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[[File:Yans.jpg|thumb|Two crossed ''yans'']]
List of [[Klingon]] blade weapons.
 
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A '''''yan''''' is a type of ceremonial bladed [[sword]] used by some [[Klingon]] warriors. [[Kurn]] had a pair of ''yans'' hanging in his office aboard the {{IKS|Hegh'ta}}, as did [[Lursa]] and [[B'Etor]] aboard their ship. ({{TNG|Redemption}})
   
 
Like his brother, [[Worf]] also kept two crossed yans in his [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG|Reunion|Night Terrors}})
Klingons also kept the [[Jem'Hadar]] polearm, called a [[Kar'takin]], aboard their ships for training purposes during the [[Dominion War]]. ({{DS9|Sons and Daughters}})
 
   
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During [[Klingon calisthenics program|his exercise program]] on the [[holodeck]], Worf and [[K'Ehleyr]] used a pair of ''yans'' to defeat computer-generated opponents. ({{TNG|The Emissary}})
==Named==
 
* ''[[bat'leth]]''
 
* ''[[d'k tahg]]''
 
* ''[[Gin'tak spear]]''
 
* ''[[kut'luch]]''
 
* ''[[mek'leth]]''
 
* ''[[mevak]]''
 
* ''[[qhonDoq]]''
 
* ''[[tajtiq]]''
 
* ''[[yan]]''
 
   
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[[Duras, son of Ja'rod|Duras]] utilized a ''yan'' in his duel with Worf in [[2367]]. He was killed by Worf and his ''[[bat'leth]]''. ({{TNG|Reunion}})
== Unnamed ==
 
=== Klingon chancellor's knife ===
 
[[File:Klingon knife, Broken Bow.jpg|150px|thumb|Klingon chancellor's knife]]
 
This knife was used by the [[Klingon chancellor]] to threaten [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] when he visited [[Qo'noS]] in April [[2151]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
 
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[[Governor]] [[Vagh]] of [[Krios Prime|Krios]] also had two crossed ''yans'' on display in his office. ({{TNG|The Mind's Eye}})
=== Assassins's knife #1 ===
 
[[File:Klingon assassins knife, Sins of the father 1.jpg|thumb|150px|Assassins's knife #1]]
 
A [[Klingon]] warrior used this knife in an attempt on [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s life in [[2366]]. ({{TNG|Sins of the Father}})
 
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=== Assassins's knife #2 ===
 
[[File:Klingon assassins knife, Sins of the father 2.jpg|thumb|150px|Assassins's knife #2]]
 
Another [[Klingon]] warrior used this knife in an attempt on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's life in [[2366]]. ({{TNG|Sins of the Father}})
 
{{bginfo|This Klingon knife was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay and measures approx. 12.5 X 2.5 X 1 inches. {{stala|8777}}}}
 
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[[Category:Klingonese]]
=== Worf's trophy weapon ===
 
[[File:Klingon knife, 2367.jpg|thumb|150px|Worf's trophy weapon]]
 
Worf kept two of these knives in his quarters aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG|Reunion|Night Terrors}})
 
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=== Bat'leth-like weapon ===
 
[[File:Klingon bat'leth like weapon, Cost of living.jpg|thumb|150px|Bat'leth-like weapon]]
 
[[Kurn]] had this ''bat'leth''-like weapon hanging in his office aboard the {{IKS|Hegh'ta}} underneath two crossed [[yan]]s. ({{TNG|Redemption}})
 
 
In [[2368]], Worf also kept one of the weapons on display in his [[quarters]] aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D. ({{TNG|Cost of Living}})
 
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=== Hegh'bat ceremony knife ===
 
[[File:Klingon knife, Ethics.jpg|thumb|150px|Hegh'bat ceremony knife]]
 
This knife is used in the [[Hegh'bat]] ceremony. [[Worf]] tried to kill himself with this knife in [[2367]] ({{TNG|Night Terrors}}) and nearly talked his son [[Alexander Rozhenko|Alexander]] into killing him with such a knife when Worf was unable to move. ({{TNG|Ethics}}) The [[Knife of Kirom]] is a similar-looking knife. ({{TNG|Rightful Heir}})
 
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=== House of Duras knife ===
 
[[File:House of Duras knife.jpg|thumb|150px|House of Duras knife]]
 
A knife carried by members of the [[House of Duras]]. ({{TNG|Firstborn}})
 
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=== B'Etor's blade ===
 
[[File:B'Etor's blade.jpg|thumb|150px|B'Etor's blade]]
 
This type of small, curved Klingon blade was carried by [[B'Etor]]. ({{film|7}})
 
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=== Klingon food knife ===
 
[[File:Klingon knife, Sons of Mogh.jpg|thumb|150px|Klingon food knife]]
 
[[Koloth]] used this small Klingon knife to cut a piece of cake in half. ({{DS9|Blood Oath}}) When [[Kurn]] came aboard [[Deep Space 9]] in [[2372]], he wielded a similar knife. ({{DS9|Sons of Mogh}})
 
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=== Klingon large knife ===
 
[[File:Klingon knife, You are cordially invited.jpg|thumb|150px|Klingon large knife]]
 
When going through the [[Kal'Hyah]] ritual, Worf held this knife. ({{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}})
 
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==Background information ==
 
Another unnamed blade weapon, supposed to be a Klingon weapon, was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|9542}}
 
 
[[de:Liste von klingonischen Waffen]]
 
[[fr:Armes klingonnes]]
 
[[Category:Qo'noS]]
 
 
[[Category:Hand-held weapons]]
 
[[Category:Hand-held weapons]]

Revision as of 07:52, 23 November 2011

File:Yans.jpg

Two crossed yans

A yan is a type of ceremonial bladed sword used by some Klingon warriors. Kurn had a pair of yans hanging in his office aboard the IKS Hegh'ta, as did Lursa and B'Etor aboard their ship. (TNG: "Redemption")

Like his brother, Worf also kept two crossed yans in his quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Reunion", "Night Terrors")

During his exercise program on the holodeck, Worf and K'Ehleyr used a pair of yans to defeat computer-generated opponents. (TNG: "The Emissary")

Duras utilized a yan in his duel with Worf in 2367. He was killed by Worf and his bat'leth. (TNG: "Reunion")

Governor Vagh of Krios also had two crossed yans on display in his office. (TNG: "The Mind's Eye")

These weapons were never named on-screen. (citation needededit)