Godwin told him his name, and the name of his father, who lived, he said, at a little distance in the wood.

While he was answering the question, he gazed very earnestly at the stranger, and then told him that he perceived that he was a Dane--a fugitive, he supposed, from the battle.

Ulf, thus finding that he could not be concealed, begged Godwin not to betray him.

He acknowledged that he was a Dane, and that he had made his escape from the battle, and he wished, he said, to find his way to the Danish ships in the Severn.

He begged Godwin to conduct him there.
Godwin replied by saying that it was unreasonable and absurd for a Dane to expect guidance and protection from a Saxon.
Ulf offered Godwin all sorts of rewards if he would leave his herd and conduct him to a place of safety.