And when his neighbour, Sir Kay, arguing with
Sir Percivale on current form, appealed to him to back up his statement that Sir Gawain, though a workman-like middle-weight, lacked the punch, he did not answer, though the subject was one on which he held strong views.
A high profile piece of business for the Leavesley military equipment empire - which traces its roots back to the First World War - was the breaking up of two Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships RFA
Sir Percivale and RFA Grey Rover.
(36) What is more, at the tournament held before their departure in search of the Grail, the two derive unparalleled physical strength from their mystical visions, overthrowing so many knights in the jousts that the crowd "almost burst the barriers in their heat, / Shouting, 'Sir Galahad and
Sir Percivale!'" (ll.
"He has certainly been excised from all Muggle volumes of King Arthur's story, but wizarding versions of the tales include Sir Cadogan alongside Sir Lancelot, Sir Bedivere and
Sir Percivale. These tales reveal him to be hot-headed and peppery, and brave to the point of foolhardiness, but a good man in a corner."
More recently the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel and Falklands War veteran
Sir Percivale was scrapped there.
"And therefore go ye three to-morrow unto the sea, where ye shall find your ship ready, and with you take the sword with the strange girdles, and no more with you but
Sir Percivale and Sir Bors.
RFA landing ships the
Sir Percivale and Sir Galahad are among four due to be scrapped in the next two years.
Work has begun to refit the African Mercy charity ship and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship
Sir Percivale.
The helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, HMS Edinburgh and the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries Fort Austin, Orangeleaf, Sir Bedivere and
Sir Percivale are also being withdrawn, Mr Hoon said in a written statement to the Commons.
The RFA Sir Galahad,
Sir Percivale and Sir Tristam, with 250 Royal Marine troops on board each, will be heading to join the Royal Navy Task Group, headed by Ark Royal.
With Prime Minister Tony Blair hinting strongly at war, the Royal Marine hardware was then loaded on the landing ships
Sir Percivale, Sir Tristram and Sir Galahad.
Landing ships RFA
Sir Percivale (L 3036) and RFA Sir Tristram (L 3505) can operate either one Chinook, Gazelle, Lynx or Sea King.