I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

The story of the dragon is attached to George fairly late. It first appears in a prologue added in the 12th century to the ...

I find it quite typical that, because April 23 is so close to Easter this year, we’ve moved the celebration of St George’s Day in our churches back to Monday, April 28.

The legend of George slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death is medieval. St George's Day is celebrated in England on 23 April, reputed to be the day of George's martyrdom in 303.