The Chivalry Guild Letters

The Chivalry Guild Letters

The George Lessons

Meditations on an encounter with a dragon

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Dec 20, 2024
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Saint George and the Dragon by Peter Paul Rubens (1607)

St George is the patron saint of chivalry. The great knights of the Middle Ages looked to him as the model of Christian knightliness and called upon his intercession for their own endeavors. He was even known to appear alongside his devotees—like at the Siege of Antioch in 1098—to help them win impo…

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