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    Review by 'Jan Conradie' in 'Season 2 of my other story, about a time-traveler in Saxon UK'

  2. The Tonsil Storm by Jan Conradie

    Season 2 of my other story, about a time-traveler in Saxon UK

    5 August is the 1110th anniversary of the Battle of Wodensfield: My TimeTravel videos in Saxon UK (YouTube) reached Episode 60 (Recap,Season2); I will post the actual battle (Episode 75, Series 3) on 5 August to commemmorate; These are speed-reading videos containing brief text with photos or...
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    5August=1110years since Wodensfield:My TimeTravel videos@Saxon...

    5August=1110years since Wodensfield:My TimeTravel videos@Saxon UK(uTube)Episode60(Recap,Season2);https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urznu3xgbZ8
  4. The Tonsil Storm by Jan Conradie

    Time-traveler to the year 910 AD

    Greetings! My OTHER story, about which the debate exploded here in October 2019 regarding Saxon swords and armour, is being published now on Youtube instead, all 100 episodes of it accompanied by my own original music. Here is a summary of the first 35 episodes: Wodensfield (copyrighted) is a...
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    Bullets vs Breastplate

    Thank you Auror, I concur that a .38 special long-barrel revolver with the right ammunition would be good enough. In my view magic makes it too easy. But that's just me, it is clear that the current trend in books is against me. What I am embroiled in with constructing this story, is how to use...
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    Success with Goodreads Giveaways?

    This is kind of discussion is really helpful, thanks.
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    So Baen books rejected my manuscript, who should I try next?

    What you should next is Know That You Are In Good Company.
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    Arrows vs armour

    This kind of discussion is really helpful, thanks.
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    We hit a milestone! 1,000+ newsletter subscribers.

    Impressive!
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    Hello from Jan Conradie

    Postscript: Before I leave and sleek off dejectedly, a note: If there are discerning readers here who are now worried about this, here are such small shieldwall skirmishes by Bernard Cornwell who can analyze the 2 surviving historic sources (Saxon Chronicles and Bishop Asser) whereas I cannot...
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    Hello from Jan Conradie

    I doubt that "minor engagement in the summer of 1066" would qualify as a "small shield-wall skirmish" that had to be fought to the end? (Though 4000 Saxons died and 'the soldiers of the royal household fought to the end.") Why then use Hastings to throw shade on my statement about small...
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    "One does not have to say 'Cheers' to end a conversation after the Apocalypse."

    "One does not have to say 'Cheers' to end a conversation after the Apocalypse."
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    Hello from Jan Conradie

    Hi In the small 10th century shieldwall battles I've read, they fight to the end. Maybe Bernard Cornwell is wrong about that, but I wouldn't bet on it. I've not found a better source yet on how they fought. In this scene as explained, Godspeller Jan only improves the odds by gunfire until the...
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    Thanks for the good advice, skip.knox. He wants to protect the Aetheling who is among the group with him (Athelstan is the boy holding their horses). The Danes realized this group escaped the main battle and were sent to track and destroy them. The protagonist, who seemed unimportant to them...
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    Bullets vs Breastplate

    Hi Auror Psychotick, You are remarkably, astonishingly close (reading my mind?): This guy IS equipped with a lighter, fire-starters and a few other provisions. The gun is not there to slow down the battle, the gun is there to help him survive long enough in order to fulfill his quest. Typically...
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