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.

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

Whilst most primary school children learn of him as a ... allegory for the battle between good and evil. St George is understood to have died a martyr for his Christian faith – executed by ...