Mapwork for Beowulf

Here is a list of mapwork activites that can be used when studying Beowulf. Use a map of Scandanavia, or Denmark. I like the free outline maps at the National Geographic website.

I. Find and label:

• Denmark
• Sweden
• The Frisian (or North Frisian) Islands
• Kattegat (body of water)
• Kieler Bucht (body of water)
• Flads River
• Varde River
• Islands of Fyn, Sjoelland, Lolland, and Bornholm
• Copenhagen (capital of Denmark)

II. Put Beowulf on the map:

• Draw a castle icon where Heorot may have been.
• Label the "Land of the Geats"
• Using a dotted line and ship icon, show a route that Beowulf may have taken when he voyaged from his land to the land of the Danes.
• Draw a cross to show a possible burial place for Beowulf.

Have fun! I recommend using fine black marker or pencil for Part I, and colored pencils for Part II. Remember to shade bodies of water in blue, and land forms in a contrasting color.