But Halfden spoke.
"All men's customs are not alike, and a stranger has his own ways." But Ingvar's face was black with rage, and not heeding Halfden, he shouted: "Set the man before me." No man stirred, for indeed I think that most of our crew knew not who was meant, and those near me would, as Halfden told me, say nought.
Then said Ingvar to Rorik: "Point the man to me." Then Rorik pointed to me.

So I stood forth of my own accord, not looking at him, but at Ingvar.
"So," said the jarl, harshly, "you dare to dishonour Thor ?" I answered boldly, feeling very strong in the matter.
"I dishonour no man's religion, Jarl, neither yours nor my own." "You did no honour to the Asir," he said sternly.
"Thor and Odin are not the gods I worship," I answered.
"I know.

You are one of those who have left the gods of your fathers." Then one of our men, who had stood next to me, spoke for me, as he thought.
"I saw Wulfric sign Thor's hammer even now.

What more does any man want from a Saxon ?" Thereat Ingvar scowled, knowing, as I think, what this was.
"You claim to be truth teller," he said; "did you sign Thor's hammer ?" "I did not," I answered.
Then Halfden came to my side.
"Let Wulfric go his own way, brother.

What matters it what gods he worships so long as he is good warrior and true man, as I and my men know him to be ?" So he looked round on the faces of my comrades, and they answered in many ways that this was so.