pepin of heristal

An antlered vision: the legend of the patron saint of hunters.(St. Hubert)(Brief Article)(Biography) Sports Afield (11/1/2005)
...a large red stag with a glowing crucifix between its antlers. As the legend goes, Hubert was a courtier serving Pepin of Heristal (ruler of all the Frankish kingdoms except Aquitane). He loved worldly pleasures, and particularly the hunt...