YEC and Beowulf: It's verse than you think

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History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 24 October 2012

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

There are those who believe the Earth is only about 6000 years old. They believe that the evidence for this is all in the Bible, but as we’ve discussed on MonsterTalk before, they still seek confirmatory evidence from other works. So it was only a matter of time before someone suggested that the epic poem Beowulf helps prove that (a) the earth is indeed very, very young and (b) that the monsters in the poem Beowulf were dinosaurs. Hard to believe? Tune in as we talk to skeptic and Humanities researcher Eve Siebert about the most surprising interpretation of this classic story you’re likely to hear. READ episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
0:05.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.
0:09.0	Christmas is great, but there's loads of ways to make it better.
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0:57.0	Chances are, you've heard the story of Beowulf.
1:01.0	It's a great story about a hero who comes to save a king whose
1:05.6	hall is being savaged by a terrible monster called Grendel. Beowulf defeats
1:10.8	Grendel only to discover his mother,
1:13.6	Grendel's mother, that is, is an even worse monster.
1:16.7	But then Bea wolf defeats her too.
1:19.0	And then years later he has to battle a terrible dragon
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