Biorn, on this same accursed, and now, by God's help, shivered boar's head, thou didst lay thy hand when thou didst swear to sacrifice any inhabitants of the German towns that should fall into thy power.

And Gotthard Lenz came, and Rudlieb came, driven on these shores by the storm.

What didst thou then do, O savage Biorn?
What did ye do at his bidding, ye who were keeping the Yule feast with him?
Try your fortune on me.

The Lord will be with me, as He was with those holy men.

To arms, and--" (he turned to his warriors) "let our battle-cry be Gotthard and Rudlieb!" Then Biorn let drop his drawn sword, then his followers paused, and none among the Norwegians dared lift his eyes from the ground.