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To the Fremen, the crysknife was sacred, and they maintained much tradition around it. If it was drawn, it could not be resheathed until it had drawn blood. Moreover, the blade was not allowed to be seen by those considered to be outsiders by the tribe; otherwise they would have to die by it, or be "cleansed" in an elaborate ritual. |
To the Fremen, the crysknife was sacred, and they maintained much tradition around it. If it was drawn, it could not be resheathed until it had drawn blood. Moreover, the blade was not allowed to be seen by those considered to be outsiders by the tribe; otherwise they would have to die by it, or be "cleansed" in an elaborate ritual. |
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| − | The sharpness of a crysknife was unparalleled. It was usually perceived to glow with a dull light. They averaged 20 |
+ | The sharpness of a crysknife was unparalleled. It was usually perceived to glow with a dull light. They averaged 20 cm in length. |
| − | Apart from being sacred, crysknives were considered a necessity on Arrakis. This was because neither [[Energy shield|shields]] nor [[Lasgun |
+ | Apart from being sacred, crysknives were considered a necessity on Arrakis. This was because neither [[Energy shield|shields]] nor [[Lasgun]]s could be used in the Arrakis desert, due to the vibrations attracting sandworms. |
| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | In ''[[Dune: House Atreides]]'' it is mentioned that "fixing a crysknife" is explained as "keyed to the body of the owner so it would dissolve upon his death" which contradicts the above definition. |
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Revision as of 08:28, 28 September 2009
A crysknife was a knife whose blade was made from the tooth of a dead sandworm of Arrakis. It was the weapon of choice for the Fremen, the natives of Arrakis.
Crysknives usually came in two forms:
- Unfixed: Knives where the blade would disintegrate unless they were kept close to a human body's electrical field,
- Fixed: Knives that had been treated so that they would not disintegrate, and could be put into storage.
To the Fremen, the crysknife was sacred, and they maintained much tradition around it. If it was drawn, it could not be resheathed until it had drawn blood. Moreover, the blade was not allowed to be seen by those considered to be outsiders by the tribe; otherwise they would have to die by it, or be "cleansed" in an elaborate ritual.
The sharpness of a crysknife was unparalleled. It was usually perceived to glow with a dull light. They averaged 20 cm in length.
Apart from being sacred, crysknives were considered a necessity on Arrakis. This was because neither shields nor Lasguns could be used in the Arrakis desert, due to the vibrations attracting sandworms.
Behind the scenes
In Dune: House Atreides it is mentioned that "fixing a crysknife" is explained as "keyed to the body of the owner so it would dissolve upon his death" which contradicts the above definition.