It would appear that St George, so beloved in England, can be a little fickle with his affections, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. He is also to be found in the castle in Prague - this may of course have something to do with a suggestion that the Dragon represents not a real dragon, but the Turks, and St George is the christian army defeating them and so in this part of the world, it has some real meaning. Personally I prefer the story of some little bloke on a horse fighting a huge dragon to save a damsel in distress but then again, I did always have my head in the clouds a little
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