text_original: Before the reign of Waldemar, however, Denmark had been going through a period of decline ; the nobles had rebelled and deprived the Crown of almost all its power, and Magnus of Sweden had regained the Province of Skaania, and with his son Hakon on the throne of Norway threatened to become the leading power in the North.
text_transcription: BEFORE THE REIGN OF VALDEMAR HOWEVER DENMARK HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF DECLINE THE NOBLES HAD REBELLED AND DEPRIVED THE CROWN OF ALMOST ALL ITS POWER AND MAGNUS OF SWEDEN HAD GAINED THE PROVINCE OF SCANNIA AND WITH HIS SON HACON ON THE THRONE OF NORWAY THREATENED TO BECOME THE LEADING POWER IN THE NORTH
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv wˈɔldᵻmɚ, haʊˈɛvɚ, dˈɛnmɑːɹk hɐdbɪn ɡˌoʊɪŋ θɹuː ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv dᵻklˈaɪn ; ðə nˈoʊbəlz hæd ɹᵻbˈɛld ænd dᵻpɹˈaɪvd ðə kɹˈaʊn ʌv ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɔːl ɪts pˈaʊɚ, ænd mˈæɡnəs ʌv swˈiːdən hæd ɹᵻɡˈeɪnd ðə pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv skˈɑːniə, ænd wɪð hɪz sˈʌn hˈækən ɔnðə θɹˈoʊn ʌv nˈɔːɹweɪ θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə bɪkˌʌm ðə lˈiːdɪŋ pˈaʊɚɹ ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ.