Just finding your thread title interesting and responding to that, hope you don't mind..

A couple of things spring to mind vis-a-vis the thread title...

The first is, did you know that the Russian Church has recently made the last Anglo-Saxon King (Harold) a martyr for his defence of Orthodox England against the papist Norman invasion.

The second part is a reference to your title and refers to the landing point of the Norman Invasion, Hastings, the first shall we say Orthodox Anglo-Saxon town to fall to Rome.

Now, the banner for the house of Wessex is a Golden Dragon (carried into battle since at least 7th Cent)

So the great seal of Hastings, post Norman invasion shows St Michael slaying the dragon (house of Wessex) and the seals inscription (latin translation) "Cruel Dragon, thee the strength of Michael shall conquer"

I find it really interesting how these things keep playing themselves out...