hiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪnðɪ oʊdˈɛɹə kɹˈænɑːɡ ɪn ˈɛɹə, wʌz kˈæptʃɚd baɪ vˈaɪkɪŋ ɹˈeɪdɚz wɛn hiː wʌzɐ bˈɔɪ, ænd wʌz sˈoʊld ˌɪntʊ slˈeɪvɚɹi.
He grew up in the O’Dere crannog in Eire, was captured by Viking raiders when he was a boy, and was sold into slavery.