According to Bernard of Clairvaux, the goal of the crusade was to battle the pagan Slavs "until such a time as, by God's help, they shall either be converted or deleted".
Segundo Bernardo de Claraval, o obxectivo da cruzada era combater os eslavos pagáns "ata o momento en que, coa axuda de Deus, eles sexan convertidos ou eliminados".