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Who was St George and how did he become patron saint, not only of England, but many other European countries? The author explores the wealth of myth and legend, art and inspiration which surrounds this obscure 4th-century Christian martyr.

• Acknowledgementsp. ix
• Prefacep. xi
• The Development of the Cult of St Georgep. 1
• St George the Martyr: Torture and Resurrectionp. 36
• The Virgin's Knight: St George and the Chivalric Idealp. 68
• The Heavenly Warrior: The Military Saint and Patron of Englandp. 101
• The Dragon Myth: Light versus Darkp. 140
• Post-Medieval Themes in the Cult of St Georgep. 179
• Epilogue: The Afterlife of a Herop. 213
• Literary Versions of St George's Legendp. 218
• Tortures in the Literary Versions of St George's Legendp. 219
• St George and the Dragonp. 220
• Notes to Tablesp. 222
• Notesp. 223
• Select Bibliographyp. 225
• Picture Creditsp. 229
• Indexp. 231