The Brotherhood of the Sword was dissatisfied, that it had received, in its mind, too few lands. Thus, when Valdemar was defeated again, the Order took advantage of the situation and conquered Northern Estonia, including Tallinn, almost without a resistance.
Olukorraga polnud aga rahul Mõõgavendade ordu, mis oli saanud enda arvates liiga vähe alasid. Seetõttu kasutas ta ära olukorda, et Valdemar II oli taas lüüa saanud ja vallutasid peaaegu vastupanuta Põhja-Eesti, kaasa arvatud Tallinna.