St. George

As mentioned in class, St. George's Day is today. If you lived in Newfoundland, you wouldn't be in class right now.

 It is also a big deal in England, and this song is commonly played. The song is also the anthem of the Common Wealth Games. 

Here in Winnipeg we have a school named after St. George. Several countries, including Britain, have St. George's cross on their flag. We will look at the legend. 

Trigger Warning: The legend involves a dragon and a fair maiden in distress.



Above is the Golden version of the tale of St. George. Here is another version, the non-golden version, Read facts in brief.  This older version has no dragon or fair maiden, and George is imprisoned, tortured and executed by the Romans.

Here is a more modern take on the legend



1. Why would there be different versions of this legend and other legends? Think of at least 2 reasons.

2. Which version of this legend do you like the best, and why.