At that point a Christian civil servant named Ibn Sam’un, who lived in the town, intervened to help negotiate between the two sides. After some deliberation, the Rus’ agreed to a sum of twenty dirhams for each person’s ransom. Ibn Miskawayh reported that the more intelligent among the Muslims agreed, while others refused on the basis that this would imply they were worth the same as Christians.
Finally, having realised the money would not be forthcoming, Rus' resorted to a massacre. Nor did the women and boys get off lightly, being subjected to rape and enslavement.
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