1. Beowulf Notecards
Due Friday

2. You should have the following cards:
People to know:
Beowulf
Hrothgar
Wealhtheow
Unferth
Hygelac
Wiglaf
Place to know:
Heorot Hall
Grendel’s Home
Words to know:
Funerals
Kennings
Fire
Swords
Monsters to know:
Grendel
Grendel’s Mom
Dragon
Ideas to know:
7 Deadly Sins
7 Virtues
Wyrd
Comitatus

3. For the cards about a person:
Name
Nationality
Role/brief description
Think about what is special about the character, or makes him/her stand out from others.

4. For the cards about places:
Name of the Place
Who lives there?
Brief description of place, what happened there

5. For the cards about words:
The word
Definition
Examples (if applicable)
Importance of word or concept

6. For the cards about the monsters:
Name
Significance of monster
Monster’s motivation for attacking, and what the monster attacks

7. For the cards about ideas:
Definition/explanation
Examples (if applicable)
Importance of idea (if applicable)