haʊˈɛvɚ lˈeɪɑːn wʌz lˈɔst ɐɡˈɛn ɪn nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn wɛn lˈuːi ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ səpˈoːɹɾᵻd baɪ ˈɑːɾoʊ ðə ɡɹˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi wˈeɪdʒd wˈɔːɹ ɐɡˈɛnst θiːəbˈɔːld.
However Laon was lost again in 949 when Louis IV supported by Otto the Great's army waged war against Theobald.