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'''St Albans Haunted Battle Site''' | |||
St Albans was the scene of two particularly bloody battles fought in its streets during the Wars of the Roses. In the years after the two battles one house was said to ring with the clash of steel on the anniversary of the battle. The Abbey Green is also said to be haunted, it is the location where Henry the VI forces were defeated in 1455. | |||
'''Dragon Legend''' | |||
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Dragon Legend''' | |||
This is the scene of one of Britain’s oldest dragon legends. Abbot Ealdred of St Albans, who succeeded office in 1007, rebuilt his abbey using the ruins of Verulamium, a Roman city nearby. During the course of the demolitions he was said to have flattened the lair of the dragon of Wormenhert. There is no information on the dragon itself, or on what it was doing whilst the Abbot destroyed its den. (From an article by Richard Freeman) | This is the scene of one of Britain’s oldest dragon legends. Abbot Ealdred of St Albans, who succeeded office in 1007, rebuilt his abbey using the ruins of Verulamium, a Roman city nearby. During the course of the demolitions he was said to have flattened the lair of the dragon of Wormenhert. There is no information on the dragon itself, or on what it was doing whilst the Abbot destroyed its den. (From an article by Richard Freeman) | ||