Viking Medicine by Rob Shackleford

Apr 10, 2021
Viking Medicine by Rob Shackleford Why Vikings? Who Were the Vikings? What did Vikings Look Like? Viking Ginger Connection Vikings Dirty and Unkempt Viking Hygiene Viking Clothes - Looking Good! Viking Men's wear Viking Women's Wear Vikings Loved Bling Part 1 Viking Jewellery Part 2 Inked Up - Vikings and Tattoos Were Vikings Inked?  Part 2 Viking Health Viking Teeth   The Viking Age was from the 8th to the 11th Centuries. If you were to travel back to that time, as described in my novel Traveller Inceptio, the greatest difference would be in the ability to receive effective medical…
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“Old Woman Island” – a short story by Rob Shackleford

Mar 22, 2020
Old Woman Island By Rob Shackleford   Keith’s reaction was predictable, that mix of hope that what I told him was true, and that the tale was real, and, of course, tinged with doubt. “Are you sure?” he asked dubiously, his face screwed up with his old policeman’s tendency to weigh the truth on whatever anyone told him. I could imagine, in his mind’s eye, the scales held at arm’s length by Themis, the blindfolded goddess of justice, were beginning to tilt into the realms of falsehood. “I have no idea,” I added quickly, almost reassuringly as I also wanted…
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Travelling with Traveller Inceptio – Faces of New Zealand -2 – by Rob Shackleford

Mar 10, 2020
Travelling with Traveller Inceptio - Faces of New Zealand -2 - by Rob Shackleford Other Travelling NZ Blogs 1 - Christchurch to Oamaru 2 - To Dunedin 3 - To Bluff 4 - To Milford Sound 5 - Queenstown and the Wild West Coast 6 - Arthur's Pass to Lake Tekapo 7 - Mt Cook 8 - Kiwi Food 9 - Faces of NZ - 1 10 - Faces of NZ - 2   Travelling in New Zealand with my honey, Deborah-Jane Mackay, and my novel Traveller Inceptio, means we see some amazing places, meet fabulous people (because Kiwis are…
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