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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 homeworld (named Seheris in ' [[Phalanx (Novel)Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld]] by , [[Ben CounterSeheris]]) , 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}}
==Notable Battles==
==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]].{{Fn|3}}
== Canon Conflicts ==
In the [[5th Edition]] rulebook, the Iron Knights' homeworld is named [[Brycantia]]{{Fn|1}}, while in [[Ben Counter]]'s novel [[Phalanx (Novel)]], it is named [[Seheris]].{{Fn|6}}
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