Happy St. George’s Day

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nickyboy

Norven Mankey
5, thanks to attending the Scout St George's Day parade yesterday, where I learnt about Malta & Gozo.

I also got 5, would have been 4 had I not read your post before having a go
 

The Jogger

Legendary Member
Location
Spain
Why do we have a Greek-speaking "Turkish" Roman soldier who died in Palestine, as our patron saint. They come over 'ere, stealing our work, killing our dragons...

Was he a Royal then? ;)

Happy St Georges day to all the English on 'ere mate..........................
 

flake99please

We all scream for ice cream
Location
Edinburgh
But we dont have any dragons in the Uk :blush:

I beg to differ...

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twentysix by twentyfive

Clinging on tightly
Location
Over the Hill
[QUOTE 5223063, member: 259"]I wonder if we'll ever see a King Nigel, or if XTC scuppered that one for good? I'm not putting money on a Prince Mortimer though.[/QUOTE]
Queen Kylie maybe?

Mortimer is a name with a distinguished history IIRC
 

perplexed

Guru
Location
Sheffield
How about St Alban, Cuthbert or Hilda?

I'd recommend Dr Janina Ramirez's 'The Private Lives of the Saints' for anyone interested in this stuff...
 

srw

It's a bit more complicated than that...
Alban's nationality is unknown and disputed - he may well have been a Roman. Cuthbert was Scottish.

Hilda's your best bet... :okay:
St Edmund of Abingdon FTW. Or Frideswide. Or even Thomas of Canterbury, as a reminder of the evil of monarchs.
 
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