 He claimed his youthful arrogance had been responsible for his sins and blamed his advisors for his acts.Siegfried of Mainz, Anno of Cologne, Rudolf of Rheinfelden, Berthold of Zähringen and other German aristocrats came to Gerstungen to begin negotiations with the Saxon leaders in October 1073.They tried to persuade Henry to redress the Saxons' grievances, but he was determined to crush the revolt.