Wendish Crusade (1147) Bernard did not actually preach the Wendish Crusade, but he did write a letter that advocated subduing this group of Western Slavs so that they should not be an obstacle to the Second Crusade. He was for battling them "until such a time as, by God's help, they shall either be converted or deleted". A decree issued in Frankfurt stated that the letter should be proclaimed widely and read aloud, so that "the letter functioned as a sermon."Beverly Kienzle (2001): Bernard of Clairvaux, the 1143/44 Sermons and the 1145 Preaching Mission: From the Domestic to the Lord’s Vineyard. In: Cistercians, Heresy and Crusade in Occitania, 1145–1229: Preaching in the Lord’s Vineyard. Boydell & Brewer, pp. 81-82.
wendish crusade (1147) bernard did not actually preach the wendish crusade but he did write a letter that advocated subduing this group of western slavs so that they should not be an obstacle to the second crusade he was for battling them "until such a time as by god's help they shall either be converted or deleted" a decree issued in frankfurt stated that the letter should be proclaimed widely and read aloud so that "the letter functioned as a sermon"beverly kienzle (2001) bernard of clairvaux the 1143/44 sermons and the 1145 preaching mission from the domestic to the lord’s vineyard in cistercians heresy and crusade in occitania 1145–1229 preaching in the lord’s vineyard boydell & brewer pp 81-82