What did the Normans do in peacetime? How did you feel about the war?

What did the Normans do in peacetime? How did you feel about the war? What are their strengths in the war? Who are their main opponents?

In peacetime, the Normans were engaged in agriculture, went to fish and beat the beast in the forests. They also prepared supplies and their ships for the next sea voyages. The Vikings took the war very seriously, it was believed that only a warrior killed in battle could get to Valhalla. Their strengths in the war were their hardened sea voyages and surprise. Their main opponents were all the northern peoples of Europe: the French, Anglo-Saxons, etc.