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Birth of a Holy Knight (Japanese: 聖騎士誕生Birth of a Holy Knight) is the prologue chapter of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. The chapter chronicles the short-lived Verdane invasion of a relatively defenseless Grannvale, Sigurd's movement to defend Yngvi and rescue its Lady Edain, his rise as a Holy Knight of Grannvale, and the beginning of his slow descent into a grave predicament.
While the bulk of the armies of Grannvale are off to war in Isaach, the country itself is largely undefended. Grannvale's former ally Verdane takes advantage of this in a surprise assault led by Prince Munnir, storming the country and assaulting the dukedom of Yngvi. In response to this news and the threat facing Yngvi's Lady Edain, neighboring Chalphy's Lord Sigurd convenes what few knights remain in Chalphy to depart to aid Edain. As the fight passes, others arrive to support him - first Azelle of Velthomer and Lex of Dozel, both against the wishes of their family, then Quan, Ethlyn and Finn of Leonster. Meanwhile, at Yngvi, Midir of the Yngvi knights is gravely wounded by Munnir in attempting to protect Edain, allowing the Verdane forces to seize the castle. Munnir takes Edain back with him to Yngvi, leaving DiMaggio in charge of the Grannvale effort.
Upon reclaiming Yngvi, Sigurd finds Midir, who informs him of Edain's capture and volunteers to assist despite his injury. Meanwhile, at Evans Castle on the other side of the border, Gerrard of the Verdane army learns of Dimaggio's failure and orders that the bridge across the Jun River be restored, and that the remaining forces move in. At this time, Duke Arvis of Velthomer arrives from the north to observe the situation; he finds Sigurd and entrusts him with a Silver Sword, a gift from King Azmur, then departs. Sigurd eventually seizes Evans Castle; finding Edain was not there, he establishes a headquarters there and prepares to sortie directly into Verdane to find her. Filat arrives as a messenger arrives from Belhalla, delivering the news that Sigurd had been appointed a Holy Knight of Grannvale for his efforts and commissioning him to guard the Verdane border.
Chapter data
Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Seize Evans Defeat: Sigurd dies or Chalphy Castle is seized
• Seized by Munnir on turn 1; DiMaggio then becomes the guardian. • Once seized by Sigurd, the west bridge will be lowered and 15 additional units will appear from Evans
In addition, five villages are present on the map, which can be visited to obtain up to 5,000 gold each.
Castle data
While the town can be visited from the Chalphy or, once conquered, Yngvi castles, the arena and armory are unavailable. The other four facilities—the blacksmith, pawnbroker, supply, and augury—are normally accessible.
Arvis appears on the turn Yngvi Castle is seized, and departs after Sigurd talks to him. He will actively seek out Sigurd and will only attack enemies which get in his way.
Strategy
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Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language
Name
Definition, etymology, and notes
English
Birth of a Holy Knight
From the title of the song "Prologue: Birth of a Holy Knight" in Fire Emblem Heroes. "Holy Knight" is the title of Sigurd, and also that of his Crusader ancestor Baldr. It is additionally the term for the Paladin class used in dialogue.
English (unofficial)
• Birth of the Holy Knight • Birth of a Crusader
• Used in earlier fan translations; "Holy Knight" also features as Sigurd's epithet in Fire Emblem Heroes, with the Japanese version using the same kanji as is used in this chapter's title. • Used in the Project Nagafan translation.
Spanish (Spain)
Nace el caballero sacro
Birth of the Holy Knight; from Heroes.
Spanish (Latin America)
Nace un caballero sagrado
Birth of a Holy Knight; from Heroes.
French
Naissance d'un chevalier sacré
Birth of a Holy Knight; from Heroes.
German
Geburt eines Heiligen Ritters
Birth of a Holy Knight; from Heroes.
Italian
Genesi del sacro cavaliere
Genesis of the Holy Knight; from Heroes.
Portuguese (Brazil)
Nasce um cavaleiro sagrado
Birth of a Holy Knight; from Heroes.
Traditional Chinese
聖騎士誕生
Birth of a Holy Knight; from Heroes.
Gallery
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