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?
It really is a red squirrel not a dragon.
I’m about as Welsh as they come. I have NO blood relatives with anything but O positive blood type, 3 out of 4 grandparents had Welsh surnames, one of them Powys (Powers). I had my DNA analyzed on one of those genetic heritage sites and both sides are loaded with markers that are common in Wales.