Dinas Emrys

Vortigern's Stronghold & Merlin's First Prophecy
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398 Mystical
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598 Sage
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609 Wizards Dresden
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Dinas Emrys is an ancient hill-fort, located on a knoll not far from the village of Beddgelert. This is probably the most famous Dark Age site in Wales. It stands in the romantic heart of Snowdonia, close to Yr Wydffa itself. The fortress can be reached (after seeking permission at the nearby farm) through the trees on the NE ridge. The origins of the fortress are ascribed to Vortigern, in his most famous story.  The ‘citadel’ is linked to the outcrops by the first rampart wall, which also encloses the Pool.


The sources tell us that Vortigern, hard pressed by his enemies, fled westwards into Wales. He stopped at several places, looking for a secure fortress to withstand those seeking him and await better times. The most famous of these castles is Dinas Emrys in the north of Wales. 
Then starts the most famous story connected with Vortigern. The King orders his masons to build a fortress (or a tower), but the structure collapses again and again overnight. To enable the building to keep upright, Vortigern’s advisers, druids or magicians advise him to sacrifice a ‘fatherless’ boy, whose blood then needed to be sprinkled over the walls. This boy, when found, proves to be a prophet. The boy is the famous Merlin, whose reputation (and of course that of King Arthur) may very well have been the sole reason that we still remember Vortigern at all! In the earliest version though, Merlin is called Ambrosius or Emrys:
Emrys then declares the origin of the collapsing walls, a pool in which two dragons lie. After much digging, this proves to be true, and a white and red dragon are found. These dragons fight a fierce battle, with the red being victorious in the end. (This is how the Red Dragon supposedly found its way onto 'Y Draig Goch’, the Welsh flag.
Vortigern, impressed with the accuracy of Emrys’ prophecy, assigns him the fort, which still bears his name.
Also See:  Dragons Hill, Emrys Well

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