koon-ut-kal-if-fee
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koon-ut-kal-if-fee
| First Appearance | TOS 34 (15 Sep 1967) |
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The koon-ut-kal-if-fee was a millennia-old Vulcan ritual that translated roughly into English as "marriage or challenge." A Vulcan man going through pon farr would marry the woman he had been bonded to as a child, or engage in ritual combat to win her or die trying. The ritual almost always ended with the betrothed pair entering into marriage, but some women, such as T'Pring, rarely opted for the challenge.[1]
Notes and References
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Amok Time." Star Trek, Season 2, Episode 5. Directed by Joseph Pevney. Written by Theodore Sturgeon. Desilu Productions, 15 September 1967.
