the battle of langport took place at bridgwater.
where did the battle of langport take place?
bridgwater
langport (old forms are "langeberga" and "langeport") consists of two parts, one on the hill and one by the river. the former owed its origin to its defensible position, and the latter its growth to its facilities for trade on the chief river of somerset. eilert ekwall translates it as "long town" or "long market". its name looks like anglo-saxon for "long port", but it may be "long market place" that could have been on the causeway that is now bow street. many of the houses in bow street tilt backwards due to settlement of the land behind the causeway. it is speculated that langport is the place mentioned in old welsh sources as "llongborth" = "ship-port", where the battle of llongborth happened. "longphort" is a term used in ireland for a viking ship enclosure or shore fortress, using an identical etymology. langport was previously also known as langport eastover, with the part on the western bank being langport westover, now known just as westover. langport is on the ancient way from glastonbury to taunton.
langport
cibotium schiedei





















































cibotium schiedei, common name mexican tree fern, is a species of tree fern, of the genus "cibotium".





















































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the genus name "cibotium" is derived from the greek "kibootion", meaning chest or box, while the epithet "schiedei" honors the german physician and botanist christian julius wilhelm schiede (1798–1836).





















































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"cibotium schiedei" is a tropical species reaching a height of . it is a very slow growing tree fern, usually with a prostrate trunk covered with hairs. the light green fronds have quite elongated pinnae.





















































section::::distribution and habitat.
cibotium schiedei