THE LEGEND OF THE THREE BROTHERS AND OF THE HEAD OF GEORGE THE HUNGARIAN IN THE LIFE OF ST. EPHRAIM OF TORZHOK

Abstract

The Life of St. Ephraim of Torzhok is i nteresting not only because of the references to the history of Boris and Gleb, but also because of the incorporated legends about the three Hungarian brothers and the severed head of George the Hungarian. The article offers suggestions concerning the origins of these plots, and describes the dynamics of the text in its various versions; the sources of the editors’ work, as well as their methods and goals are investigated.