Editing Bat'leth (section)

== Use in ''Star Trek'' ==
In ''Star Trek'' lore, the Klingon [[Kahless]] created the bat'leth around CE 625. According to Klingon mythology, he formed the blade by dropping a length of his hair into some lava from inside the Kri'stak Volcano, then cooling, shaping, and hardening it in the lake of Lursor.<ref name="Encyc" /> He then united [[Qo'noS]], the Klingon homeworld, by killing a tyrant named Molor with the weapon, which became known as the Sword of Kahless.<ref name="Encyc" /> The sword was later stolen by a species called the [[Hur'q]] during their invasion of Qo'noS.<ref name="Encyc" /> In the ''Deep Space Nine'' episode "[[The Sword of Kahless]]", Worf and another Klingon named [[Kor (Star Trek)|Kor]] rediscover the artifact, but it is eventually [[Transporter (Star Trek)|transported]] into space to prevent them from using it to attack each other.<ref name="DS9 ep">
{{Cite episode
| title   = The Sword of Kahless
| series  = Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
| credits = Directed by LeVar Burton
| airdate = 20 November 1995
| series-no= 4
| number  = 9}}
</ref> The Sword of Kahless differs from normal bat'leths as it has five points and one handhold compared to four points and three handholds.<ref name="DS9 ep" />

In the Klingon language, the bat'leth was originally referred to as {{Lang|tlh|batlh'etlh}}, then was shortened to {{Lang|tlh|betleH}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coldnorth.com/owen/game/startrek/nomghar/weapons.htm |title=Klingon Weapons |publisher=Coldnorth.com |access-date=2012-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205104/http://www.coldnorth.com/owen/game/startrek/nomghar/weapons.htm |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The word bat'leth itself means "sword of honor".<ref name="Okrand" /> Bat'leths are made of a reinforced metal called baakonite<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LKuvwS_pwQIC&q=baakonite&pg=PT192 "Baakonite"], ''Star Trek Encyclopedia''.</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Anderson |first=Dayan |title=Mining and sustainable development in a "Star Trek" universe |journal=SME News |date=February 2010 |page=54}}</ref> and are normally {{Convert|116|cm|ft|sp=us}} long and weigh {{Convert|5.3|kg|lb|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/batleth |title=Bat'leth |publisher=Star Trek |access-date=2013-02-01}}</ref>

The bat'leth appeared in 29 television episodes across the ''Star Trek'' franchise in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'',<ref>
{{Cite episode
| title   = [[Marauders (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Marauders]]
| series  = Star Trek: Enterprise
| credits = Directed by Mike Vejar
| airdate = 30 October 2002
| series-no= 2
| number  = 6}} 
</ref> and later appears in several episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''. The bat'leth was also used in the 1994 film ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''.<ref name=mov /> The mek'leth appeared in the television series ''Deep Space Nine'' and in the 1996 film ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''.<ref name=mekleth/> The Sword of Kahless appeared in the 2000 video game ''[[Star Trek: Armada]]''<ref>{{cite video game |title=Star Trek: Armada |developer=[[Activision]] |publisher=Activision |date=2000-02-29 |platform=[[Personal computer|PC]] |version=1 |scene=Level complete cutscene |level=Vendetta |quote='''Worf''': Excellent, beam The Sword of Kahless onboard and send a message to Chancellor Martok informing him that we are on our way. }}</ref> and normal bat'leths appeared in the 1996 video game ''[[Star Trek: Klingon]]''.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Star Trek: Klingon |developer=[[Simon & Schuster]] |publisher=Simon & Schuster |date=1996 |platform=[[Personal computer|PC]] |version=1 |scene=Game complete cutscene |level=20 }}</ref> Some of the bat'leth's uses were in the debut episode "[[Reunion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Reunion]]", where Worf teaches his son [[Alexander Rozhenko|Alexander]] how to use one. Worf used a bat'leth to kill Duras{{mdash}}a Klingon who killed Worf's mate [[K'Ehleyr]].<ref name="TNG ep">
{{Cite episode
| title   = Reunion
| series  = Star Trek: The Next Generation
| credits = Directed by Jonathan Frakes
| airdate = 5 November 1990
| series-no= 4
| number  = 7}}
</ref> Notable uses of the weapon occurred in the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Barge of the Dead (Star Trek: Voyager)|Barge of the Dead]]"{{mdash}}in which [[Tuvok]] uses a bat'leth to teach [[B'Elanna Torres]] about her Klingon heritage,<ref>
{{Cite episode
| title   = Barge of the Dead
| series  = Star Trek: Voyager
| credits = Directed by Mike Vejar
| airdate = 6 October 1999
| series-no= 6
| number  = 3}}
</ref> and in the ''Deep Space Nine'' episode "[[Tacking into the Wind]]"{{mdash}} in which Worf kills the leader of the [[Klingon High Council]], [[Gowron]], in a bat'leth duel to give the Klingon Chancellorship to General [[Martok]].<ref>
{{Cite episode
| title   = Tacking into the Wind
| series  = Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
| credits = Directed by Mike Vejar
| airdate = 12 May 1999
| series-no= 7
| number  = 22}}
</ref>