text_original: They built their fortresses of Thorn, Kulm and Marien  werder along the valley of the Vistula, and joined hands with a small military order, called the Knights of the Sword, which had already been established at Eiga to force Christianity on the heathen Livonians more to the North.
text_transcription: THEY BUILT THEIR FORTRESSES OF TORN CULM AND MARIAN VERDA ALONG THE VALLEY OF THE VISTULA AND JOINED HANDS WITH A SMALL MILITARY ORDER CALLED THE KNIGHTS OF THE SWORD WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED AT RIGA TO FORCE CHRISTIANITY ON THE HEATHEN LAVONIANS MORE TO THE NORTH
phonemes: ðeɪ bˈɪlt ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz ʌv θˈɔːɹn, kˈʌlm ænd mˈæɹiən wˈɜːdɚɹ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə vˈæli ʌvðə vˈɪstʃələ, ænd dʒˈɔɪnd hˈændz wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˈɔːɹdɚ, kˈɔːld ðə nˈaɪts ʌvðə sˈɔːɹd, wˌɪtʃ hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt æɾ ˈaɪɡə tə fˈɔːɹs kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi ɔnðə hˈiːðən lɪvˈoʊniənz mˈɔːɹ tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ.