His legend states that he was a shepherd who decided to live as a hermit after experiencing a terrible storm.

[2] He rejected the consumption of all poultry, eating only the mushrooms the local peasants brought him.

As a result, the excess wood was sawn off and hung in the church as an object of veneration.

The Vita Pardulfi is notable for the insight it provides into life in Aquitaine during the time of its writing.

The work also indicates the high esteem in which Duke Odo of Aquitaine was held, in contrast to the negative picture provided by the Continuations of Fredegar, which were compiled on the instructions of Duke Childebrand, half-brother of Odo's rival Charles Martel.