St. George is a legendary knight who died in 303 A.D. and was declared the protector of England. He may have been a Ritter ancestor and probably the first Schattenjäger.
Background[]
St. George: Protector of England, 303 A.D.
The story of Saint George and the Dragon was first included in Jacobus de Voragine's collection of Saints' lives written about 1275. The story is a classic on: a dragon threatens a village and demands regular sacrifices of virgins as a pay-off for leaving the villagers otherwise unmolested. St. George, a young hero, slays the dragon and salves the life of a princess.
The story is an allegory of good triumphing over evil. Christian history states that St. George in reality was a protester against an anti-Christian edict and was beheaded (and thus martyred) in 303 AD. He became patron saint of England. due to the strength of the dragon story. His emblem is a red cross on a white background, later adopted by the Knights Templar.
Behind the scenes[]
The Rittersberg chapel has a big stained glass window featuring St. George fighting the dragon however this depiction resembles a contemporary modern fantasy image of a knight fighting a fire-breathing dragon. In religious iconography however, St. George is depicted usually mounted on a horse, impaling a diminutive reptilian beast (sometimes interpreted as a crocodile) with a spear.
NOTE: Was St. George a Ritter ancestor ?? —- Grace
See also[]
- St. George (GK1HD)
- St. George in Conquests of Camelot