'To the Gula-thing,' said Atli,
'I will come, and we can there speak of this matter.'
Hereupon Egil with his comrades went away.
He went north to Sogn, then into Aurland to Thord,
his wife's kinsman, and there he stayed till the Gula-thing.
And when men came to the Thing, then came Egil thither.
Atli the Short was also there.
They began to declare their cause,
and pleaded it before those who were to judge.
Egil made his demand of money due,
but Atli offered against it as a lawful defence the oath of twelve men that he, Atli, had in keeping no money that belonged to Egil.
And when Atli went before the court with his twelve who would swear,
then went Egil to meet him, and said that he would not accept
Atli's oaths for his own property.
'I will offer you other law, that we do battle here at the Thing,
and he shall have the property who wins the victory.'