According to local 7th-century legend, Saint Rufin (or Rufinus)—the Saxon prince of Mercia—was hunted down and slain by his pagan father, King Wulfhere, in the village of Burston, Staffordshire around 665 AD after converting to Christianity.
According to local 7th-century legend, Saint Rufin (or Rufinus)—the Saxon prince of Mercia—was hunted down and slain by his pagan father, King Wulfhere, in the village of Burston, Staffordshire around 665 AD after converting to Christianity.