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Huscarls
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This article is about the Imperial Fists unit. For other uses of Huscarls, see Huscarls (disambiguation). |
The Huscarls were the elite Terminator bodyguards of Primarch Rogal Dorn during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[1]
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Overview
The original Huscarls have their root in the Great Crusade. However since the influx of Primaris Space Marines into the ranks of the Imperial Fists, the Huscarls have been reconstituted by order of Roboute Guilliman. The new Huscarls, however, focus on organizing the defense of Imperial worlds.[2]
Known Huscarls
Heresy-Era
- Archamus — Master of the Huscarls[1]
- Kestros — Sergeant and eventual commander. Second of the name Archamus.[3]
- Cadwalder[3]
- Diamantis[3]
- Gidoreas - Master during the Great Crusade
Post-Heresy
- Heyd Calder - post-Great Rift era Huscarl.[2]
Trivia
Huscarls in medieval Scandinavia and also later in Anglo-Saxon England were either non-servile manservants or household troops in personal service of someone, equivalent to a bodyguard to lords and kings.
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: The Lightning Tower (Short Story)
- 2: Apocalypse (Novel), Chapter 2
- 3: Saturnine (Novel) Dramatis Personae