text_original: It is thus that the Normans, who first appeared off the coast of France as pirates in 799, won a lasting foothold there in 911. They became so strong and so civilized that about a century and a half later (in 1066) they crossed the Channel with a mighty army to conquer Eng  land.i For ten years following the gift of Normandy to Rollo, such government as there was in France was carried on wholly by the king's favorites.
text_transcription: IT IS THUS THAT THE NORMANS WHO FIRST APPEARED OFF THE COAST OF FRANCE AS PIRATES IN SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY NINE WON A LASTING FOOTHOLD THERE IN NINE HUNDRED ELEVEN THEY BECAME SO STRONG AND SO CIVILIZED THAT ABOUT A CENTURY AND A HALF LATER IN TEN SIXTY SIX THEY CROSSED THE CHANNEL WITH A MIGHTY ARMY TO CONQUER ENGLAND FOR TEN YEARS FOLLOWING THE GIFT OF NORMANDY TO ROLLAUL SUCH GOVERNMENT AS THERE WAS IN FRANCE WAS CARRIED ON WHOLLY BY THE KING'S FAVORITES
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ðˈʌs ðætðə nˈɔːɹmənz, hˌuː fˈɜːst ɐpˈɪɹd ˈɔf ðə kˈoʊst ʌv fɹˈæns æz pˈaɪɹəts ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, wˈʌn ɐ lˈæstɪŋ fˈʊthoʊld ðɛɹ ɪn nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən. ðeɪ bɪkˌeɪm sˌoʊ stɹˈɔŋ ænd sˌoʊ sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd ðæt ɐbˌaʊt ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd ɐ hˈæf lˈeɪɾɚ (ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪksti sˈɪks) ðeɪ kɹˈɔst ðə tʃˈænəl wɪð ɐ mˈaɪɾi ˈɑːɹmi tə kˈɑːŋkɚɹ ˈɛŋ lˈænd.ˈaɪ fɔːɹ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə ɡˈɪft ʌv nˈɔːɹməndi tə ɹˈoʊloʊ, sˈʌtʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt æz ðɛɹwˌʌz ɪn fɹˈæns wʌz kˈæɹid ˌɔn hˈoʊli baɪ ðə kˈɪŋz fˈeɪvɚɹᵻts.