tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 10 07:14:14 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: chIrgh (noun)
Voragh:
> >{lat} might also be an element in Quin'lat, a city on Qo'noS featured
> >in the Kahless legend.
QeS:
>{QInlat} < {QIn lat}, maybe? "Spearhead shrine" or "message shrine"? It may
>be a clue to something significant in the legend itself.
For those unfamiliar with the legend:
A well-known Klingon myth tells of a man in the ancient city
of Quin'lat who dies because, during a storm, he remained
outside the walls of the city in order to show that he was
not afraid of the storm and to make the storm respect him.
Kahless, who was in the city at the time, remarked {qoH vuvbe'
SuS} ("The wind does not respect a fool"), which has become
a frequently repeated proverb. [KGT 122]
Cf. TNG "Rightful Heir"
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons