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| Keywords: Mgarter.jpg The Great George and Collar of the Garter ” The Order of the Garter was formed by Edward III perhaps in imitation of King Arthur ™s Knights of the Round Table The motto of the Order of the Garter is Honi soit qui mal y pense Shamed be he who thinks evil of it St George is looked upon as the patron of the order for he typifies the higher nature of man overcoming the dragon of his own lower nature While St George is supposed to have lived during the third century it is probable that he was a mythological personage borrowed from pagan mythology as in Scandinavia where he is commonly identified with Sigurd the Dragonslayer http //www prs org/gallery-rosicr htm From Ashmole ™s Order of the Garter http //www prs org/gallery-rosicr htm pd-old Insignia of the Order of the Garter 5 Collar of the Order of the Garter Template artwork possible Uploads by Mattes from external sources | ||||
