text_original: He would have been hewn in pieces at the first onslaught, had he not had the lucky forethought to wrap his mantle loosely around his left arm, so that the greater part of his furious opponent's blows were foiled by this floating shield. Thus for some 326 HANS OF ICELAND. moments both made useless though tremendous efforts to wound each other.
text_transcription: HE WOULD HAVE BEEN EWN IN PIECES AT THE FIRST ONSLAUGHT HAD HE NOT HAD THE LUCKY FORETHOUGHT TO WRAP HIS MANTLE LOOSELY AROUND HIS LEFT ARM SO THAT THE GREATER PART OF HIS FURIOUS OPPONENT'S BLOWS WERE FOILED BY THIS FLOATING SHIELD THUS FOR SOME MOMENTS BOTH MADE USELESS THOUGH TREMENDOUS EFFORTS TO WOUND EACH OTHER
phonemes: hiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn hjˈuːn ɪn pˈiːsᵻz æt ðə fˈɜːst ˈɑːnslɔːt, hæd hiː nˌɑːt hæd ðə lˈʌki fˈɔːɹθɔːt tə ɹˈæp hɪz mˈæntəl lˈuːsli ɚɹˈaʊnd hɪz lˈɛft ˈɑːɹm, sˌoʊ ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz fjˈʊɹɹiəs əpˈoʊnənts blˈoʊz wɜː fˈɔɪld baɪ ðɪs flˈoʊɾɪŋ ʃˈiːld. ðˈʌs fɔːɹ sˌʌm θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. mˈoʊmənts bˈoʊθ mˌeɪd jˈuːsləs ðˌoʊ tɹəmˈɛndəs ˈɛfɚts tə wˈuːnd ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.