The following day he announced that Iceland was to become Christian, with the condition that old laws concerning the exposure of infants and the eating of horseflesh would remain, and that private pagan worship be permitted.
Den følgende dag annoncerede han, at Island skulle blive kristent, dog under den betingelse at de gamle love vedrørende udsættelse af spædbørn og spisning af hestekød fortsat skulle respekteres samt at hedenske ritualer stadig skulle være tilladte indenfor privatsfæren.