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BY THE REV. WM. ARTHUR JONES, M.A. 



IN the " Elegy upon Geraint ab Erbyn,"* by the Prince- 

 poet, Lly warch Hen, Geraint, the Prince of Dyvnaint, 

 or Devon, is represented as having been slain in the battle 

 of LLONGBORTH. It would appear from the elegy, 

 that the poet was himself present at the engagement, and 

 witnessed the death of his friend and fellow-warrior. 

 The British forces were commanded by Arthur, under 

 the title of Emperor. The name of the Saxon leader does 

 not occur in the poem, but there is reason to believe it was 

 Cerdic, whose progress was so vigorously opposed, on 

 various occasions, by the British chieftain. 



The engagement was fierce and bloody. This is evident 

 from the foUowing extracts ; and the whole poem clearly 



* The same Gerair.t ab Erbyn is the hero of one of the Mabinogion, 

 edited by Lady Charlotte Guest. He was the cousin of King Arthur; 

 his father, Erbyn, being the brother of Uther Pendragon. 



