▁Mer cian ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁L ich field , ▁found ing ▁Here ford ▁for ▁the ▁Mag ons æ te ▁and ▁Wor c ester ▁for ▁the ▁H w ic ce . ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁ref ounded ▁by ▁Put ta , ▁who ▁settled ▁here ▁when ▁driven ▁from ▁Ro chester ▁by ▁ Æ th el red ▁of ▁Mer cia . ▁The ▁c athedral ▁of ▁stone , ▁which ▁Mil fr id ▁raised , ▁stood ▁for ▁some ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁then , ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Edward ▁the ▁Conf essor , ▁it ▁was ▁alter ed . ▁The ▁new ▁church ▁had ▁only ▁a ▁short ▁life , ▁for ▁it ▁was ▁pl under ed ▁and ▁bur nt ▁in ▁ 1 0 5 6 ▁by ▁a ▁combined ▁force ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁and ▁Irish ▁under ▁Gru ff y dd ▁ap ▁L ly w ely n , ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁prince ; ▁it ▁was ▁not , ▁however , ▁destroyed ▁until ▁its ▁cust od ians ▁had ▁offered ▁vig orous ▁resistance , ▁in ▁which ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁can ons ▁were ▁killed . ▁ ▁Norman ▁period ▁Here ford ▁C athedral ▁remained ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁ru in ▁until ▁Robert ▁of ▁Lor raine ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁the ▁see ▁( made ▁a ▁bishop ) ▁in ▁ 1 0 7 9 ▁and ▁under to ok ▁its ▁reconst ruction . ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁carried ▁on , ▁or , ▁more ▁probably , ▁red one , ▁by ▁Reyn elm , ▁who ▁was ▁next ▁but ▁one ▁bishop , ▁and ▁re organ