The story of a knight, a maiden, and a dragon has all the makings of a fairy tale, but of course the most famous dragon-slaying tale is the legend of St. George. The story was popular in the Middle East and it was picked up by the Crusaders when they went out to that part of the world. Ever since St. George has been associated with knights and chivalry. He is patron saint of England where his popularity has revived recently, but he is shared with many other countries and cities around the wor...