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| − | The '''Sword of Kahless''' was the first ''[[bat'leth]]'', forged by [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] around the [[ |
+ | The '''Sword of Kahless''' was the first ''[[bat'leth]]'', forged by [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] around the [[Early History#1st Millennium AD|1st Millennium AD]]. Kahless created the [[sword]] by dropping a lock of his hair into lava from the [[Kri'stak volcano]], and then cooling the burning lock in the [[Lake of Lusor]] and forging it into a blade. ({{TNG|Rightful Heir}}) |
Brandishing his newly forged Sword, Kahless slew the hated tyrant [[Molor]], conquered the [[Fek'Ihri]], and created the first [[Klingon Empire|Empire]]. Kahless would later use the Sword to skin the [[serpent of Xol]], to harvest his father's field, and to carve a statue of his beloved, the Lady [[Lukara]]. |
Brandishing his newly forged Sword, Kahless slew the hated tyrant [[Molor]], conquered the [[Fek'Ihri]], and created the first [[Klingon Empire|Empire]]. Kahless would later use the Sword to skin the [[serpent of Xol]], to harvest his father's field, and to carve a statue of his beloved, the Lady [[Lukara]]. |
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The Sword of Kahless.
- For the episode of the same name, see The Sword of Kahless
The Sword of Kahless was the first bat'leth, forged by Kahless the Unforgettable around the 1st Millennium AD. Kahless created the sword by dropping a lock of his hair into lava from the Kri'stak volcano, and then cooling the burning lock in the Lake of Lusor and forging it into a blade. (TNG: "Rightful Heir")
Brandishing his newly forged Sword, Kahless slew the hated tyrant Molor, conquered the Fek'Ihri, and created the first Empire. Kahless would later use the Sword to skin the serpent of Xol, to harvest his father's field, and to carve a statue of his beloved, the Lady Lukara.
Dax, Kor and Worf find the Sword of Kahless.
After Kahless's death, the Sword became a revered object among the Klingon people. The Sword was wrapped in a special cloth, the Shroud of the Sword, that was also a revered object. However, both the Sword and the Shroud were stolen about 500 years later by the Hur'q during their invasion and plundering of Qo'noS.
Following the theft of the Sword, numerous fake Shrouds were "discovered" over the years. A Vulcan expedition found the true Shroud among the remains of a Hur'q outpost in the Gamma Quadrant in 2372. Using the data provided by the Vulcans, Dahar master Kor launched a quest to find the Sword itself. He, along with Jadzia Dax and Worf discovered the Sword in the same Hur'q outpost.
However, the enormous symbolism of the Sword became a matter of contention between Worf and Kor, as well as the target of theft by Toral, son of Duras. After realizing that the Sword would only serve to divide the Klingon Empire further rather than reunite it (as the legends foretold), Dax, Worf, and Kor set it adrift in interstellar space. (DS9: "The Sword of Kahless")
Kohlar's antique Bat'leth.
- The only other bat'leth ever seen that almost exactly follows the appearance of the Sword of Kahless (with the extra center tine) was given by Captain Kohlar to B'Elanna Torres in "Prophecy" (VOY). In the non-canon PC game Star Trek: Armada, Worf retrieves the sword from interstellar space in order to unite the empire against the forces of Toral. In the non-canon DS9 relaunch books, the sword is retrieved by Chancellor Martok and used to quell an attempted coup.
- In addition, this artifact clearly holds real-world parallels with the Shroud of Turin, rumored to be the shroud that covered Jesus in his tomb. The only difference is that fake Shrouds were not discovered, as with the Shroud of the Sword; only the veracity of the one held in Turin, Italy is in contest.