tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 02 14:56:28 2003
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Re: Spelling of Sto'vo'kor?
- From: Russ Perry Jr <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Spelling of Sto'vo'kor?
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 14:50:12 -0500
Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Is the proper 'translation' of Sto'vo'kor ...
>> > (Klingon 'heaven') known? If not, opinions on how it could be spelled?
>Actually, we may: {Suto'vo'qor}. (Yes, with a /u/ instead of the expected
>/I/!) My notes say that Marc Okrand provided a few words Keith R.A.
>DeCandido's novel "Diplomatic Implausibility" where this spelling is to be
>found. The glossary in the back of the novel goes on to define Sto-Vo-Kor
>as "the afterlife for the honored dead, where all true warriors go after
>they die to fight an eternal battle. The closest Klingon equivalent to
>heaven."
Getting back to the original poster (attribution lost), perhaps the best
"translation" of Sto'vo'kor is "Valhalla" (from the Norse mythology) rather
than "heaven" (which in Christianity is a bit more peaceful & quiet by most
accounts :-).
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