Early Irish Myths and Sagas by Anonymous

At other times, she was seen with her sisters wherein she was given the title triple goddess. She would be seen flying over the battlefield in crow form or even sitting on the shoulder of a warrior before he fell to his death. Being heavily connected to crows and seen frequently with crows, The Morrigan is said to be a shapeshifter.

The Morrigan is known as Queen of Battles, Goddess of War and Death and also the Goddess of Sovereignty, fertility, cattle and crops. The second coin in the series features The Morrigan on the obverse. The two dragons continue their fight with the red dragon ultimately defeating the white dragon. The King unearths the hill setting the dragons free. Upon hearing of his coming demise, Merlin informs the King of the two dragons. Advisors to the King instruct him to sacrifice a boy without a father – in some lore, this boy is Merlin. Each night the castle walls and foundation are mysteriously demolished. Eventually King Vortigern attempts to build a castle on the site. Historia Brittonum continues the saga, and the dragons remain for centuries in Dinas Emrys. Wrapped in the cloth, Lludd imprisons them in a knoll located in northwest Wales, Dinas Emrys, Snowdonia. The dragons drink the mead and fall asleep. Lludd, King of Britain, under his wise brother Llefely’s instruction, digs a pit, fills it with mead and covers it with cloth. The pained shrieks from the dragons caused women to miscarry, livestock to perish and crops to become barren. The Mabinogion story tells of the red dragon fighting with an invading white dragon. Stories compiled in the 12th and 13th centuries from earlier oral tradition were written in Mabinogion. The red dragon is seen symbolizing all things Welsh and is used by many private and public institutions. Today the Welsh Red Dragon is on the flag of Wales. The Welsh Red Dragon was featured in the early legends of Merlin and became the battle standard for King Arthur and other Celtic leaders. The third coin in the series features the Welsh Red Dragon on the obverse.

Early Irish Myths and Sagas by Anonymous