In the winter the crusaders were affected by floods and disease, and the siege dragged on throughout 1219, when Francis of Assisi arrived to attempt to negotiate a truce.
到了冬天十字军受到洪水和疾病的影响，围攻拖过了整个1219年，此时亚西西的方济各（Francis of Assisi）抵达试图谈判停战。