St George To The Rescue

[poliphilo]

St George intervenes to rescue the crusader William Belet and his squire from the Saracens (at a  battle near Antioch in 1097) on the tympanum over the south door of St. George's Fordington, Dorchester. According to tradition the adoption of St George as England's patron saint can be dated from this incident.

Great story. Fabulous example of early medieval art.


 

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Are Belet and his Squire to the left? The apparently naked knights, I mean.
This is fantastic!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think you'll find they're wearing close-fitting chainmail- as in the Bayeux tapestry- and pointy helmets with nose-guards :)

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* That makes sense.
:)