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The '''Iron Knights''' are a [[crusading Chapter]]. They are one of the twelve Chapters that send a champion to the centennial [[Feast of Blades]], and are the only Chapter to have won on two consecutive occasions.{{Fn|3}} A number of decades before the end of [[M41]] a group of Iron Knights turned to [[Chaos]]. The Chapter voluntarily began a penitent crusade to bring them to justice.{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5}} | The '''Iron Knights''' are a [[crusading Chapter]]. They are one of the twelve Chapters that send a champion to the centennial [[Feast of Blades]], and are the only Chapter to have won on two consecutive occasions.{{Fn|3}} A number of decades before the end of [[M41]] a group of Iron Knights turned to [[Chaos]]. The Chapter voluntarily began a penitent crusade to bring them to justice.{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5}} | ||
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| + | The Iron Knights homeworld (named Seheris in [[Phalanx (Novel)]] by [[Ben Counter]]) is composed of harsh deserts and plains, divided between multiple tribes. As a Chapter, the Iron Knights treat War as a Sport, taking pride in testing their skills in harsh environments and pitting themselves against the most dangerous flora and fauna a planet has to offer as well as the various enemies of mankind. {{Fn|6}} | ||
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*{{Endn|5}}: ''[[Tower of Blood (Short Story)]]'' by [[Tony Ballantyne]] | *{{Endn|5}}: ''[[Tower of Blood (Short Story)]]'' by [[Tony Ballantyne]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:43, 20 December 2012
The Iron Knights are a Successor Chapter of the Imperial Fists.
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Overview
The Iron Knights are a crusading Chapter. They are one of the twelve Chapters that send a champion to the centennial Feast of Blades, and are the only Chapter to have won on two consecutive occasions.[3] A number of decades before the end of M41 a group of Iron Knights turned to Chaos. The Chapter voluntarily began a penitent crusade to bring them to justice.[4][5]
The Iron Knights homeworld (named Seheris in Phalanx (Novel) by Ben Counter) is composed of harsh deserts and plains, divided between multiple tribes. As a Chapter, the Iron Knights treat War as a Sport, taking pride in testing their skills in harsh environments and pitting themselves against the most dangerous flora and fauna a planet has to offer as well as the various enemies of mankind. [6]
Notable Battles
- Tower of Blood. Commander Goedendag Morningstar sealed a warp rift on Minea.[5]
- Thirteenth Black Crusade. The Iron Knights fielded one company against the forces of Chaos in this campaign.[2] They initially fought in the trenches of Amistel Majoris alongside the Howling Griffons Chapter against the Death Guard Traitor Legion. By the third week of the crusade the planet was deemed secure enough that some of the Space Marines stationed there were redeployed to the Cadian system.[4]
Notable Members
- Hervald Strom - the champion of the Iron Knights, and the only Space Marine to win two consecutive victories in the Feast of Blades.[3]
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, pg. 132
- 2: Codex: Eye of Terror, pg. 16
- 3: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 27
- 4: White Dwarf 286 (UK), pg. 67
- 5: Tower of Blood (Short Story) by Tony Ballantyne
- 6: Phalanx (Novel) by Ben Counter Chapter Six
