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Saint George

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This is THE final version of this, having found some minor irritations that I had to fix, I deleted the original post, and had some trouble with getting this one up.

It's an illustration of the legend of St. George, a knight who fought and killed a dragon for whatever reason I'm not actually that familiar with the story. I do, however know the actual story of St. George, who was a Christian soldier in the Roman Legion under Emperor Diocletian, and when Christians began being persecuted, he spoke out against it. He was beheaded and is considered a saint for his act of martyrdom. He is also one of the most venerated military saints and is the patron saint of England, despite having likely been born in Syria.

I put an allusion to his real story in this piece, as you can plainly see a roman soldier's helmet sitting in the grass next to George.

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I like this picture, and not because of the dragon or whatever, plenty of pictures out there with that, but what really caught my eye here is the atmosphere I LOVE it, it feels very alive and the main reason is the RAIN! I can almost feel the dampness, good stuff it's like I'm there but not. :D It makes the picture feel almost like it's moving and The Halo is also a very nice touch :P

geez. novel much?

cool

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May 11, 2012
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