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To his aid, he invited over from beyond the North Sea, or German Ocean, the tribes called the Long Knives, or Saxons, to help him. But once on the big island, these friends became enemies and would not go back. They wanted to possess all Britain. TO HIS AID HE INVITED OVER FROM BEYOND THE NORTH SEA OR GERMAN OCEAN TRIBES CALLED THE LONG KNIVES OR SAXONS TO HELP HIM BUT ONCE ON THE BIG ISLAND THESE FRIENDS BECAME ENEMIES AND WOULD NOT GO BACK THEY WANTED TO POSSESS ALL BRITAIN
The Red Dragon has four three-toed claws, a long, barbed tongue, and tail ending like an arrow head. With its wide wings unfolded, it guards those ancient liberties, which neither Saxon, nor Norman, nor German, nor kings on the throne, whether foolish or wise, have ever been able to take away. No people on earth combine so handsomely loyal freedom and the larger patriotism, or hold in purer loyalty to the union of hearts and hands in the British Empire, which the sovereign represents, as do the Welsh. The Welsh are the oldest of the British peoples. They preserve the language of the Druids, bards, and chiefs, of primeval ages which go back and far beyond any royal line in Europe, while most of their fairy tales are pre-ancient and beyond the dating. Why the Cymric dragon is red, is thus told, from times beyond human record. It was in those early days, after the Romans in the south had left the island, and the Cymric king, Vortigern, was hard pressed by the Picts and Scots of the north. HTS AT THE ROUND TABLE THE RED DRAGON HAS FOUR THREE TOAD CLAWS A LONG BARBED TONGUE AND TAIL ENDING LIKE AN ARROW HEAD WITH ITS WIDE WINGS UNFOLDED IT GUARDS THOSE ANCIENT LIBERTIES WHICH NEITHER SAXON NOR NORMAN NOR GERMAN NOR KINGS ON THE THRONE WHERE THE FOOLISH OR WISE HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO TAKE AWAY NO PEOPLE ON EARTH CAN BIND SO HANDSOMELY LOYAL FREEDOM AND THE LARGER PATRIOTISM OR HOLD IN PURER LOYALTY TO THE UNION OF HEARTS AND HANDS IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHICH THE SOVEREIGN REPRESENTS AS DO THE WELSH THE WELSH ARE THE OLDEST OF THE BRITISH PEOPLES THEY PRESERVE THE LANGUAGE OF THE DRUIDS BARDS AND CHIEFS OF PRIMEVAL AGES WHICH GO BACK AND FAR BEYOND ANY ROYAL LINE IN EUROPE WHILE MOST OF THEIR FAIRY TALES ARE PRE ANCIENT AND BEYOND THE DATING WHY THE CUMBRIC DRAGON IS READ IS THUS TOLD FROM TIME IS BEYOND HUMAN RECORD IT WAS IN THOSE EARLY DAYS AFTER THE ROMANS IN THE SOUTH HAD LEFT THE ISLAND AND THE CUMRIC KING WALTIGERN WAS HARD PRESSED BY THE PICTS AND SCOTS OF THE NORTH
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