BattlefieldsBattle of Llongborth
Early Medieval

Battle of Llongborth

500
Devon, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
West Saxons
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Sub-Roman Dumnonian Britons
Outcome
Geraint killed; British force defeated
The Battle

History & Significance

A Welsh poem commemorates the death of the British chieftain Geraint at Llongborth, a harbour town identified by some scholars with Langport in Somerset or Portchester in Hampshire; the battle marked an early phase of West Saxon pressure on the sub-Roman south-west.

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