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Noble Pursuits.

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After generations of devastating war, England had found itself at peace.

And that leads to a question that we haven't had to ask in a while.

What did the Anglo-Saxons actually do during peace time?

Well, for the regular Freeman, which was the vast majority of the population, this is

actually a fairly straightforward question with a straightforward answer.

Peace meant that their obligations to the fird suddenly lessened, which gave them more

time to take care of matters at home.

So you might imagine that they were spending more time with their families and friends,

more time probably in the fields working, and generally doing the sort of thing that they

didn't have much time to take care of during the decades of war.

Unfortunately, we don't know any specifics because the deeply classed society of the Anglo-Saxon

meant that none of these details were considered important enough to record.

However, peace time likely had a profound effect upon average people.

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