Thoughtful Dane
@thoughtfuldane.bsky.social
Story Teller, Game Designer, Photographer. Check out my latest micro game Petroglyph: Memory with a twist https://thoughtfuldane.com/games/petroglyph
Koenix or Vargland? I'm heading out to Medeltidsveckan soon. I can probably fit in one evening concert, but which one to choose? Watching Koenix live last year was fun, should I do a repeat or should I check out Vargland?
I visited the open air museum Skansen in Stockholm this week, for the first time. I would love to love it but I found it lacking. thoughtfuldane.com/2026/07/31/s...
Skansen: Not a five star attraction - Thoughtful Dane
What makes a museum great? I am at Skansen, Stockholm’s traditional open air museum and I’m not feeling it. I expected a five star attraction. It’s not. And I’m trying to understand why. I paid kr 305...
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A rune stone from Uppland shows one of the most common rune stone phrases "God preserve his soul", a phrase you will also find in my brain burner, Futhark Puzzle. (Norslundastenen now at Skansen, Stockholm) #futhark
The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
Today I picked a different route than usual to cross Stockholm Old Town. View from Själagårdsgatan/Svartmangatan. #stockholm #gamlastan
I stumbled upon an abandoned phone booth when hiking in the country side some time ago. Where most phone booths in Sweden had been dismantled or repurposed, there is strange beauty in this forgotten time capsule. When was the last time you used one of these? #photography
Pictures from Trollhättan and the twin table mountains of Halleberg and Hunneberg at Lake Vänern from our visit last week. thoughtfuldane.com/2026/07/28/t...
Trollhättan and the twin table mountains - Thoughtful Dane
My sister lives in Jutland in Denmark. After moving to Stockholm we don't get to see each other a lot but we try to make it happen at least once per year. This time we agreed to meet up over the summe...
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Next week it's time for Medeltidsveckan, a yearly festival in Visby on Gotland that celebrates all things Medieval. www.medeltidsveckan.se #medeltidsveckan #visby #gotland
Medeltidsveckan på Gotland – Världens bästa medeltid sedan 1984
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Today's blog post about the Bronze Age rock carvings at Tanum. thoughtfuldane.com/2026/07/27/t...
The Tanum Rock Carvings - Thoughtful Dane
In a beautiful Swedish mountain scape that you drive through on the freeway on the way to Norway, lies a Word Heritage Site with spectacular Bronze Age rock carvings. To go there was top of my list fo...
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A single drone unit escaped Naboo before Anakin blew up the control station.
Could the same happen in Sweden? @mathiasstahle.bsky.social
Erik Holten@holtenher.bsky.social · 3w agoBorgarjournalistikk: Når ein person på ein kveld og ei natt kan fylle rolla åt heile redaksjonar. Kven av dei norske media – der verksemder og tilsette enno har greitt betalt – har fått belyst rekkjehusbrannen i Krogstadelva som @matthijs1000.bsky.social? ukas-interesse.vercel.app/krokstadelva...
Here’s a reminder about one of the most important results of the past fourrteen years of ancient DNA research. Northern Europe was overrun by plague-spreading steppe nomads less than 5000 years ago, causing an almost complete population replacement. It’s a 1492 event. Everybody knows that us […]
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Story and pictures from our three day hike through Botkyrka, Sweden. thoughtfuldane.com/2026/07/17/h... #botkyrka #sörmlandsleden #hiking
Hiking Sörmlandsleden through Botkyrka - Thoughtful Dane
The weather forecast promised warm sunny days and asked my oldest if he would join me for a hike. We had canceled a planned hike due to rain earlier this summer. The idea this time was to hike from th...
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Pictures from Södermalm, Stockholm. thoughtfuldane.com/2026/07/14/s...
Södermalm - Thoughtful Dane
A friend from Denmark visited with his family. They stayed at a hotel a short walk south west of the centre of Stockholm, which gave me an excuse to further explore Södermalm, the island south of Old ...
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Skinnarviksberget is a popular spot to watch the sunset on a beautiful summer evening like today.
Do you also always mix up your ᛘ and ᛦ and your ᚾ and ᛅ when translating rune inscriptions? No more! Solve the Futhark Puzzle Challenge and upgrade your Futhark skills this summer! thoughtfuldane.com/wp-content/u... #futhark #puzzle
Working on a version of #petroglyph for Norrköping Stadsmuseum using local rock art. Petroglyph is Memory with a twist: A great souvenir that is also a fun game.
Friendly reminder: In three weeks you can play Gotlandia at Medeltidsveckan in Visby. Come and say hi if you are there!
