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 | title = Saint George and the Dragon
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 | author = Margaret Hodges
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 | elevator pitch = A partial retelling of the [[Epic Poem]] ''[[The Faerie Queene]]''
 | genre = Fantasy
 | publication date = August 23, 1984
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* [[The Champion]]: Una set out alone from the safety of the castle walls to look for a champion who would face the terrible dragon.
* [[Damsel Errant]]: Princess Una traveled a long, long way before she found the Red Cross Knight.
* [[Duty First, Love Second]]: The brave knight tells the king that he can't stay because he has sworn to give knight's service to the Fairy Queen for six years.
* [[Hero's Journey]]:
* [[Knight Errant]]: The story begins with the Red Cross Knight riding across a plain, bound on a great adventure, sent by the Queen of the Fairies to fight the dragon.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: The knight bade his lady stand apart, out of danger, to watch the fight, while the beast drew near, half flying, half running.
* [[Lady and Knight]]: When gentle Una saw him lying motionless, she trembled with fear and prayed for his safety.
* [[No Name Given]]: The Red Cross Knight doesn't know his birth name or where he had been born, until a good old hermit informs him was born to be Saint George of Merry England.
* [[Standard Hero Reward]]: The king tells the brave knight that he has promised that the dragonslayer should have Una for his wife, and be king after him.

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