For England and Saint George would become a rallying cry for soldiers. The story of the dragon is attached to George fairly late. It first appears in a prologue added in the 12th century to the ...

SAINT George’s Day is a day of celebration across ... about him follows his heroic rescue of a princess from a terrifying dragon. According to the tale, villagers routinely fed sheep to a ...

George • At first glance, southern Utah’s largest city would seem to have little in common with Saint George ... County seat has to a fire-breathing dragon is the area’s unrelenting summer ...

The dragon turned up, and George is said to have ... From the 14th century, Saint George came to be regarded as a special protector of the English. Normally there are traditional parades and ...

A great plot. Better yet, the fantasy dragons are real, and so is Saint George. Letters to the editor are published in the order in which they are received and letter-writers are limited to having ...

but just who was the dragon-slaying martyr that the nation adopted as its patron saint? Unlike Ireland and St Patrick, who is said to have converted the Emerald Isle to Christianity, George has no ...

Observed every year on April 23, St George's Day is marked to honour Saint George, the patron saint of England. Morris dancing, the red cross on flags, and performances of knights who once slayed ...

England adopted St George as its patron saint in the 14th century during the ... his heroic rescue of a princess from a terrifying dragon. According to the tale, villagers routinely fed sheep ...

According to the hagiography (saint story), George heroically slayed a dragon and rescued a princess from being eaten. In their gratitude, the people of the town converted to Christianity.