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 ...

But why do we celebrate? And who exactly was St George? Here's all you need to know about the dragon-slaying hero. St George’s Day is celebrated on April 23 every year. This year, 2025 ...

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 ...

The country celebrates St George's Day today (April 23), with England flags and bunting flying high in a display of patriotism, but just who was the dragon-slaying martyr that the nation adopted ...