Anglo-Saxons probably didn't have much spare time, but the richer you were, the more you had.

Children liked playing all sorts of games and with all kinds of toys.

Sports were very popular with adults: hunting, falconry, swimming, ice-skating, horse and dog racing. Horse racing is mentioned in the 'Beowulf' poem.

People liked playing dice and knucklebones (or fives). Fun board games included merels (nine men's morris), tabula (backgammon) and taefel (the king's board). Chess was known, but not very popular.

Music and dancing were a big part of Saxon life. People liked to sing and play bells, flutes, horns, trumpets, even organs, but particularly pipes (including pan-pipes). Harps have been found in rich graves like those at Sutton Hoo and Taplow.

Just like today, women liked to spend time making themselves look pretty and men liked to boast and tell tall stories. This is also mentioned in the 'Beowulf' poem.

And everyone liked to get drunk!