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  Klingon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language) are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe.
In the original series the conflict between the Federation and Klingon Empire was modelled on the Cold War between the Western countries and the Soviet Union.
Conversely, Klingons despise the Tribbles as an "ecological menace".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Klingon   (4432 words)

  
 DS9 Encyclopedia & Lexicon - Klingons
The name by which modern Klingon historians refer to the 10-year period between the 2nd and 3rd dynasties, which was ruled by a council elected by the people: the first and only Klingon experiment in democracy.
A Klingon ceremony in which a sibling ritually kills another one who has been dishonored; this is considered to restore the victim's honor so that he or she may enter Sto'Vo'Kor.
A Klingon, illegitimate son of Duras of the House of Duras, and nephew of Lursa and B'Etor.
ds9encyclopedia.0catch.com /klingon.htm   (4377 words)

  
 Klingon - Memory Alpha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Klingons were apparently so embarrassed by the fallout from their failed attempt at genetic enhancement that they refused to discuss the incident with outsiders.
Furthermore, a Klingon, who is unable to fight, hence is unable to live as a warrior anymore, has the traditional obligation of committing the Hegh'bat, which is the Klingon ritual suicide.
The Klingon afterlife is divided into two branches; the dishonored are taken to Gre'thor aboard the Barge of the Dead, a vessel captained by Kortar, the first Klingon.
www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php/Klingon   (2699 words)

  
 The Klingon Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kahless was a captain of a Klingon expansion vessel and was a brilliant warrior and a student of Kang the Seer.
The Klingon emperor of the time was a strong believer in the philosophies of Kang and Kahless and was a man who had lost 10 sons to treachery and backstabbing courtiers.
The Klingon Imperial race would not have admitted to the people that they were, in fact, the ones breaking the treaty and they claimed that the Federation was breaking the treaty and trying to take over the Empire.
hem.passagen.se /zpock/klingon2.htm   (2894 words)

  
 Klingon Imperial Diplomatic Corps: The Klingon Empire
Klingons are classified as "humanoid", since they roughly follow the designs and symmetry of the humanoid body form shared by most of the races in the Alpha Quadrant.
The Klingons have a body structure that is partly exoskeleton, meaning their resistance to physical force is far greater than mere flesh, and they have a higher muscle mass ratio than most humans.
For a Klingon to join a family, it must be done according to the rite of R'uustal, after approval by the matriarch or patriarch of the family house.
www.klingon.org /database/empire.html   (1392 words)

  
 PADD =/\= Klingon Empire
The Klingon Empire is an advanced interstellar military dictatorship on the borders of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, whose homeworld is Qo'noS, also known as Kling.
Klingon warriors carry disruptors, but prefer to use bladed weapons in combat, including the bat'leth -- a curved bilateral sword that can decapitate its victim with one stroke -- and the mek'leth -- a two-pronged dagger, which is typically used to slash the throat or disembowel.
In the Twenty-third Century, negotiations between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of planets broke down and a war was declared, but around Stardate 3201.7, the peaceful energy beings known as Organians disabled the fleets of both sides and warned them not to continue the war.
trekguide.com /padd/klingons.htm   (160 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Article
After this event, the Klingons shared a brief alliance with the Romulan Empire, resulting in a trade of military technology between the two races which granted cloaking technology to the Klingon Empire.
The Klingon Empire became engaged in a brief civil war in 2367, and later allied with the Federation to fight the Cardassians and Dominion in the Dominion War after a brief period of renewed hostility with the Federation which had been brought about by Dominion influences in the Klingon High Council.
In battle, Klingons are bold and decisive, and are not afraid to risk their own lives to gain the upper hand.
archive.gamespy.com /articles/november02/sfc32   (590 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Article
The Klingon Klag on board the Pagh admits he does not speak to his father, who is slowly dying on the homeworld without honor after escaping from victorious Romulans who would not allow him to die as a Klingon should die — in battle.
A form of dominance/submission is seen when he is given a Klingon female thanks to Commander Riker's temporary Q powers; she is donned in leather accessories and some armor, she seems jealous of Yar, takes a strong slap from Worf and comes back on her knees — defiantly growling.
Klingon officers do not let their children live with them as a general rule, although "the son of a Klingon is a man the day he can first hold a blade".
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/library/aliens/article/70638.html   (1333 words)

  
 Imperial Klingon Expeditionary Forces - World Wide Klingon Fan Club and Klingon Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Before this time, Klingon were a savage and warring race split into many different opposing factions, but Kahless united these clans to form the now legendary Klingon Empire.
Klingon are a warrior race - proud and aggressive, and they have a very deep sense of tradition and honor.
On numerous space missions, the Klingon Empire has proven time and again to be a most valuable ally, and although Federation and Klingon crews still only serve within their respective fleets, it is hoped that one day the Klingon Empire and the Federation fleets will unify into one space fleet.
www.imperialklingons.com   (796 words)

  
 Klingon Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Klingons tell stories about how Kahless once fought off an entire army by himself at Three Turn Bridge and how he met his first wife while fighting 500 warriors at the Great Hall at Qam-Chee after the city garrison had fled.
Klingons perform no burial ritual but Klingons tradition suggest that surviving Klingons should howl into the sky to warn the afterlife that a Klingon warrior is about to arrive.
Klingons who die in battle honorably will move on to Sto-Vo-Kor, which is the Klingon heaven and guarded by Kahless the unforgettable.
www.startrek-voyager.info /klingon.html   (344 words)

  
 Klingon and Esperanto: The Odd Couple? (Glen Proechel)
A second organiztion of Klingon fan clubs is the Klingon Assault Group which also encourages students in the use of the Klingon language by its 2500 members.
Klingon is presently considered difficult as a spoken language, because of its strange sounds, unusual word order, and unfamiliar words.
Klingons are only an occasional presence in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and though there are reports of one half-Klingon character in the new Star Trek: Voyagers series, that will have no contact with the Klingon Empire, taking place halfway across the galaxy.
donh.best.vwh.net /Languages/klingon.html   (1356 words)

  
 Klingon Empire
The Klingons had issued an ultimatum to the Federation to withdraw from disputed areas claimed by both the Federation and the Klingon Empire or face war.
Klingon belief holds that the howl is a warning for the dead to beware because a Klingon warrior is about to arrive.
The Klingon Neutral Zone was abolished in 2293 by the accords of the Khitomer conference.
hjem.get2net.dk /Nostradamus/html/klingon_empire.htm   (1581 words)

  
 The Klingon Empire
A Klingon shuttle had crashed on Earth while being pursued by Suliban soldiers, and the pilot was shot by a human farmer in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
Klingon Representative Kras was unsuccessful and shot Maab, leader of the Capellans, with his disruptor, but was killed by Maab's lieutenant shortly afterward.
The Klingons had an undercover agent, Arne Darvin, who was on the station to sabotage the Federation's attempts to colonize Sherman's Planet.
www.angelfire.com /trek/avatar/klingon.html   (3430 words)

  
 The Klingon Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
By 2271 most Klingons had acquired a single pronounced ridge of bone running laterally back across the skull; and by the 2290's all Klingons had a distinctive set of ridges.
The Klingons have consistently refused to provide any explanation for this transformation, simply stating that it is 'a long story' that they 'do not discuss with outsiders'.
Klingons are noted for having no tear ducts, and while most have red blood there are some races whose blood is distinctly pink.
www.pbem-portal.com /startrek/startrekfrontier/Klingons.htm   (552 words)

  
 Galactopedia K Section 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kirk was in command of a detail on the planet Shad, and was involved in evacuating the royal family of the planet Shad to the starship Normandy when Klingon influence ignited a civil war there.
In the mirror universe, captain of the Terran Empire starship I.S.S. Enterprise.
Due to their warlike and combative nature the Klingon species has spread from its homeworld of Qo'nos by invading and conquering civilizations.
www.captainmike.org /Galactopedia/k2.html   (1690 words)

  
 Klingon Government
The Klingon High Council is the governing body of the Klingon Empire.
A Klingon, since he or she is born, are bred to be a warrior.
A Klingon male is first considered to be a man when he can hold a blade in is hand.
sdf.kag.org /klingon_government.htm   (327 words)

  
 Klingon Imperial Diplomatic Corps: Main Menu
This is the largest and most comprehensive Klingon Cultural Resource on the Net today with over 225 pages of award-winning Klingon-related content.
Klingon fans are simply interested in a futuristic culture that places great import on honour, duty and loyalty to one's family, ship and empire.
This will be where the vast majority of our Klingon data will reside; a History of the Klingon Empire, an Introduction to the Empire and specific sections on Klingon culture to Klingon family lines and houses, Rituals, Traditions and Ceremonies to Intergalactic Cuisine.
www.klingon.org /menu.html   (815 words)

  
 Star Trek   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The original series also infrequently showed encounters with other advanced spacefaring civilizations, including the Klingons and the Romulans, both of which were involved in separate "cold wars" with the Federation.
Rather than the enemies of the original series, the Federation is in alliance with the Klingons, although vast cultural differences remain.
The episode "Rules of Acquisition" introduced the Dominion, a ruthless empire in the Gamma Quadrant headed by a group of power-seeking shapeshifters, the Founders.
www.wikiverse.org /star-trek   (3088 words)

  
 The Klingon Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Klingon Empire was founded over 1500 years ago by Kahless the Unforgetable.
The initial contact was disasterous, causing over 70 years of hostility between the Klingon Empire and the Federation.
Now the Klingons are struggling not only to take back the Sol system, but also to defend themselves from their other enemies, the Dominion and the Romulan Star Empire.
members.aol.com /Preswelsh/Races/klingon.html   (293 words)

  
 A Brief Introduction to Klingon Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Klingon government is based on a system of "houses." Your position in government (and society) is dependent upon how big, wealthy, and honorable your house is. Each House is allowed to send one representative to the Klingon High Council.
The Klingon Empire recently participated (with the help of the old military government of Cardassia) in a massive attack on the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant, and now the Klingons are turning against the Cardassians, attacking their planets and threatening the new civilian leadership.
Klingon Opera is renowned throughout the galaxy for its epic proportions of love, romance, war, victory, and defeat.
www.borg-cube.com /~dburr/klingon.html   (2440 words)

  
 Planet AvP: Literature: Submissions: AvP Vs The Klingon Empire
Sparks flew and metal fell from the bridge as the helmsman was thrown from his seat by the force of the blast.
While Karak studied the skulls the Klingon next to him looked down at his chest as three circular red dots in the pattern of a triangle slowly moved up to his head.
It stood about 7 feet tall and was dressed in partial armor with a large face mask and held a double ended spear in its hand- bright green blood dripped from its charred side as it leaned against the wall.
www.planetavp.com /features/literature/literature-163.shtml   (1032 words)

  
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The Klingon Empire has been through a rough time in the past 40 years a series of civil wars had seriously weakened their power yet Goweron's government remained in power.
After Gowrons assasination 16 years ago Vitrok of the House of Martok, Son of Alexander became the Chancellor of the Empire and requested the aid of the Federation in rebuilding his Empire.
The Federation accepted this request and now the Klingon Empire is just as powerful if not more so than it was in the days of Picard.
members.lycos.co.uk /Paspinall/klingon.htm   (88 words)

  
 D7 class starship
In The Original Series of the Star Trek universe at least three starships of the Klingon D-7 class were given to the Romulan Star Empire as part of a brief alliance with the Klingon Empire against the Federation.
It is generally assumed that the Klingons acquired their cloaking technology which appeared with the Bird of Prey in [[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]] from the Romulans and that it was in exchange for the starships given to the Romulans as well as warp drives superior to those used by the Romulans previously.
Romulan D-7 Battlecruisers were distinct from their Klingon counter parts by the addition of a cosmetic red feather pattern on the underside of the main hull.
encycl.opentopia.com /term/D7_class_starship   (208 words)

  
 Klingon
Federation and the Klingon Empire were on the verge of breaking down.
Romulan Star Empire around 2268, when an agreement between the two powers resulted in the sharing of military technology and spacecraft designs, providing the Romulans with Klingon battle cruisers.
Federation and the Klingon Empire took place at the Korvat colony in 2289.
www.fortunecity.com /tattooine/constantine/157/races/klingoa.html   (560 words)

  
 UCIP Awards -- Klingon Empire Awards
These awards are intended to recognize effort or achievement in the Klingon Empire.
Having served as a department head or Higher for 24 months or Longer and performing all the duties to the highest standard of excellence.
Awarded to those warriors that have continuously and consistantly performed above and beyond the call in both IC and OOC functions of the KDF, whose actions have significantly contributed to the developement of the KDF and ultimately to the SIM Group as a whole.
www.ucip.org /miscellaneous/awards4.html   (493 words)

  
 DragonCon 2000 - Miss Klingon Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Klingons are an exceptionally warlike people and this carries over into their beauty pageants.
Finally by the end, she was threatening him in Klingon and waving her betleH blade at him menacingly, all to roars of audience approval.
For her talent piece she had addressed misconceptions about Klingons; and in response to "Who would you most like to kill?" she answered "the Klingon traitor Warf and Barney the dinosaur." She had been a crowd favorite probably because of her stately demeanor, her pleasantly colored costume and her enormous cleavage.
www.links.net /vita/gx/events/dragoncon/missklingon/draft.html   (925 words)

  
 Klingon Empire Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The only exceptions to this practice were the Fed CA and Klingon D7.
The one source file i found that was similar to the B10 reference didn't state any dimensions.
When stacked up side by side, the Klingon B10 is not really that big at all.
www.sfbnexus.com /Klingon/Details.htm   (319 words)

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