Staff profile

• Durham Medieval Drama Group
• Durham medieval texts
• Old Norse literature (esp. mythological poetry)
• Old and Middle English poetry
• medieval acting style
• records of early English drama

Authored book

• Meeting the Other in Norse Myth and Legend
  McKinnell, J. (2005). Meeting the Other in Norse Myth and Legend. D.S. Brewer
• Runes, Magic and Religion. A Sourcebook
  McKinnell, J., Simek, R., & Düwel, K. (2004). Runes, Magic and Religion. A Sourcebook. Fassbaender
• The Sequence of the Sacrament at Durham.
  McKinnell, J. (1998). The Sequence of the Sacrament at Durham. University of Teeside
• Both One and Many: Essays on Change and Variety in Late Norse Heathenism
  McKinnell, J., & Ruggerini, M. (1994). Both One and Many: Essays on Change and Variety in Late Norse Heathenism. Calamo

Chapter in book

• 'Modern Productions of Medieval English Drama'.
  McKinnell, J. (2011). 'Modern Productions of Medieval English Drama'. In R. Beadle (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre. (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press
• The Fantasy Giantess: Brana in 'Hálfdanar saga Brönufóstra'.
  McKinnell, J. (2009). The Fantasy Giantess: Brana in 'Hálfdanar saga Brönufóstra'. In Á. Jakobsson, A. Lassen, & A. Ney (Eds.), Fornaldarsagaerne: Myter og Virkelighed. Museum Tusculanum
• 'Hamðismál'.
  McKinnell, J. (2007). 'Hamðismál'. In A. Faulkes (Ed.), 'A New Introduction to Old Norse. Part II - Reader' (363-382). (4th ed.). Viking Society for Northern Research
• 'Why did Christians Continue to Find Pagan Myths Useful?'.
  McKinnell, J. (2007). 'Why did Christians Continue to Find Pagan Myths Useful?'. In J. P. Schjødt, P. Hermann, & R. T. Kristensen (Eds.), Reflections on Old Norse Myths. Brepols Publishers
• 'The Narrator as Everyone's Voice: A Project to Produce the Ecerinis of Albertino Mussato'.
  McKinnell, J. (2007). 'The Narrator as Everyone's Voice: A Project to Produce the Ecerinis of Albertino Mussato'. In P. Butterfield (Ed.), The Narrator, the Expositor, and the Prompter in European Medieval Theatre. Brepols Publishers
• Encounters with Völur
  McKinnell, J. (2003). Encounters with Völur. In M. C. Ross (Ed.), Old Norse myths, literature and society (110-131). University Press of Southern Denmark
• ‘Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Hyndluljóð’
  McKinnell, J. (2002). ‘Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Hyndluljóð’. In R. Simek, & W. Heizmann (Eds.), Mythological Women. Studies in Memory of Lotte Motz (265-290)
• Ögmundar þáttr: Versions, Structure and Ideology
  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
  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
• Eddic Poetry in Anglo-Scandinavian Northern England
  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

Edited book

• The Fantastic in Old Norse / Icelandic Literature. Sagas and the British Isles. Preprint Papers of the 13th International Saga Conference, Durham and York, 6th-12th August, 2006.
  McKinnell, J., Ashurst, D., & Kick, D. (Eds.). (2006). The Fantastic in Old Norse / Icelandic Literature. Sagas and the British Isles. Preprint Papers of the 13th International Saga Conference, Durham and York, 6th-12th August, 2006. University of Durham, Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Journal Article

• Wisdom from the dead : the Ljóðatal section of Hávamál.
  McKinnell, J. (2007). Wisdom from the dead : the Ljóðatal section of Hávamál. Medium ævum, 76, 85-115
• Hávamál B: A Poem of Sexual Intrigue
  McKinnell, J. (2005). Hávamál B: A Poem of Sexual Intrigue. Saga-book, 29(2005), 83-114
• ‘On Heiðr’
  McKinnell, J. (2001). ‘On Heiðr’. Saga-book, 25(4), 394-417
• Myth as Therapy: the Usefulness of Brymskvida
  McKinnell, J. (2000). Myth as Therapy: the Usefulness of Brymskvida. Medium ævum, 69(1), 1-20
• The Medieval pageant waggons at York : their orientation and height.
  McKinnell, J. (2000). The Medieval pageant waggons at York : their orientation and height. Early Theatre, 3(1), 79-104
• The Medieval Pageant Wagons at York: their Orientation and Height
  McKinnell, J. (2000). The Medieval Pageant Wagons at York: their Orientation and Height. Early Theatre, 3, 79-104

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Hick Scorner [John McKinnell (production director); David Williams (video director)]
  McKinnell, J., & Williams, D. (2004). Hick Scorner [John McKinnell (production director); David Williams (video director)]
• Nature (ca. 1495),
  Medwall, H. (2001). Nature (ca. 1495),