immortalized through the famous legend of St. George and the Dragon — a tale thoroughly medieval in character, in which a brave and chivalrous knight charges in and saves a fair princess from ...

immortalized through the famous legend of St. George and the Dragon — a tale thoroughly medieval in character in which a brave and chivalrous knight charges in and saves a fair princess from ...

Legend states a dragon was tormenting a village and they had chosen to offer a maid to it. However, St George killed the dragon and rescued the settlement, the analysis noted. Although the tale is ...

A brave soldier slaying the dragon and saving the princess is just ... Eusebius does not name the man, but he is traditionally identified with St. George, with his death occurring in his mother ...

St. George's Day is marked in Georgia ... and then he becomes a holy dragon slayer" says Dr Carter. "And then basically, in England at least, he gets shorn largely of his sacred association ...

Norfolk County Council is set to make a formal request to the government for St George's Day to become a bank holiday. The ...

St George is thought to have been born in Cappadocia ... under Diocletian’s persecution of Christians in 303. A dragon slayer? Many paintings of George feature him slaying a dragon, which ...

From the history behind the dragon slayer, to more about the celebrations in this country and across the world, here is everything you need to know about St George’s Day. Happy St George’s Day ...

If you really fancy pushing the boat out to celebrate our dragon slayer, fancy hotel The Lanesborough lays on a St George's Day lunch in its St George's Room. The menu consists of a three-course ...

St George's Day is being marked across England on Tuesday, 23 April. The annual celebration of the country's patron saint – mythologised as a dragon-slaying knight – falls on the anniversary of his ...