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[[Image:Glavin.jpg|thumb|A Ligonian glavin]]
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The '''glavin''' is a type of weapon used for ritual hand-to-hand combat by the [[Ligonian]]s. It is a large glove with a recurved claw at the end, and covered with dozens of spines tipped with poison. [[Lieutenant]] [[Natasha Yar]] used a glavin when she fought [[Yareena]] in [[2364]]. Yareena died when she was grazed by one of the spines, but was later revived aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})
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The '''glavin''' was a type of weapon used for ritual hand-to-hand combat by the [[Ligonian]]s. It was a large glove with a recurved claw at the end, and covered with dozens of spines tipped with poison. [[Lieutenant]] [[Natasha Yar]] used a glavin when she fought [[Yareena]] in [[2364]]. Yareena died when she was grazed by one of the spines, but was later revived aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})
   
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[[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] later kept one in his [[quarters]], along with various other weapons. ({{TNG|Peak Performance|Reunion|Redemption|Cost of Living}}, {{e|A Fistful of Datas}}, {{e|Starship Mine}})
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The [[Klingon]] [[Duras sisters]] [[Lursa]] and [[B'Etor]] also kept such a glavin in their family home on [[Qo'noS]]. ({{TNG|Redemption}})
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Revision as of 15:11, 29 December 2014

Glavin

A Ligonian glavin

The glavin was a type of weapon used for ritual hand-to-hand combat by the Ligonians. It was a large glove with a recurved claw at the end, and covered with dozens of spines tipped with poison. Lieutenant Natasha Yar used a glavin when she fought Yareena in 2364. Yareena died when she was grazed by one of the spines, but was later revived aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Code of Honor")

Lieutenant Worf later kept one in his quarters, along with various other weapons. (TNG: "Peak Performance", "Reunion", "Redemption", "Cost of Living", "A Fistful of Datas", "Starship Mine")

The Klingon Duras sisters Lursa and B'Etor also kept such a glavin in their family home on Qo'noS. (TNG: "Redemption")