His father was the first Baron of Wem and the family was originally from Noron in the Calvados region of Normandy.
[3] Pantulf first enters the historical record when around 1088 he was involved in an attack on Holy Trinity Abbey in Caen.
[4] Pantulf was accused of stealing 6 pounds (2.7 kg) of silver from the nuns of the abbey.
Pantulf also appears on the Pipe Roll of 1130, where he is mentioned as one of the adversaries in a judicial duel to settle a dispute with Hugh Malbanc.
[2] Other sources imply that he was dead before 18 October 1130, when his son was named as Baron of Wem as a witness to a charter.