Knight Errant: The story begins with the Red Cross Knight riding across a plain, bound on a great adventure, sent by the Queen of the Fairies to fight the dragon.Both times he's looked after and prayed for by Una, recovering to fight again. Heroic Second Wind: Twice the knight is gravely wounded.Heroes Want Redheads: The knight is smitten with red-haired Una after he sees her when she's changed into a fine dress on coming home, and he readily agrees to marry her, becoming king after her father ( once he fulfills his quest, that is), but beforehand the knight didn't appear to have noticed her at all that way.He says that eventually the knight will go there, but only after he's done his duty on Earth. Heaven: The old hermit gives the knight a glimpse of a shining city in the clouds which is clearly this.Damsel Errant: Princess Una traveled a long, long way before she found the Red Cross Knight. As a result, she returns with a knight who pledges to fight it for her. The Champion: Una set out alone from the safety of the castle walls to look for a champion who would face the terrible dragon.A book by Margaret Hodges, a partial retelling of the epic poem The Faerie Queene written by Edmund Spenser, specifically the portion about the legendary dragon-slayer Saint George.
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