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A sandworm from the cover of Heretics of Dune (1984) Sandworms are giant creatures found only on the desert planet Arrakis. They are reverently called Shai-Hulud by the planet's indigenous Fremen, who worship them as agents of God whose actions are a form of divine intervention. [7] [12] The Fremen also refer to the sandworms as Makers.
Shai-Hulud – Fremen name for the sandworms of Arrakis. [5] Originating from the Arabic words meaning "thing of eternity" (شيء خلود šayʾ khulūd). [3] Shere – A substance which, when present in the body at high enough concentrations, will block the use of an Ixian Probe (but not a T-Probe) from recovering memories. [8]
Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1995, and later based in Poughkeepsie, New York. The band is named after the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert 's novel Dune .
A crysknife is a personally-tuned blade ground from the crystal tooth of a sandworm, and is the formal and sacred weapon of the Fremen. It is a milk-white, double-edged curved knife, the blade about 20 centimetres (8 in) long. The crysknife comes in two forms, fixed and unfixed.
The design of the sandworm’s skin layer was inspired by “dry lakes,” says Vermette. “The texture was soft and textured with scales, enough for the skin to be pulled, and we had openings ...
The progressive hardcore band Shai Hulud took their name from Dune. [167] In 1988, New Zealand rock band Shihad chose their name based on "Jihad", the holy war scene from David Lynch's 1984 film. [168] "Traveller in Time", from the 1991 Blind Guardian album Tales from the Twilight World, is based mostly on Paul Atreides' visions of future and past.
In January, “Dune: Part Two” enjoyed a viral moment before it even hit theaters when AMC debuted a popcorn bucket shaped like Shai-Hulud, the sandworm from the movies and novels. Originally ...
"Shai-Hulud: the indigenous name for the sandworms on the planet Arrakis in the Dune novels written by Frank Herbert." [140] Tulostoma shaihuludii Finy et al., 2023: Fungus: Sandworms "Reminiscent of the sandworm Shai-Hulud of the fictional planet Arrakis from the science fiction novel series Dune by Frank Herbert." [141] Arrakis Robillard, Tan ...