text_original: The land we now know under that Swabia name was then simply part of the old Duchy of Swabia ; like the rest of Germany it belonged to the Empire, and was divided amongst various feudal lords, holding their lands as Imperial fiefs.
text_transcription: THE LAND WE NOW KNOW UNDER THAT NAME WAS THEN SIMPLY PART OF THE OLD DUCHY OF SCHWABIA LIKE THE REST OF GERMANY IT BELONGED TO THE EMPIRE AND WAS DIVIDED AMONGST VARIOUS FEUDAL LORDS HOLDING THEIR LANDS AS IMPERIAL THIEFS
phonemes: ðə lˈænd wiː nˈaʊ nˈoʊ ˌʌndɚ ðæt swˈɑːbiə nˈeɪm wʌz ðˈɛn sˈɪmpli pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld dˈʌtʃi ʌv swˈɑːbiə ; lˈaɪk ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv dʒˈɜːməni ɪt bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ænd wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ɐmˌʌŋst vˈɛɹiəs fjˈuːdəl lˈɔːɹdz, hˈoʊldɪŋ ðɛɹ lˈændz æz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl fˈiːfs.