TheKingdom of Bern (Japanese:ベルン王国Kingdom of Bern) is one of the countries ofElibe inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade andFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Located in the east side of Elibe, and sharing borders withSacae andLycia, Bern is one of the two most powerful countries in the continent. It was founded byHartmut, one of theEight Legends, and is a monarchy. Its capital city is also called Bern.

According to the maps, Bern's most prominent geographical feature are its mountains, which surround the coast of the country. TheShrine of Seals and theDragon Sanctuary are located there. The Shrine of Seals is where two of the Divine Weapons,Apocalypse and theBinding Blade, rest, and was also the home ofBramimond until his death, where he maintained the seal upon all the Divine Weapons.

Wyverns are native to Bern, and as such are ridden by a substantial quantity of Bern's military force. As such, all wyvern riders in the two games, recruitable or otherwise, are of Bern origin, and the majority of Bernese recruitable units are wyvern riders.

Known rulers of Bern areDesmond as of the year 980, his sonZephiel as of the year 999, and his daughterGuinivere thereafter.

Characters from Bern

Character	Description	Appears in
Hartmut	The leader of the Eight Legends, and founder of Bern.	None
Bramimond	Guardian of the Shrine of Seals and one of the two surviving Divine Generals.	The Blazing Blade
Desmond	King of Bern, and father of Zephiel and Guinivere.	The Blazing Blade
Zephiel	Prince of Bern, and later, king. Son of Desmond and Hellene, and half brother of Guinivere.	The Binding Blade,The Blazing Blade
Guinivere	Daughter of Desmond and his mistress, and half sister of Zephiel.	The Binding Blade,The Blazing Blade
Hellene	Noblewoman of Etruria, Desmond's wife, and mother of Zephiel.	The Blazing Blade
Murdock	Prince Zephiel's bodyguard, and later, one of the three Dragon Lords of Bern.	The Binding Blade,The Blazing Blade
Brunnya	One of the three Dragon Lords of Bern.	The Binding Blade
Narcian	One of the three Dragon Lords of Bern.	The Binding Blade
Vaida	A deserter from Bern's wyvern riders, and Heath's former commander. Now works for the Black Fang.	The Blazing Blade
Heath	A deserter from Bern's wyvern riders, now works as a mercenary.	The Blazing Blade
Galle	A wyvern rider of Bern. Melady's lover and Zeiss' commander.	The Binding Blade
Melady	Guinivere's main bodyguard. Galle's lover and Zeiss' sister.	The Binding Blade
Zeiss	A wyvern rider of Bern. Melady's brother and Galle's subordinate.	The Binding Blade
Elen	Guinivere's lady-in-waiting.	The Binding Blade
Ruud	A knight in charge of a fort between Lycia and Bern.	The Binding Blade
Slater	One of Narcian's subordinates.	The Binding Blade
Flaer	One of Narcian's subordinates. In charge of corrupting Etrurian lords.	The Binding Blade
Oates	Leads the attack on Nabata. In charge of looking for Forblaze.	The Binding Blade
Raith	A general in charge of a fort in the Etrurian border.	The Binding Blade
Peres	One of Murdock's subordinates. In charge of protecting Apocalypse.	The Binding Blade
Brendan Reed	The founder of the Black Fang.	The Blazing Blade
Lloyd Reed	Eldest son of Brendan Reed, and White Wolf of the Black Fang.	The Blazing Blade
Linus Reed	Younger son of Brendan Reed, and Mad Dog of the Black Fang.	The Blazing Blade
Kenneth	The Shrike of the Black Fang, fanatically devoted to Nergal.	The Blazing Blade
Jerme	The Death Kite of the Black Fang, his skill as an assassin is rivaled only by Jaffar.	The Blazing Blade
Dorcas	An axeman from a small village of Bern.	The Blazing Blade
Natalie	Dorcas' wife.	The Blazing Blade

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Inside Prince Zephiel's manse inThe Blazing Blade.
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  Bern Keep inThe Blazing Blade.
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  Inside Bern Keep inThe Binding Blade.
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  Outside Bern Keep inThe Blazing Blade.
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  Outside the Shrine of Seals inThe Blazing Blade.
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  Outside the Shrine of Seals inThe Binding Blade.
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  Outside the Dragon Sanctuary inThe Binding Blade.

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