tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 15 01:22:13 1995
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
qeylIs ghaH 'Iv?
- From: "A.Appleyard" <[email protected]>
- Subject: qeylIs ghaH 'Iv?
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 09:21:02 GMT
- Priority: normal
ghItlhpu' "R.B Franklin" <[email protected]> (Subject: Re: KLBC: Correct
Word..?):-
> Kahless dropped a lock of his hair into the lava of the Kri'stak Volcano,
> quenched it in the waters of Lake Lursor, and forged it into a weapon and
> used it to kill Molor. He named this weapon {batlh 'etlh} ("The Sword of
> Honor"). I believe {betleH} is a contraction of that word, used to describe
> the type of weapon traditionally used by Klingons.
Excuse my ignorance, but is Kahless/qeylIs a Klingon alive at the time of the
Star Trek events, or a legendary ancient hero, or a god, or what? Which book
or episode describes Kahless and the legends that seem to exist about him?