Cue Charlotte Church singing "Men of Harlech" in the mother tongue. Cymru am Byth!
Squirrels of Harlech, scamper to glory,
Victory is hov’ring o’er ye,
Bright-eyed freedom stands before ye,
Hear ye not her call?
And clearly, the rosy, furry guys were mascots when Henry Tudor won the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, ending the War of Roses and becoming the first Welsh King of England.
Somewhere on my DNA, I have a hazy memory of Welsh Red Squirrels on the battle flags. Don’t you?