Llongborth

The site of an epic battle in early Welsh legend. The 'Red Book of Hergest' says Gerint, (Geraint, king of Devon) the hero of the battle, was killed here, but the preferred text of the 'Black Book of Carmarthen' does not mention this. One line alludes to Arthur, though it is unclear whether it is indicating that Arthur himself was at the battle, or whether only "Arthur’s men" were there.

Llongborth may be identified with Langport in Somerset or Portchester on the coast of Hampshire. Portchester was the site of a battle between the Saxons and the Britons in 501, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.