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.
hiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪnðɪ oʊdˈɛɹə kɹˈænɑːɡ ɪn ˈɛɹə, wʌz kˈæptʃɚd baɪ vˈaɪkɪŋ ɹˈeɪdɚz wɛn hiː wʌzɐ bˈɔɪ, ænd wʌz sˈoʊld ˌɪntʊ slˈeɪvɚɹi.