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	Saint George and the Dragon
		To appease the dragon, the people of Silena used to feed it two sheep a day, but they ran out of sheep, so they had to feed it humans instead.
		Saint George heard of this state of affairs, and travelled on horseback to the lake.
		On the site where the dragon died, the king built a church to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint George, and from its altar a spring arose whose waters cured all diseases.
	ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/George_and_the_Dragon.html (350 words)

	Saint George and the Dragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George and the Dragon, wood sculpture by Bernt Notke in Stockholms Storkyrkan
		George and the Dragon in Stockholms Gamla stan
		The Dragon Knight, a series of books by Gordon R. Dickson, adopted this story as a past event into its canon, significant in that dragons had since referred to humans as 'georges.' The story of St. George and the Dragon is referred to on occasion, but never told.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon (1222 words)

	St. George: England's Patron Saint (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		George rapidly became venerated throughout Christendom as an example of bravery in defence of the poor and the defenceless and of the Christian faith.
		George was adopted as the patron saint of soldiers after he was said to have appeared to the Crusader army at the Battle of Antioch in 1098.
		The banner of St George, the red cross of a martyr on a white background, was adopted for the uniform of English soldiers possibly in the reign of Richard 1, and later became the flag of England and the White Ensign of the Royal Navy.
	www.britannia.com.cob-web.org:8888 /history/stgeorge.html (2171 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. George
		Three times is George put to death-chopped into small pieces, buried deep in the earth and consumed by fire-but each time he is resuscitated by the power of God.
		Still less is St. George to be considered, as suggested by Gibbon, Vetter, and others, a legendary double of the disreputable bishop, George of Cappadocia, the Arian opponent of St. Athanasius.
		The chapel dedicated to St. George in Windsor Caste was built to be the official sanctuary of the order, and a badge or jewel of St. George slaying the dragon was adopted as part of the insignia.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06453a.htm (1831 words)

	St George and the Dragon
		George became venerated throughout Christendom as an example of bravery in defence of the poor and the defenceless and of the Christian faith.
		The banner of St George, the red cross of a martyr on a white background, was adopted for the uniform of English soldiers possibly in the reign of Richard 1, and later became the flag of England and part of the flag of the United Kingdom that is actually three flags in one.
		A young Libyan princess had to be offered to the dragon and when George heard about this he rode into the village, slayed the dragon and rescued the king's daughter in return for a promise by the king's subjects to be baptized.
	www.luikerwaal.com /stgeorge_uk.htm (248 words)

	St George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The best known form of the legend of St. George and the Dragon is that made popular by the "Legenda Aurea", and translated into English by Caxton.
		Then asking the maiden for her girdle (an incident in the story which may possibly have something to do with St. George's selection as patron of the Order of the Garter), he bound it round the neck of the monster, and thereupon the princess was able to lead it like a lamb.
		They then returned to the city, where St. George bade the people have no fear but only be baptized, after which he cut off the dragon's head and the townsfolk were all converted.
	members.aol.com /urcgrantham/html/st_george.html (457 words)

	Gendered Dragons. St. George and the Dragon. Gendered monsters. Reformation art.
		There's an argument that the legend of St. George and the dragon arose because there was some early Christian iconography in which Christ was depicted as a soldier overcoming the Devil in the form of a dragon, and that this later was reinterpreted as St. George overcoming the dragon.
		George and the dragon are handy for that kind of symbolism because it's clear who is good and who is evil.
		In many of the images of St George and a feminised dragon the gendering is anything but casual, with the eye cleverly being drawn from St. George to the dragon's sex, as Riches explains.
	www.threemonkeysonline.com /article_gendered_dragons_st_george.htm (3439 words)

	George
		The painting "St. George and the Dragon" by Raphael (1483-1520), dating 1504-06, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Scan by C. Gerten.
		The painting "St. George and the Dragon" by Carpaggio (1455-1526), dating 1502-08, at the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice.
		George wears the transitional armor of the period that, while fashionably rounded, retains such Gothic details as the rippled ribs on the breastplate, thighs, and arms, and the sallet helmet with bevor.
	www.ucc.ie /milmart/grgwstart.html (594 words)

	~Saint George & the Dragon~
		Saint George is known as a Martyr and the Patron Saint of England.
		George slayed the dragon with the lance he had in his hand while charging with his huge steed.
		George's slaying of the dragon is nothing more than Christian version of the legend of Perseus, who was said to have rescued Andromeda from a sea monster near Lydda.
	www.angelfire.com /al/dragonfyreweyr/dragons/george.html (454 words)

	Angel Stories: George and the Dragon
		George was a gardener by profession, but he had always longed to hunt dragons, and he kept a sword for the purpose in the cupboard under the stairs.
		George's heart swelled with pride as he strapped on his sword and stepped out into the street.
		The dragon snorted in its sleep, and two jets of flame spurted from its snout.
	www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org /stories/george.htm (705 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint George (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Hearing the story on a day when a princess was to be eaten, he crossed himself, rode to battle against the serpent, and killed it with a single blow with his lance.
		George then held forth with a magnificent sermon, and converted the locals.
		Saint George was a man who abandoned one army for another: he gave up the rank of tribune to enlist as a soldier for Christ.
	www.catholic-forum.com.cob-web.org:8888 /saints/saintg05.htm (485 words)

	SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Saint George is one of the most popular figures of Christian sanctoral calendar and hence one of the most frequently represented in art.
		The painting depicts one of the best known episodes of the saint's life, the legendary fight in which Saint George was engaged to defend a young princess against a dragon, and carried off the victory.
		Saint George is depicted in the centre of the composition, riding a rearing horse and dressed according to the iconographical rules: with armour and helmet.
	museoprado.mcu.es /idragon.html (309 words)

	St George and the Dragon: A valuable piece of English history
		George then prayed to God for a sign to help him so that he could "crush the dragon and win the hearts of the people".
		He heard a voice say "My strength is yours fear nothing." When the dragon came up (looking quite fowl by the way) St. George made the sign of the cross and then hit the dragon between the eyes with a stone.
		When the dragon had been lead like a puppy into the square he was then killed by St. George in front of all of the townspeople.
	folktalesmyths.suite101.com /article.cfm/st_george_and_the_dragon (480 words)

	Saint George Killing the Dragon by MARTORELL, Bernat
		In the arid, rocky surroundings of the foreground St George is on the point of killing the formidable dragon with a stab of his lance.
		In the background, in the middle of civilized, idyllic scenery is the royal castle, surrounded by a moat, on whose emerald waters swans are swimming.
		The light is reflected in different ways by the grains of sand, by the smooth rock, by the dragon's skin and its belly, by the metal armour and by the precious stones.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /html/m/martorel/stgeorge.html (417 words)

	Saint george and the Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Saint George is the patron saint of England and one of the most famous Western dragon-slayers.
		The town was being terrorised by a fierce, fire-breathing dragon.
		He slew the dragon with his lance and saved both the princess and the entire village.
	www.dragonorama.com /famous/g/saint-george.html (237 words)

	George and the Dragon (2004) - MovieWeb
		George, a handsome English knight, unsettled by the horrendous bloodletting he witnessed in Palestine, desires to hang up his sword and settle down to a quiet, peaceful life.
		On returning to England, George heads north where he�s heard the land is good and the population sparse and of a kindly King named Edgaar.
		George discovers both the princess and the truth behind her strange disappearance.
	movieweb.com /movies/film.php?695 (219 words)

	Saint George & Russia
		Jacob de Voragine's Legenda aurea (1265-66; Golden Legend) repeats the story of his rescuing a Libyan king's daughter from a dragon and then slaying the monster in return for a promise by the king's subjects to be baptized.
		George's slaying of the dragon may be a Christian version of the legend of Perseus, who was said to have rescued Andromeda from a sea monster near Lydda.
		The Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of Saint George on April 23.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /nors-stgeorge.htm (481 words)

	Heroic Legends - St. George and the Dragon
		The dragon replied, by signs and hoarse noises, that it would only depart from the city gates and cease troubling the people of Selene with its poison, if it were granted a meal of two sheep a day.
		Perceiving that the dragon was now helpless, though not dead, the knight called joyfully to the Princess; and he bade her that she should loosen her girdle, and give it to him.
		When this was done, the knight bound it about the neck of the dragon, and gave the girdle-ends into the hand of the Princess that she might lead the dragon toward the city.
	www.kellscraft.com /stgeorge.html (2659 words)

	St George and the Dragon
		In the Middle Ages the dragon was commonly used to represent the Devil.
		The slaying of the dragon by St George was first credited to him in the twelfth century, long after his death.
		A town was terrorised by a dragon A young princess was offered to the dragon and when George heard about this he rode into the village, slayed the dragon and rescued the princess.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/stgeorge2.html (536 words)

	George and the Dragon (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George and the Dragon, (alternative title: Dragon Sword) is a Sci-Fi Channel movie about a knight named George (James Purefoy) who, on his return from the Crusade, embarks on a mission to find Princess Lunna (Piper Perabo), who has been missing for days.
		After finding the princess, George and his companions discover that she has found a dragon egg, which they believe holds the last dragon on earth, and they will do whatever it takes to protect it.
		This adventure-comedy is loosely based of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_and_the_Dragon (187 words)

	Saint George and the Dragon: An Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Mar Jiryis (Saint George) and the Dragon (Palestine).
		A great dragon, possessed and moved by Satan himself, took possession of the fountain and refused to allow water to be taken unless, whenever people came to the spring, a youth or maiden was given to him to devour.
		The terrorized inhabitants were thus obliged to sacrifice their offspring, or die of thirst; till at last all the youth of the place had perished except the king's daughter.
	www.pitt.edu /~dash/stgeorge.html (444 words)

	St. George and the Dragon
		St. George and the Dragon is a wonderfully romantic legend.
		The legend of St. George and the Dragon contains a trememdous amount of symbolism, and teaching truths, some based on the Revelation of St. John the Divine, chapter 12, which speaks of the great red dragon.
		Biblically, the dragon is the symbol for Satan.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/folklore/72798/2 (532 words)

	ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In Russia, the cult spread widely during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise (the earliest representation, from the 12th century, is the fresco in the church of St. George in Staraia Ladoga).
		Despite the Christian elements so clearly present in the icon, the shield of the saint is a symbol of the sun; this is possibly a reflection of the connection between St. George and the pagan sun-god Dazhbog.
		Since St. George's day (April 23) was the first day when the peasants took their flocks to the pasture and since Dazhbog's good will assured fertility of the fields and the general prosperity, the connection between the saint and the pagan god is quite understandable.
	www.rollins.edu /Foreign_Lang/Russian/dragon.html (421 words)

	Amazon.com: Dragon and the George: Books: Gordon R. Dickson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson
		This lands him in the body of a dragon and his first thought of wanting to tear Grottwold to shreds brings him to the awareness of his less than human self.
		Glimpses of dragon life are interwoven with modern thought and a touch of philosophy in such a creative way, Jim is never fully an animal and yet never fully human.
	www.amazon.com /Dragon-George-Gordon-R-Dickson/dp/0345350502 (2168 words)

	St George and the Dragon by CARPACCIO, Vittore
		St George and the Dragon is set in a wide open space, unlike anything Carpaccio had ever done before.
		The whole of the foreground is taken up by St George on his horse and the monstrous animal, wounded and dying, arranged along a diagonal line that goes from the praying princess to the tip of the dragon's curved tail.
		To the left, from the terraces of the fairytale palaces, the inhabitants of Selene watch the outcome of this extraordinary tournament.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /html/c/carpacci/3schiavo/1/4dragon.html (164 words)

	GEORGE AND THE DRAGON Chess Set (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Depicted in the fun-fantasy style, this set evokes a light hearted view of the legend of St. George.
		He appears constantly at the wrath of his beleaguered wife whom he leaves alone while on his constant mission against the Dragon.
		Pieces: the King and Queen and Bishops are carrying cudgels, the Knights mounted, the Rooks are represented by the soldier in a barrel and the Pawns as soldiers crouched behind their shields.
	www.shopping-emporium.co.uk /chess/george_and_the_dragon.htm (80 words)

	The Gargoyle Hunter - George the Dragon - Mainpage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Gargoyle Hunter - George the Dragon - Mainpage
		History - The Story of George the Dragon told by Gene Lines (the owner).
		George's Favorite Links - This is an alphabetical list that represents websites and emails of flsmith abd metalshops that have visited this site and have commented on the dragons.
	www.geocities.com /dragontlh/George.html (301 words)

	the Lions part - St George and the Dragon
		First created for St George's day on Bankside in 1997, the text is based on the traditional English Combat Play of which there are so many examples still performed nationwide, including that which we perform for our Twelfth Night festival: the Mummer's play in which St George appears.
		At its centre is the death and resurrection of the dragon as an alchemical beast that can be transformed (by laughter or chemical reaction) into something desirable and in effect immortal (as myth is).
		St George and the Dragon is available for events throughout the year.
	www.thelionspart.co.uk /stgeorgeandthedragon/index.html (294 words)

	The Dragon and the George
		The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll [1994]
		The wizard that first confronts Jim (now in the body of a dragon), explains how good and evil maintaina balance, but now the balance is leaning to the evil.
		Jim is a college student, who loves his woman, and is stuck in the body of a dragon.
	www.xmission.com /~tyranist/scifi/reviews/DragonandtheGeorge.html (285 words)

	Saint George the Dragon
		We are too sophisticated, I suppose, to literally believe in dragons that inhabit the Lockness Lake or an enchanted forest, and yet I think the archetype of a dragon is still very much with us in the realm of metaphor and imagination.
		The dragon may be threatening to take your life away from you in the form of disease or diminishment.
		This dragon, coming to you out of the future, may almost cripple you by the fear you feel evoked by its roar.
	www.ssje.org /sermons/042306cga.html (1092 words)

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