John Mckinnell's Outputs (5)

‘On Heiðr’ (2001)
Journal Article
McKinnell, J. (2001). ‘On Heiðr’. Saga-book, 25(4), 394-417

This article considers the enigmatic figure of Heiðr in the Old Norse mythological poem 'Völuspá' and concludes that she is the narrator of the poem, that her name means 'heath', and that she is not the same figure as Gullveig 'the gold lady' (i.e. t... Read More about ‘On Heiðr’.

Nature (ca. 1495), (2001)
Digital Artefact
Medwall, H. (2001). Nature (ca. 1495),. [[Media unknown]]

Video of a live performance by Durham Medieval Theatre Co of Henry Medwall's morality play 'Nature' (ca. 1495), (second modern production, first in Europe). John McKinnell (production director) David Williams (video director)

Eddic Poetry in Anglo-Scandinavian Northern England (2001)
Book Chapter
McKinnell, J. (2001). Eddic Poetry in Anglo-Scandinavian Northern England. In J. Graham-Campbell, R. Hall, J. Jesch, & D. Parsons (Eds.), Vikings and the Danelaw. Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress (327-344). Oxbow

Ögmundar þáttr: Versions, Structure and Ideology (2001)
Book Chapter
McKinnell, J. (2001). Ögmundar þáttr: Versions, Structure and Ideology. In Á. Egilsdóttir, & R. Simek (Eds.), Sagnaheimur. Studies in Honour of Hermann Pálsson (159-174). (Studia Medievalia Septentrionalia). Fassbaender

Significant Gestures: Two Medieval Illustrations of Classical Theatre (2001)
Book Chapter
McKinnell, J. (2001). Significant Gestures: Two Medieval Illustrations of Classical Theatre. In S. Carpenter, P. King, & P. Meredith (Eds.), Porci ante margaritam : essays in honour of Meg Twycross (289-320). University of Leicester

This article uses two important manuscript illustrations to contrast fourteenth-century ideas about the performance of classical tragedy, which were based on rather inaccurate antiquarian reconstruction, with those for the comedies of Terence, which... Read More about Significant Gestures: Two Medieval Illustrations of Classical Theatre.