tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Feb 08 11:41:29 2002
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RE: KLBC: Challenge?
T'Anna Kirk writes:
> >> Now I have another question. Is it right for a Klingon to
> >> challenge someone, to make sure he is worthy of the lady's hand
> >> in marriage? As a friend?
>
>Here's the relevant paragraph from KGT (p.69):
>
>"Though any perceived attack on one's honor may prompt one to issue a
>challenge, in one traditional form of duel, the goal is specifically
>for a man to "win the favor of a women" (vuv be' 'e' baj [literally,
>"earn that a woman respect him"]) by competing with another man."
>Though I must say I'm slightly confused. This challenge is from our
>Klingon friend. He is asking this officer to prove his right to the
>Female's hand. Would he still challenge him 2 the death? Basically he is
>saying, "Vulcan prove you are worthy of this woman." He is trying to
>prove a point. We as a crew wish to keep this challenge as Klingon as
>possible. We want it to seem real. Any advice would be gladly accepted.
>The Klingon does not wish to marry the female, he's just trying to push a
>the male to keep his promise. The females parents had approached the
>Klingon friend. With the female having full knowledge, but without
>approval. Two more questions. Would the female be present at this
>challenge? Who would be the referee? Or should I say, who should be the
>referee?
I would imagine the woman would have to be present and would probably be
the referee. After all, even though there's an audience watching, *she's*
the one the Vulcan ultimately has to convince: {vuv be' 'e' baj}.
If you can find a copy, look at the DS9 episode "Looking For par'Mach In
All the Wrong Places" where Quark (with Worf's help via some high-tech
cheating) duelled with Grilka's bodyguard, who thought the Ferengi unworthy
of a high-born Klingon lady. Grilka watched them and she was the one who
eventually stopped the duel short of death, eventually giving her...
ahem... "favor" to her ex-husband. {ngugh vuv ghIrilqa' joH 'e' bajbej
quwargh!}
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons