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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 4400856, member: 89314&quot;]Before there were any Counts of Mansfeld, a knight by the name of George lived in Mansfeld Castle. A lindorm (a wicked serpent-like creature in Scandinavian folklore, here a dragon) lived on a hill outside the city (in the direction of Eisleben), and even today this hill is called Lindberg. To save their own lives, the inhabitants had to give a maiden to the lindorm every day as a tribute. Soon there were no more virgins to be found in the little city, and the lindorm demanded the knight&#039;s daughter. The following morning the knight himself challenged the dragon and slew him, freeing the city. Henceforth he was called Saint George, instead of George.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a memorial the image of him killing the dragon was carved in stone above the Mansfeld church entrance, and can be seen even today (and on Mansfeld coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>SEE </p><p><font size="6"><b>Saint George Legends </b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>from Northern Europe</b></font></p><p>&nbsp;on the internet. Fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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