[1] The battle ended with no decisive victory for the invaders as they were unable to take the stronghold.
In spring 1211, a larger objective for the Livonian Brothers of the Sword was to take the stronghold of Viljandi.
Some of the prisoners were brought in front of the stronghold where they were killed to frighten the defenders, before being cast off into the moat.
With the bricole they threw rocks into the stronghold day and night, inflicting relatively serious damage.
Because there was a lack of water, many wounded and killed in the stronghold, the elders were willing to make peace with the besiegers.