sank into the ground beneath Eryri, where they are said to remain still. Myrddin prophesied that the red dragon represented the Cymry (Wales), battling against the white dragon of the Saxons (England). A long struggle between the two peoples lay ahead, but the Cymry would eventually triumph. When that happened, they would reclaim the land taken from them by the Saxons, and their land would be free once again.