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St. George and the Dragon.
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Man who appears commonly on inn signs, sometimes in connection with the Black's, or Moor's, Head. The Peakland ritual dances preserve this character as a May or Morris King, while the Black is usually a witch with a broom.

When the Black Prince is called the Prince of Turkey, he is perhaps, not unnaturally, confused with Christmas fare.


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