text_original: As these Sclavonian allies of Charles were heathens, this handing over to them of the duchy of Holstein was so far a confession of failure in the attempt to win the whole of the Saxon terri  tory for Christianity.
text_transcription: AS THESE CLAVANNIAN ALLIES OF CHARLES WERE HEATHENS THIS HANDING OVER TO THEM OF THE DUCHY OF HOLSTEIN WAS SO FAR A CONFESSION OF FAILURE IN THE ATTEMPT TO WIN THE WHOLE OF THE SAXON TERRITORY FOR CHRISTIANITY
phonemes: æz ðiːz sklævˈoʊniən ˈælaɪz ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz wɜː hˈiːðənz, ðɪs hˈændɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ tə ðˌɛm ʌvðə dˈʌtʃi ʌv hˈɑːlstaɪn wʌz sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ ɐ kənfˈɛʃən ʌv fˈeɪlɪɹ ɪnðɪ ɐtˈɛmpt tə wˈɪn ðə hˈoʊl ʌvðə sˈæksən tˈɛɹi tˈɔːɹi fɔːɹ kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi.