text_original: In Italy he was Digitized by VjOOQIC 140 HiLDEBRAND hampered on the one side by a strong adverse party in Lombardy, and on the other by the suspicious move  ments of the Normans, Robert Wiscard having seized Benevento on the death of duke Landulf VI. without an heir. In Germany the pope had no material force at his disposal to aid either side, and the two seemed so nearly balanced that he shrank from declaring positively for either, and took refuge in an equivocating policy.
text_transcription: IN ITALY HE WAS HAMPERED ON THE ONE SIDE BY A STRONG ADVERSE PARTY IN LOMBARDY AND ON THE OTHER SIDE BY THE SUSPICIOUS MOVEMENTS OF THE NORMANS ROBERT GISCAR HAVING SEIZED BENIVENTO ON THE DEATH OF DUKE LANDOLPH THE SIXTH WITHOUT AN HEIR IN GERMANY THE POPE HAD NO MATERIAL FORCE AT HIS DISPOSAL TO AID EITHER SIDE AND THE TWO SEEMED SO NEARLY BALANCED THAT HE SHRANK FROM DECLARING POSITIVELY FOR EITHER AND TOOK REFUGE IN AN EQUIVOCATING POLICY
phonemes: ɪn ˈɪɾəli hiː wʌz dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi hˈaɪ ˈɛldˈɛbɹænd hˈæmpɚd ɔnðə wˈʌn sˈaɪd baɪ ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ædvˈɜːs pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn lˈɑːmbɚdi, ænd ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ baɪ ðə səspˈɪʃəs mˈuːv mˈɛnts ʌvðə nˈɔːɹmənz, ɹˈɑːbɚt wˈɪskɑːɹd hˌævɪŋ sˈiːzd bˌɛnɪvˈɛntoʊ ɔnðə dˈɛθ ʌv dˈuːk lˈændʌlf vˌiːˈaɪ. wɪðˌaʊt ɐn ˈɛɹ. ɪn dʒˈɜːməni ðə pˈoʊp hæd nˈoʊ mətˈɪɹiəl fˈɔːɹs æt hɪz dɪspˈoʊzəl tʊ ˈeɪd ˈiːðɚ sˈaɪd, ænd ðə tˈuː sˈiːmd sˌoʊ nˌɪɹli bˈælənst ðæt hiː ʃɹˈæŋk fɹʌm dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli fɔːɹ ˈiːðɚ, ænd tˈʊk ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ ɪn ɐn ɪkwˈɪvəkˌeɪɾɪŋ pˈɑːlɪsi.