text_original: The king remained at Hersfeld, and, during his sojourn there, despatched the penitent and submissive letter to the Pope to which reference has been already made.' The Saxons meanwhile, aided by the Thuringians, laid vigorous siege to the king's castles, and by the end of August many of them were taken.
text_transcription: THE KING REMAINED AT HARSFELDT AND DURING HIS SOJOURN THERE DESPATCHED THE PENITENT AND SUBMISSIVE LETTER TO THE POPE TO WHICH REFERENCE HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE THE SAXONS MEANWHILE AIDED BY THE TURINIANS LAID VIGOROUS SIEGE TO THE KING'S CASTLES AND BY THE END OF AUGUST MANY OF THEM WERE TAKEN
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd æt hˈɜːsfɛld, ænd, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz sˈoʊdʒɜːn ðˈɛɹ, dᵻspˈætʃt ðə pˈɛnɪtənt ænd səbmˈɪsɪv lˈɛɾɚ tə ðə pˈoʊp tʊ wˌɪtʃ ɹˈɛfɹəns hˈæzbiːn ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˈeɪd.ðə sˈæksənz mˈiːnwaɪl, ˈeɪdᵻd baɪ ðə θjʊɹɹˈɪŋɡiənz, lˈeɪd vˈɪɡɚɹəs sˈiːdʒ tə ðə kˈɪŋz kˈæsəlz, ænd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ˈɔːɡəst mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm wɜː tˈeɪkən.