The Slayer’s Slab is a medieval gravestone that, though lacking an inscription detailing the tomb’s occupant, is attributed to a local dragonslayer who rid the village of the fearsome dragon, the Knucker of Lyminster. Originally found in the graveyard of St. Mary Magdalene church in Lyminster, West Sussex, the slab was moved inside the church so as to prevent further weathering. It bears the marking of a cross over a herringbone pattern, though some claim it is in fact a knight’s sword laying upon the Knuckers rib cage in honor…
