What did the Anglo-Saxons do to entertain themselves?

Thank you for the A2A, Anne. Mark Errington's answer is as excellent as you would expect, because he is the real expert on this sort of thing (I am just a complete amateur). One or two very small things to add, though. read more

Eventually the Anglo-Saxons conquered all of what is now called England, but it was divided into at least seven English speaking kingdoms for a long time. These Anglo-Saxon kingdoms are known as the Heptarchy and were Wessex, Essex, Sussex, East Anglia, Kent, Mercia and Northumbria.. read more

The Anglo-Saxons enjoyed horse racing, hunting, feasting and music-making. They played dice and board games such as draughts and chess. Entertainmentduring feasts included listening to a harp being played and juggling balls and knives. read more

And they most certainly DID have a written language! anglo-Saxon poetry still survives, including Beowulf for example. And some of their riddles have survived, like this one from the 7th century for example: 'Multicoloured in hue, I flee the sky and the deep earth. There is no place for me on the ground, nor in any part of the poles. read more