Arinbjorn thanked the king with many fair words for the honour and
friendship that he had shown him. Then they two,
Arinbjorn and Egil, went back to Arinbjorn's house.
After that Arinbjorn bade horses be made ready for his people.
He rode away with Egil, and a hundred fully armed men with him.
Arinbjorn rode with that force till they came to king Athelstan,
where they were well received.
The king asked Egil to remain with him,
and inquired how it had gone between him and king Eric.
Whereupon Egil sang:

'Egil his eyes black-browed
From Eric, raven's friend,
Welcomed. Wise help therein
Wife's loyal kin lent.
My head, throne of helmet,
An heritage noble,
As erst, from rough rainstorm
To rescue I knew.'

But at the parting of Arinbjorn and Egil,
Egil gave Arinbjorn those two gold rings that king Athelstan had given him,
whereof each weighed a mark.
And Arinbjorn gave Egil the sword called Dragvandill.
This had been given to Arinbjorn by Thorolf Skallagrimsson;
but before that Skallagrim had received it from Thorolf his brother;
but to Thorolf the sword was given by Grim Shaggy-skin,
son of Kettle Hæing. Kettle Hæing had owned the sword and used it in
his single combats, and no sword was there more biting.
Egil and Arinbjorn parted with much affection.
Arinbjorn went home to king Eric at York;
but Egil's comrades and shipmates had good peace there, and disposed of their cargo under Arinbjorn's protection.
But as winter wore on they moved south to England and joined Egil.