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==History==
===Origins===
[[File:EmperorBD.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Emperor approving of the Knights-Errant chosen to become the first Grey Knights{{Fn|33b}}]]
Much of the Grey Knights history remains in mystery and secrecy or has been purposefully removed from archives. However according to legend, the Grey Knights began as a project during the final days of the [[Horus Heresy]]. The Emperor foresaw that the Heresy would likely end at such a great personal cost to himself that he would be prevented from actively defending mankind from the great threat of Chaos and its Daemons, so he set in motion a plan to form a defence against such evil. [[Malcador (Character)|Malcador]] the Sigilite, closest of the Emperor's servants, was sent to search across the [[Imperium]] for men suitable to rise to such a burden.{{Fn|1a}}