text_original: As far as we can see, both honestly accepted the duties which the pledge of fealty to the most Christian THE CONVERSION OP THE SAXONS. 157 king involved. Authentic liistory after this point is silent as to the name of Widukind, but legends, for which there is very likely some foundation, repre  sent him as not only a contented but even an ardent votary of his new faith, a founder of churches and convents, and an endower of the bishopric of Minden.
text_transcription: AS FAR AS WE CAN SEE BOTH HONESTLY ACCEPTED THE DUTIES WHICH THE PLEDGE OF FEALTY TO THE MOST CHRISTIAN KING INVOLVED AUTHENTIC HISTORY AFTER THIS POINT IS SILENT AS TO THE NAME OF VIDICENT BUT LEGENDS FOR WHICH THERE IS VERY LIKELY SOME FOUNDATION REPRESENT HIM AS NOT ONLY A CONTENTED BUT EVEN AN ARDENT VOTARY OF HIS NEW FAITH A FOUNDER OF CHURCHES AND CONVENTS AND AN ENDOWER OF THE BISHOPRIC OF MINDEN
phonemes: æz fˈɑːɹ æz wiː kæn sˈiː, bˈoʊθ ˈɑːnɪstli ɐksˈɛptᵻd ðə dˈuːɾiz wˌɪtʃ ðə plˈɛdʒ ʌv fˈiːlti tə ðə mˈoʊst kɹˈɪstʃən ðə kənvˈɜːʒən ˌoʊpˈiː ðə sˈæksənz. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən kˈɪŋ ɪnvˈɑːlvd. ɔːθˈɛntɪk lˈɪɪstɚɹi ˈæftɚ ðɪs pˈɔɪnt ɪz sˈaɪlənt æz tə ðə nˈeɪm ʌv wˈɪdʒuːkˌaɪnd, bˌʌt lˈɛdʒəndz, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ ɪz vˈɛɹi lˈaɪkli sˌʌm faʊndˈeɪʃən, ɹᵻpɹˈɛ sˈɛnt hˌɪm æz nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɐ kəntˈɛntᵻd bˌʌt ˈiːvən ɐn ˈɑːɹdənt vˈɑːɾɚɹi ʌv hɪz nˈuː fˈeɪθ, ɐ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz ænd kˈɑːnvənts, ænd ɐn ɛndˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə bˈɪʃəpɹˌɪk ʌv mˈaɪndən.