fɔːɹ hjˈuː ðə ɡɹˈeɪt, ðə pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt ɹˈoʊl ʌv θiːəbˈɔːld ɪn nˈuːstɹiə mˈʌst kˈaʊntɚbˌæləns ðæt ʌvðə nˈoːɹmən kˈaʊnt wˈɪljəm lˈɔŋsoːɹd hˌuː ɹˈuːlz ɐ mˈɑːɹtʃ ðæt ɛkstˈɛndz fɹʌmðə sˈɑːm ɹˈɪvɚ tə bɹˈɪtəni.
For Hugh the Great, the preeminent role of Theobald in Neustria must counterbalance that of the Norman count William Longsword who rules a March that extends from the Somme river to Brittany.