According to the story, this "drawing of lots" was quite informative, telling them that attacking Birka would bring bad luck and that they should attack a Slavic town instead.
Ifølge denne beretning var en sådan "lodtrækning" var ganske informativt, da den fortalte, at et angreb på Birka kunne ville bringe uheld, og at de i stedet skulle angribe en slavisk by.