Saint George and the Dragon - Into the Maw of Danger - European - Extra Mythology
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Once there was a land beset by a dragon. The dragon breathed noxious fumes that poisoned the water and the countryside. To try and appease the dragon, the city paid it tribute in the form of farm animals, but those quickly ran out. They were left with no choice but to sacrifice village members to the dragon. But along came a mythic knight named George with a crazy idea: What if we killed the dragon instead?
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George arrives at a desolate town. "Seems like there might be a quest here. Let's go to the inn and look for exclamation points."
My character, George is getting drunk. Do I have to roll to see if I'm getting drunk? Are there any girls in the tavern? If there are, then I want to try to "do" them!!
Reward: Sainthood (Charisma +10, Wisdom +5, Intelligence +5 when equipped as player title)
Yep, I noticed that too. isn't that a green dragon?
Pretty much what happened.
Well, that would be a game to play.
Did the townfolks ever consider the reason the dragon stayed was because they kept feeding him?
Well the alternative was the dragon coming to THEM for food.
Are you implying that a dragon relates to food as a Loch Ness Monster relates to a "tree fiddy"?
Cause must come before effect, and the dragon stayed before they started feeding him. So no, their feeding him wasn’t the reason he stayed, or at least not the only one.
The dragon is simping for girls
Dragons are like stray cats, once you start feeding them they are yours.
As someone born and raised in England, I've heard many times of the story of St George. But I never actually went further into the tale beyond the surface level "he slew a dragon" stuff. Thanks for finally teaching me the whole legend 😊
Each country have a version, in Brazil will say Jorge save the princess at the Moon.
Yeah there are many varieties of this legend in different countries.
That's what happens when you're a protestant that has never been taught about the lives of the saints, not even your own national patron.
@Hoàng Nguyên Isn't that the Catholic version? The whole dragon thing does seem to be an extra thing.
Yup. And the moral to the story is that you're worthless unless you're the daughter of a king, right? George would have just ridden on by if they'd still been sacrificing peasants, huh? :)
The King actually putting noblemen's name and even his own daughter's into the pot without cheating is even less believable than the Dragon.
There’s a movie from Disney called Dragonslayer that kinda addresses this. It’s loosely based on this myth and haste king keep his daughter out of the lottery, until she forcefully volunteers herself by replacing every name in the lottery with her own.
history's first written account of saving Peach from Bowser
and it continues to this day
*Peach needs a restraining order*
Andromeda though.
Before I even read this I played Bowser's theme from Paper Mario when the dragon appeared, haha.
Princess Zelda: "Allow me to introduce myself".
Against Bowser, Mario, Luigi or all three?
@@christopherbacon1077 Yes. The one not into that is Daisy.
In the catalán-speaking territories it's said that when Saint George killed the dragon he gave a rose to the princess as a gift and the Princess gave him back a book. Every 23 of April couples do this, nowadays.
thats cool I have not heard of that
Well I wish I’d known that last April.
Isn’t the book only a part of that because the day of San Jordi also happens to fall on the day of the book?
The version I heard growing up in England involves a rose too. When George slew the dragon it's blood turned into a rose which he gave to the princess and she gave him a gift in return that I can't recall the specifics of.. The version I remember doesn't involve any dragon taming either and ends with the town converting to Christianity
I was in Barcelona when this happened, there were rose stands in all of the markets. There was even rose gelato! Also, there was dragon/rose symbolism everywhere
You know, now I'm kind of disappointed that this story didn't turn into "The Adventures of George, Princess and their Pet Dragon".
ikr
Yeah this could totally be a great D&D one shot if all but one of your party members bail
Just roll up a high level fighter or paladin and have them rescue a princess from an adult green dragon
Or just have a charisma build and befriend the dragon. Boom free pet dragon and wife
could have been that eras wmd but noooo "heroics"
I like to think he just pulled a DragonHeart and pretended to kill the dragon and kept him as a pet. “He thrust his sword under his wing” sounds lot like when you stick a sword in your armpit to take dead… lmao
That dragon totally played dead and they ran off happily ever after with the reward money and cute princess.
There are other versions of the story where George agrees to slay the dragon but only if the town is willing to convert to christianity.
Josiah Cain how knightly
I think there's also another version where George converts the dragon to Christianity.
@@devinlupei5071 What the absolute f-
@@devinlupei5071
That's the tarrasque.
Preston Jones
Are you talking about scp 682?
I like the fact that George was dressed as a byzantine soldier
You just have to check those orthodox icons 😉
More like a Roman soldier, actually. George was a really early saint, after all.
@@agihammerthief8953 Byzantines are Roman so what's your point?
Wasn't he a Centurion who was martyred?
@@HaloFTW55 buzantines are eastern roman a name given to them by everyone else, so roman =/= rome =/= byzantine.
Matthew: be like Saint George.
Me: *mounts a cow, puts on a hazmat suit and a mask, and draw out a giant shot* the crusade knows no bounds
Hi there Don Kixote
Don Quijote ¿acaso es usted? :O
I like how you said I'll put on a mask. Very nice.
Matthew: "And his name... Was George".
(Everybody starts singing the George of the Jungle theme)
Matthew: "Sigh... Not that one! That was a story for another Extra Mythology episode!"
Brazilians: JORGE VEIO LA DA CAPADOCIA MONTANDO SEU CAVALO NA MÃO A SUA LANÇAAA
Watch out for those teeth!
And his name is JOHN CENA!!
If everybody did burst into the George of the Jungle theme, I would be so incredibly happy.
I admit that I did.
Curious how Saint George myth reminds me of Andromeda myth, as she was also a princess tied waiting for a monster to come
It's a lot like Susanoo and the Orochi too
Literary and legendary motifs tend to get around. Look up the "Chaoskampf" for another example.
Ninja Hombrepalito yes, that was Perseus.
@Hoàng Nguyên Probably because he didn't do the full term. ;)
@Hoàng Nguyên I do not think this is the case. I would rather say that rising from the death is one of the universal religious motives repeating in most of religions, and it's not necessarily stolen.
Growing up in Sweden, I was told this story but waaaay different. It began with Georges (called Göran in Sweden) father testamenting his possessions to his sons, and since George was the youngest, he only got a cloak, a walking stick and a donkey. George then det of and ended up in a chapel close to the plagued city, where he took service. The chapelmaster told him about the situation that the innkeep said here, and George immedietely rode his donkey to rescue the princess. When he arrived she was praying for her life and a lightning from a clear sky turned Georges donkey into a white horse, his cloak into a shining armour and his walking stick into a sword. The dragon shocked from the lightning fel on its back, and George slayed it, saving the princess.
That is a really cool version of George/ Goran's story! Thank you for sharing that one!
Oh, I get it. It probably went down like this:
George’s player: “I roll to tame the dragon.”
DM/God: “Uh, you’re like, a fourth level paladin. You’d need a -“
George’s player [rolls]: “Nat 20.”
DM/God: “Dagnabit, Greg.”
George’s Player [triumphantly]: “I take the dragon back into town, then stab it in the heart to kill it in front of everyone.”
DM/God: “Dude, again, you’re like, fourth level, with no magic items, and -“
George’s Player: “Nat 20.”
DM/God: “I SWEAR, GREG.”
Watch OSP's video on the Tarasque, it's basically the same thing
Yeah, felt like the "morale of the story" was the DM made an encounter that was too strong, the player decided to be a dumb and since the DM didn't like killing his players let some sort of BS happen so the game could keep going.
It's a shame Greg got killed by the King's viceroy.
Except the princess's player is the one that rolled 20s. George got a 1 with his spear, and a 1 with getting spat on by acid. She got a 20 with saving him, she got a 20 with the belt throw. Let's put credit where it's actually due.
this is why I don't let nat 20s do anything on skill checks
Being of a Welsh extraction, I don't hold with dragon slaying:-)
Keep up the good work!
I prefer Kenneth Grahame's The Reluctant Dragon myself...
Haha it’s funny because dragon on flag. Haha
That dragon had surrendered. Big tough St. George slew a captive.
We haven't had a Walpole cameo in a while
He got sacrificed to the dragon
He's too busy cucking other nations to make a cameo.
2:11 On The Tablet :)
Who did you think sent the dragon?
@@Gala-yp8nx plot twist: He was the dragon
Some of these details seem hysterically embellished, but I loved it!
There is no way the dragon was that big.
Smh.
yeah, like the fact HE WAS FIGHTING A FUCKING DRAGON
Yeah, like everyone knows the dragon was red
@@unicornsprinkles3277 The Dragon was a paid actor.
Well, we know that a certain Georges of Lydia slew a bandit prince called Nahfr, which mean "snake" or "dragon"... But it's better when you talk about a real dragon :p
When the dragon became tame, I switched sides. I secretly hoped that they would adopt that kitty. Alas!
Did he just slaughtered a pet dragon?
EDIT: Is whole story about enslaving your enemy, seeing them driven before you, and slaughtering them on the town square(probably ritualistically)?
Saint Cuthbert would have kept the dragon alive then in 793 the dragon would have scared off the Vikings.
The Dragon killed a lot of citizens from that town. They would probably kill the beast themselves, to avenge their fallen ones
*someone* has played to much dnd lmao
That the dragon was acting tame does not solve the problem of having nothing to feed the dragon except people.
Man the Emperor stuffing the Void Dragon into Mars was really cool.
Strange, each time I heard that story, George stabs the dragon with his spear. And from the very blood of the beast that poured the grass came flowers, roses that spread all over the battlefield and covered the carcass. Since then, Geroge has often been associated with the said flower.
"There was only a gaunt old man waiting behind the bar"
The man's head and shoulders are twice as wide as St. George's...
Georgios: Art thou a dragon?
Bicorn: What? No, I'm a b...
Georgios: YES THOU ART!!!
Siegfried: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
NANJI WA RYUU!
*TRULY A DRAGON SLAYER!*
I don't care what DW says, Saint George is a top tier SSR in MY heart.
That was fast.
@@ForseMaster grand rider will be georgios on his horse
Being born on at George's day this myth feels close to heart. Tho lucky I was not called George xD
Thou shalt be named George
You could have been named Gorgeos, which is the beautified Greek name.
George, George, George of the kingdom. Knightly as he can be....
"loud screaming*
watch out for that.......martyrdom!
Thou art a dragon! ASCALON!
Sumani brother
Ah yes a dragon is a dragon
Everyone's a dragon
And dragons are just big swallows
Ah yes the dragon slaying hero I never use to slay dragons. Instead ironically use dragons to kill dragons. Shuten, kiyohime, and Mecha liz
Every time I hear of this tale, I feel as if we haven't heard the dragon's part of the story. I have a feeling like he's been framed.
The dragon was an orphan who couldn't get any dragon food on the poverty stricken streets of dragon London, so he resorted to the free meals of these humans
This is why I Appreciate St. George in FGO unlike Everyone else
And so do I
No one wants to admit how useful the guys is especially on older boss runs I've seen
This story really comes close to heart when st George is your patron saint that protects your house.
Patiently waiting for Saint Martha and the tarasque
Save Martha!
Check out Overly Sarcastic Productions. They covered that over there.
That was kinda lame George! You could have had a pet dragon.
Yeah, but dragons in medieval and earlier legends were generally thought to wither life and vegetation by their very presence, and having a trail of pestilence and death is maybe not the best look for a questing knight.
@@agihammerthief8953 but that'd be so OP in battle tho.
Christianity
SALVE JORGE! SALVE OGUM!
I just love this video, I'm really devoted for this Saint, he is the most popular Saint in my city, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
In Brazilian version Jorge go to the Moon to save this Princess, many Brazilians also can see Sainte George at the Moon (where the Aztecs saw a Rabbit, so, for me is a Chavalry 😅).
Also in Brazil, S.Jorge is also Ogum, Yorubá god of War, knowledge and Iron.
Salve Jorge, de um carioca :)
ASCALON! **FGO Flashbacks**
A fellow man of culture i see.
I see you are man of culture
Now to follow it up with his buddy Siegfried. BALMUNG!
He offered to Slay the dragon if the people of Sliene would convert to Christianity after he did the deed. St. George was venerated as a saint due to Martyrdom, as he was a Roman soldier who was executed for being an early Christian.
Also, the dragon was the Devil himself.
but nevertheless a Roman, and that's more than enough^^
@@XochiCh or a demon
This is all much less epic when you learn that the "dragon" that inspired the legend was most likely a large monitor lizard. The oldest depictions have the dragon looking very much like a big lizard, with no wings, and a small forked "flame" coming from its mouth that looks suspiciously like the forked tongue that flicks in an out of a monitor lizard's mouth.
Side note: monitor lizards are reasonably common in those areas, and a big one is no joke. Nile monitors grow to over 6 ft in length, are extremely fast and active hunters, excellent swimmers, and have mildly toxic bites... easily capable of killing and eating many types of farm animals or unprepared humans. Black-throated monitors are another possibility, slightly shorter in length but more heavily built than Nile monitors. Africa and the middle east have many different species of these large lizards to chose from.
So ... about this George, was he curious?
The Dragon wore a yellow hat.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one whose brain went there!
So one of the oldest dragon-slaying myths involves a princess saving a knight from a dragon rather than the other way around?
that was a teamwork
It was a team effort
I really love this legend! In Catalonia, we gift red roses and books because according to our version, from the dragon's blood a rose bloomed.
Villagers: "Let's feed the dragon, that will definitely get it to leave"
Once upon a time, a princess tamed a dragon, saving her village with her courage and intelligence. When she returned to the village to show her people, a passing knight killed the thing and took all the credit for centuries to follow.
...you have issues, bro.
Actually this reminds me of the Maud and the dragon/Dragon of Mordford(the winged dragon). Very unknown story, but similar to what you said
This version of the story told here is very strange. The version I was always told is very different
So, moral lesson is always carry a belt to tame a dragon with?
Sounds fair
the moral is always "have faith in god" or something like it
I like your Cat Noir picture
In the original Golden legend, it's not the belt but the spear thrust that tame the dragon... after making the cross sign and a prayer to Jesus, of course :p
@@totallycrazystudios1801 thank you
@@krankarvolund7771 So he basicaly wololo'd the dragon
Love this channel, the mythology is the best part too.
St. George's story kind of sounds like what happened to Perseus in greek mythology. He also saved a woman from a monster(Cetus) near a body of water
There's paintings of him even In Ethiopia
He fought against Italians in the Adwa battle
I love everything this channel does but the mythology videos are my absolute favorite
Our school was named after st. George. We had a giant painting of him and the dragon in the entrance hall. Never heard the full story though.
If I had a pet dragon - Anyone who slays my dragon will be slayed themselves
Ya for me dragon slaying stories are like angel or dog hunting stories
The princess is definitely giving him a dirty look.
I'd love to see more about saints in extra mythology :)
Everyone: "Oh the dragon's tame now, what a cool pet"
Saint George: "DIE BEAST"
Yes evil anyway what he used was cheating how can a bunch of cow hide and rubbish do that
Clicked this because St. Georgios is the homie in Fate/Grand Order.
Yeah he's always there to help/take a noble Phantasm to the face for you
So...I guess the next is dragon punching nun?
THOU ART A DRAGON!
CQ boss with a million HP:
Borrows a Merlin support, my best dps class advantage unit, and George in the front line.
“My body is ready, Master.” -George (probably)
DO NOT HURT LIZ BATHORY! So what she cannot sing... let dragons be.
In Warhammer 40k lore, Saint George is actually one of the identities of the man who would eventually be known as the Emperor of Mankind. The dragon he slew was an alien entity known as the Void Dragon, one of the C'tan.
No wonder why it sounded like him
This is cool! It’s the classic knight slays a dragon to save the princess story! These are consistently fun videos guys! Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
I admit, this story excited me a lot more than past episodes.
I see you there, Walpole. 2:12
Walpole would write his chit in disappearing ink.
Some impeccable timing for our hero to visit the city.
Just as the king's daughter was being offered to the dragon.
The world runs on coincidence
The only true dragon tamer is Donkey. He tamed that dragon goooood
St. George is a very popular saint in Brazil, being the patron of the armed forces and the city of Rio de Janeiro, where he has his own holiday on April 23rd. Part of his popularity here is due to the fact he was syncretized with the orixás Ogum (in Rio de Janeiro) and Oxóssi (elsewhere in Brazil).
This is one of the most classic Dragon Slaying myth. I love this story.
good enthusiasm during the battle scene. I approve
Was George Christian from the hero go, or was he absobed into Christian mythos later?
Seems to be. There was a historical Christian martyr referred to as George of Lydda.
In all reality he was actually a Christian Roman soldier who refused to give up his Faith and was martyred for it.
From what I know, he was christian from the start, but sainthood in general is extremely hit-or-miss in Christianity, with some sects doing saint stuff, some not, and some despising the whole practice.
Second one
George is in Islam too, but I think originally it was a Christian story.
I love that the Princess looks so pissed when George slays the dragon, she was obviously thinking about riding that bad boy around.
Has anyone here read The Priory of the Orange Tree? It's an amazing retelling and deconstruction of Saint George and the Dragon
Naurah Deatrisya Gitany what’s the story?
There is a version related to orange tree - that works as a mana/health pool
Aww, Zoe made him a mask! Making masks and giving them to those you love and anyone who needs one is a great way to do something positive in these challenging times. (Wearing a mask is also helping others, thank you to everyone who does!)
Saint George, Patron of England, noble warrior and beast slayer, I am truely honoured to have him as my nation's Saint.
Do a collab with history matters
yes
Yes
Do a collab with Alexis Texas
The moral of the story of St. George, life is like an RPG game sometimes
Jorge vem de lá da Capadócia
Montado em seu cavalo
Na mão a sua lança
Defendendo o povo do perigo
Das mazelas do inimigo
Vem trazendo a esperança
Jorge, nosso povo brasileiro
Tem alma de guerreiro
Não cansa de lutar
Enfrentando um dragão por dia
Na sua companhia
A gente chega lá
Olhando para o céu eu sou capaz de ver
(Salve Jorge na lua)
Tropeçando e levantando sempre com você
(Salve Jorge na rua)
Olhando para o céu eu sou capaz de ver
(Salve Jorge na lua)
Tropeçando e levantando sempre com você
(Salve Jorge)
Jorge vem de lá da Capadócia
Montado em seu cavalo
Na mão a sua lança
Defendendo o povo do perigo
Das mazelas do inimigo
Vem trazendo a esperança
Jorge, nosso povo brasileiro
Tem alma de guerreiro
Não cansa de lutar
Enfrentando um dragão por dia
Na sua companhia
A gente chega lá
Olhando para o céu eu sou capaz de ver
(Salve Jorge na lua)
Tropeçando e levantando sempre com você
(Salve Jorge na rua)
Olhando para o céu eu sou capaz de ver
(Salve Jorge na lua)
Tropeçando e levantando sempre com você
(Salve Jorge na rua)
Olhando para o céu eu sou capaz de ver
(Salve Jorge na lua)
Tropeçando e levantando sempre com você
(Salve Jorge na rua)
Olhando para o céu eu sou capaz de ver
(Salve Jorge na lua)
Tropeçando e levantando sempre com você
(Salve Jorge na rua)
I think the town slowly tamed the dragon without realizing by giving it food.
Man, they would have had a pet dragon to protect them. But they killed it!!!
Okay, but it feels like killing the dragon at the end was kind of a dick move. He was calm at that point!
To me, saint George is the story of how any disease is treatable as long as the people affected are rich and powerful enough.
Huh. So that's where CGP Grey's dragon story came from.
I had been under the impression that CGP Grey's tale was a metaphor for transhumanism and ending the dragon of mortality.
Both. He used the story as a starting point to establish a metaphor.
This was probably the inspiration for green dragons from AD&D.
Saint George's story, sounds very similar to Perseus myth where he saves the Greek Princess Andromeda from being sacrificed to Sea Monster Cetus. Wouldn't be surprised that the story of Saint George like many other christian myths were originally pagan myths that were ported over, as the European continent was being Christianized.
Another message in this story : Even if the rules apply to leaders, the punishments do not.
I think this is a good allegory/message for today's time. Are you a villager, king, or saint George. I hope more people are like George and look out for others over their own self interests.
Extra Credits: Let me introduce to you St. George
Me: *FGO flashbacks intensifying*
wait, so actually, George didn't really beat the dragon, the princess did. George only killed a defenceless pet, instead of taking away from there. What a great hero this one.
To be fair the legend differs depending on the place like well a legend
Am a orthodox Christian from Egypt and in Egypt George killed the dragon with his spear
Also the dragon killed alot of kids so I ain’t having sympathy for it plus there is also that little fact that it also told to be a demon
Loved celebrating St George's Day as a kid.
Excuse me, glass drinking ware would be far too expensive for a common inn to have during this time period?
Cyrene has always been a major city in the Mediterranean coast. Especialy in Roman times.
be thankful for his 3 turns protection
5:30 "a cloud of toxic venom" as opposed to the kind of venom that is non-toxic?
Maybe as opposed to a venom that is venomous?
Yea not that venom that itches
you missed a key part about his shield splattering with blood to create the st. george’s crosse- as an english person i gotta say i don’t remember much depth as they probably didn’t go too deep when we where in school but the shield was definitely a key part
I feel like the princess did more in that story, honestly, All George did was ruin a good spear and untie somebody.
...And tame then kill the dragon. Did you miss the part where George had the idea of throwing the belt?
I Don't know why but your videos somehow make me emotional every. single. time.
All your series like mythology and history should be a separate channels to follow so it's easier to browse playlists and videos
I've never heard this one before, but I loved it, keep up the great work!!
Someone tell me how did 1169 people watch a 7:44 in 4 minutes of its release?
Rome_Legionary It adds to the views once someone begins watching the video, not when they finish it.
So this is where the sacrificing people to a dragon thing comes from in CGP Grey’s fable of the dragon tyrant...interesting
São Jorge me empresta o dragão!
That was a really fun video! Are you going to make a "Saint Martha and the tarasque" one as well?
I'm pretty sure a lot of orthodox Christians are familiar with the story.
Yes, yes we are
very nice D&D setting
First Cu and now Greorge
Someone in the writting team is a FGO player
there is a Dutch version where Georges name is Joris and he turns the dragon vegan and in the end he had the chance to marry the kings daughter but instead he wend all around the country helping people in need my IRL name is Joris because of this
you know, I would rather have a pet dragon than a dead dragon
I no they still exist somewhere
Happy St. George’s Day 🏴
NOTICE ME SEMPEI
When I played Assassin's Creed Valhalla and a certain quest was to collect St. George's Armor - I immediately dropped every quest for it.
Hoi
I gotta be honest here: I did not expect the legend to end with St. George, paragon of bravery and virtue... Shanking the already tame dragon in the stomach.