Author: Margaret Hodges Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9780780703131 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
Author: Gordon R. Dickson Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1627934901 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 332
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Through no fault of his own, the once human Jim Eckert had become a dragon. Unfortunately, his beloved Angie had remained human. But in this magical land anything could happen. To make matter worse, Angie had been taken prisoner by an evil dragon and was held captive in the impenetrable Loathly Tower. So in this land where humans were edible and beasts were magical--where spells worked and logic didn't--Jim Eckert had a big, strange problem.
Author: James H. Forest Publisher: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press ISBN: 9780881413731 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A fictionalized tale about Saint George, the Roman soldier who defied the emperor's orders to destroy the Christians after imagining himself fighting an evil dragon.
Author: Jason Hightman Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061997315 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
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The ancient dragons -- of the time of the legendary Saint George and earlier -- have never disappeared entirely. Instead, they've moved undercover -- and into human society. Now one lonely schoolboy is about to learn where the dragons have gone ... Educated at boarding schools, Simon St. George has never met his parents. When a ragged-looking man shows up claiming to be his father, Simon is skeptical, and when the man kidnaps him, he's indignant to say the least. Then the man claims to be a descendant of England's Saint George and a career dragon fighter. Why should Simon believe any of this nonsense? But what if the man is telling the truth? What if the dragons know he's out there? Rich with the dragon lore of legend, the saint of dragons continues and enlarges on the tale of the centuries-old conflict between dragons and humans that rages even today.
Author: Rory Mullarkey Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350064459 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 110
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A village. A dragon. A damsel in distress. Into the story walks George: wandering knight, freedom fighter, enemy of tyrants the world over. One epic battle later and a nation is born. As the village grows into a town, and the town into a city, the myth of Saint George which once brought a people together, threatens to divide them.
Author: Samantha Riches Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1780234775 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
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The image of St. George—atop his horse, lance plunged halfway into a dragon’s body—is so familiar to us that we take for granted what a long history it has had. As Samantha Riches demonstrates in this book, St. George is easily one of the most transported icons across cultures, and his history is the history of myth writ large. Traveling in Georgia, Greece, Malta, Belgium, Lebanon, Palestine, Ethiopia, Estonia, and many other places, she offers a fascinating look at one of the most popular mythical figures of all time. Riches traces St. George in his various appearances and guises across a wealth of religions and traditions. From Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, and Western European Christian traditions, she follows his trail into Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Candomblé, and the many pagan systems where he has functioned a symbol of nature, springtime, and healing. Exploring the innumerable ways artists, poets, and painters have engaged his mythical import, she shows him to be at the center of many political divisions, where he has been used to advance one agenda or another. Drawing together many aspects of the cult of St. George, Riches provides a fascinating history of an enduring icon.
Author: Mark Watson Publisher: Mark Watson Books ISBN: 9780995644878 Category : Languages : en Pages : 42
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St George and the Dragon: The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon. St George is the patron Saint of over 50 Countries worldwide. Each country celebrates St George
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780192723765 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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`The dragon was born in the deepest crevices of a bottomless pool. Its father was Evil, its mother Darkness, and its name was Wickedness.' This magnificent picture book is reissued with a new cover and brings to life this powerful tale of England's patron saint and his triumph over the evil Dragon.
Author: Samantha Riches Publisher: ISBN: 9780750937672 Category : Christian patron saints Languages : en Pages : 236
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Who was St George and how did he become patron saint not only of England but in many European countries? Samantha Riches explores the extraordinary wealth of myths and legends, art and inspiration that has grown up around this obscure fourth-century Christian martyr.
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