On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:37:28 +0100 (BST)
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wrote:
> Pickering
>
> I have finally had the time to visit the medieval (Anglican) church of
> St Peter and Paul in my parish of Pickering. I bought an informative
> booklet, whose contents may be of interest to members.
>
> As we enter the church we find the figures of St George and St
> Christopher facing us. St George is dressed as a late-medieval knight,
> in plate armour, his lance thrust into the mouth of the dragon and out
> of her cheek. She lies on her back, with four short legs in the air.
> Her wings are fixed to her body without any convincing musculature, so
> I doubt that she would have been able to fly; perhaps glide a little
> like a flying fox, though even for this purpose they are rather small.
> Her tail is wrapped around the horse's hind leg.
May I ask why 'she': does the description indicate anything
markedly feminine about the dragon?
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