The basic story:
Town terrorised by evil fire-breathing dragon.
Dragon demands a beautiful maiden to eat every night or he burns the village to the ground.
George the Knight rides into town on his white horse, is very upset when her hears the story and goes off to kill the dragon.
First he tried with his wooden spear which didn't work It just breaks on the dragons armour like scales.
Undeterred he goes back with his sword and fight a gruesome battle until he kills the beast. (He just stabbs it to death - I think he blinds it by getting it in the eye or maybe under the chin or through the mouth - there are many different versions ofthe tale).
Moral of the story : courage, strength and determination.
Of course, this is how the Knight told the story. The dragon tells it a little differently...
St. George was real. He was an early Christian martyr. He was a soldier in the Roman army and refused a direct order to persecute and kill Christians and to pay homage to pagan gods.. For this, he was tortured and beheaded. Some of his deeds are probably mythical or, at the very least, exaggerated. Dragons have never existed. Perhaps he did kill some animal that was threatening a town such as a crocodile, but it is unlikely he could have slayed a dragon.
One common phrase associated with St. George before slaying the dragon is "In the name of God and St. George, I shall slay thee." This quote highlights the bravery and faith of St. George in his battle against the dragon.
Since dragons do not exist it was probably some other animal, such as a crocodile, that he killed.
St. George is credited with killing a dragon somewhere in north Africa. Since dragons have never existed, the story is a pure myth. Perhaps he killed some other animal such as a crocodile.
Saint George was said to have slain a dragon. This story first began circulating many years after his death. At this time, dragons were often used to symbolize the Devil.
to slay george and the dragon!
He didn't. Dragons are mythological. The story is a metaphor.
She was determined to slay the dragon and save the kingdom.
The duration of St. George Shoots the Dragon is 2.5 hours.
A myth - St. George and the dragon.
St. George Shoots the Dragon was created on 2009-03-11.
St. George and the Dragon.
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