For the similar class that appears inPath of Radiance andRadiant Dawn, seeSword Knight. For the order of knights, seeArmies of Archanea § Free Knights.

TheFree Knight (Japanese:フリーナイトFree Knight) class is a class ofsword-using soldiers who ride horses while fighting. They appear only inFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War andFire Emblem: Thracia 776, but later, theSword Knight class appears, which is virtually identical. They appear along with theLance Knight,Axe Knight, andArch Knight classes in those games, although theCavalier class is present.

Free knights are a quite useful class, as they can move around quickly and have quite balanced stats. InThracia 776, they candismount from their horses to travel across certain terrains and enter buildings, and for other purposes. However, since they use swords, they can only attack one space adjacent to them, and their low resistance makes them vulnerable to magic attacks.

Free knights promote to theRanger class in both games.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War	30	7	0	6	6	0	6	0	8	--	B
Thracia 776	20	3/2	0	3	4	0	3/2	--	8/5	6	E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	22	15	21	21	30	21	15	8	--	B
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	A

Miscellaneous data

Class growth rates

Class skills

Class change

Genealogy of the Holy War

The class a unit changes into inGenealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Free Knight class have the following class change option:

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Free Knight	Choosing the "Class change" option in ahome castle after reachinglevel 20.	Ranger

Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into inThracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Free Knight class have the following class change option:

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Free Knight	Using aKnight Proof after reachinglevel 10.	Ranger

Playable Free Knights

Trivia

• InThracia 776, dismounted Free Knights have identical battle animations to those ofSword Fighters andAxe Fighters.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Portraits

• 
  The generic Free Knight portrait inGenealogy of the Holy War.

See also

• Sword Knight
• Lance Knight
• Axe Knight
• Arch Knight/Bow Knight

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