In order to appease the wrath of that dragon ... white horse who smote the dragon with a spear and saved the maiden. This youth was the Great­martyr St. George. By such a miraculous appearance he ...

In 303, he was himself tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr. The legend of George slaying a dragon and rescuing an innocent maiden from death is medieval.

When someone dies for their beliefs they’re called a ‘martyr ... King Edward III of England made St George the Patron Saint of The Noble Order of the Garter, who were a group of important ...

He became a martyr for early Christians ... In 1348, King Edward III gave St George a special position as a patron saint of the Order of the Garter in thanks for his supposed intervention at ...