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[[Image:Batleth.jpg|thumb|right|So easy a child can kick your ass with it.]]A '''bat'leth''' ([[Klingon]]: "sword of honor") is a crescent-shaped metal blade about 116 centimeters across. The weapon holds significance in the Klingon religion that revolves around the exploits of [[Kahless]]. Remarkably, in an age of spacecraft and [[Directed-energy weapon|energy weapons]], many Klingons carry a bat'leth into battle<ref>DS9 "Way of the Warrior"</ref>, affirming the "space viking" cliché that they came to epitomize. | [[Image:Batleth.jpg|thumb|right|So easy a child can kick your ass with it.]]A '''bat'leth''' ([[Klingon]]: "sword of honor") is a crescent-shaped metal blade about 116 centimeters across. The weapon holds significance in the Klingon religion that revolves around the exploits of [[Kahless]]. Remarkably, in an age of spacecraft and [[Directed-energy weapon|energy weapons]], many Klingons carry a bat'leth into battle<ref>DS9 "Way of the Warrior"</ref>, affirming the "space viking" cliché that they came to epitomize. | ||
Even when compared to real world melee weapons, the bat'leth is a poor weapon. It gives very little reach compared to swords, axes, and spears | Even when compared to real-world melee weapons, the bat'leth is a poor weapon. It gives very little reach compared to swords, axes, and spears; it has nothing to protect the hands of the wielder from harm; and it is of course very large and heavy. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 14 December 2009
A bat'leth (Klingon: "sword of honor") is a crescent-shaped metal blade about 116 centimeters across. The weapon holds significance in the Klingon religion that revolves around the exploits of Kahless. Remarkably, in an age of spacecraft and energy weapons, many Klingons carry a bat'leth into battle[1], affirming the "space viking" cliché that they came to epitomize.
Even when compared to real-world melee weapons, the bat'leth is a poor weapon. It gives very little reach compared to swords, axes, and spears; it has nothing to protect the hands of the wielder from harm; and it is of course very large and heavy.
Notes
- ↑ DS9 "Way of the Warrior"
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