And the sword condemns Beorn, but there are many ways in which it might be bloodstained in that affair.

Now, were these two robbers, I would hold that they were fighting over division of booty, but they are honourable men.

Wherefore I will have one more witness who knows not how to lie.

Fetch the dog." So they brought Lodbrok's dog, which the serfs had with them, and they loosed it.

It ran to his body first and cried over it, pulling his coat with its paws and licking his face, so that it was pitiful to see it, and there were women present who wept thereat.
Then it left him and came to me, thrusting its nose into my hand, but I would not notice it, for justice's sake; but when it saw Beorn, it bristled up, flying at his throat so that he fell under it, and the guards had much ado in getting it off, and one was bitten.
"The dog condemns Beorn," said the earl, "but Wulfric bred it." After that he would have no more witness; but now should each of us lay hand on the body and swear that he was guiltless.
They brought a book of the Holy Gospels and put it on Lodbrok's breast, and first I laid my hand thereon, looking into the quiet face of the man whose life I had saved, and sware truly.
Then must Beorn confess or swear falsely, and I looked at him and his cheek was pale.