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  • (Homeward) The Man Who Came Early by Poul Anderson

    From jdnicoll@jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) to rec.arts.sf.written on Tue Feb 17 14:13:47 2026
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    The Man Who Came Early by Poul Anderson

    What hope has 10th century Icelandic culture against an armed and
    moderately educated 20th century American?

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/day-is-done
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  • From Lee Gleason@lee.gleason@comcast.net to rec.arts.sf.written on Tue Feb 17 09:58:26 2026
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    On 2/17/2026 8:13 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    The Man Who Came Early by Poul Anderson

    What hope has 10th century Icelandic culture against an armed and
    moderately educated 20th century American?

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/day-is-done

    I always like to contrast this story with the Randall Garrett story
    "Frost and Thunder", where things go very differently for the time
    traveler with a gun.

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