The population of the world is about to explode, thanks to the Muslim birth rate

Scholars have struggled in vain to unite the two halves of Beowulf into any kind of unified whole

The actors in Beowulf speak like Christians, but in many cases seem to act like pagans

J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 literary analysis of Beowulf detected only secular themes and motifs.

The 12 thanes who accompany Beowulf to battle, then flee, represent the 12 disciples.

Beowulf demonstrates how easily the church cleansed itself from the Homeric warrior-code

In the final stanza Beowulf slays the dragon, ushering in a reign of peace, symbolic of the millennium

Beowulf disarms Grendel in their initial battle over control of the Great Hall of Hrothgar

Roman retreat from Britain in 410 left the door open for the Anglo Saxon invasion from Germany

Alfred the Great defeated the Viking Guthrum in the late 800s and drove him back to Norway

Boniface cut down the Oak of Thor to win the German people to Christ in about 722 AD.

Ganelon’s appeal to the Heroic Feudal Code is forced to yield to the justice of God’s law

In accord with the Great Commission, Christ will convert the nations and conquer those who resist

The essence of the Art of War is to defeat your enemies without having to fight them.

The pacifistic spirit of Christianity is seen in Roland’s refusal to call for revenge with his Oliphant

The patriotic refrain reinforced France’s emergence as a nation-state after the Investiture Struggle.

The Song has a happy ending when Baligant responds to Charlemagne’s offer to bow to Christ.

The historical setting of the Song is an ambush near the Pass of Saragossa in the Pyrenees

The boundary between civilization and barbarism was the Rhine and Danube Rivers.

Islam made great headway in the 8^th Century, due to its message of submission.

Bede’s 6 Ages of history was a forerunner of dispensational theology.

Given his expertise on the subject of time, Bede’s advice on the dating of Easter was pivotal.

The Saxons had been invited to Britain as mercenaries by the Celts about 515.

Bede was staunchly premillennial in his approach to eschatology

The period between the Fall of Rome and Charlemagne is known as the Dark Ages

Bede resisted teaching double election, asserting that it is appointed unto man once to die.

Old Testament type-antitype symbolism proves the mark of the Beast is the social security #.

Bede had a profound influence on Charlemagne through his disciple, Alcuin.

The general rule for explaining figurative aspects of the Bible is to let the Bible interpret itself.

Bede insisted on a literal interpretation of Scripture with no subjective allegory.