European dragon Somerset. The county once formed part of the early-medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in western England, which too bore a dragon, or wyvern (a two-legged dragon-like creature, as opposed to a four-legged dragon), as a symbol. The Wessex beast is usually colored gold in illustrations. According to the writer on heraldry Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, the red dragon of Wales on the flag originated with the standard of the 7th-century king, Cadwaladr, and was used as a supporter by the Tudor dynasty (who were of Welsh origin). Queen Elizabeth, however, preferring gold, changed the royal mantle and the dragon supporter from
Dragon Petroleum but the Dragon Petroleum brand is restricted exclusively to Wales. Dragon Petroleum Dragon Petroleum is a Welsh fuel company with headquarters at Dyserth in Clwyd. It is a subsidiary of NWF Fuels, itself a trading Division of the NWF Group plc of Nantwich in Cheshire. Dragon Petroleum operates a chain of petrol stations and garages across Wales. Its corporate logo is a stylised Welsh dragon, and in its most recent rebranding this logo has been superimposed upon green and white stripes, so as to resemble (but not precisely reproduce) the Welsh flag. The parent company (NWF) also supplies fuel and