Caludon Castle bithplace of St. George

The legend goes...George was born to Lord Albert at Caludon Castle and whilst in the nursery was stolen by a witch and imprisoned. Research finds a Gilbert in 1241 but no Albert at Caludon.
According to the Chapbook The Seven Champions of Christendom written by Richard Johnson in 1608, the witch Cabala had already stolen six of the seven champions. The six were St. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. David of Wales and St. Andrew of Scotland. The seventh champion was George and Cabala stole into his nursery where she could recognize the child by his golden garter on his left leg and by the markings of the red cross on his right arm and green dragon on his breast. Having stole the baby George Cabala imprisoned him with the other champions where they grew to be young men.

As George grew older Cabala fell for his charm and desired to marry him so she gave him gifts to try to persuade him to stay, one of the gifts was the great horse of Alexander the Great, Bucephalous. Unfortunately, for her, she also gave him her wand telling him to use it as he would so when Cabala retired to a cave to feast on babies George waved it three times and sealed her in the cavern. George then freed the other heroes and off they went on their seperate ways and onto greater glories.
George went to either Egypt or Libya where a dragon was terrorising the people. To try to appease the dragon they fed it with two sheep everyday and when there was not enough sheep drew lots and gave the dragon young girls instead. When George heard of this he rode to the dragons cave and on being attacked and thrown from his horse by the dragon drew his sword and speared it in the neck killing it.

The King had promised that whoever killed the dragon could marry his daughter the princess Sabra, however the king was not to keen on a Christian marrying his daughter and set twelve assassins on George who promptly dispatched the lot. The next trick was to send George to the Sultan of Persia with a letter telling the Sultan to kill the bearer. On arrival at the palace the Sultan threw George into prison with two lions, George broke his bonds and killed the lions, the Sultan was so impressed he spared his life but left him imprisoned.
George escaped after seven years and disguised himself as a beggar and when the princess Sabra distributing alms amongst the poor recognised him they fled to Constantinople where George took part in a Grand Tournament which he won. George married his princess and returned to Coventry with her.

Back in Coventry George had three sons, one of whom was reputed to be Guy of Warwick who later killed the giant dun cow at Dunsmore Heath (see below).
After the death of his wife, George went to Jeruselem on a pilgrimage where he performed many other great deeds and after a while returned home to Coventry.
George then fought another dragon either at Dunsmore Heath (see Guy of Warwick above) or in a cavern under Hill Top (now in Coventry City centre). Both stories say that George died from injuries in the battle and was buried in state at Caludon Castle.