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Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (/ ˈ h ɑːr k ə n ə n / [2]) is a fictional character in the Dune franchise created by Frank Herbert.He is primarily featured in the 1965 novel Dune and is also a prominent character in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999–2001) by Herbert's son Brian and Kevin J. Anderson.
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is the ruthless and cunning head of House Harkonnen, centuries-old enemies of House Atreides. The Baron's intent to exterminate the Atreides line seems close to fruition as Duke Leto is lured to Arrakis on the pretense of taking over the lucrative spice mining operation there, previously controlled by the Harkonnens.
Harrow Harkonnen, portrayed by Edward Davis, is the current Baron Harkonnen, "who harbors a strong desire to elevate his House to its former glory." [18] In "The Hidden Hand", the Harkonnen family makes a fourth request to Mother Superior Valya to assign them a Truthsayer, which she refuses again.
Valya Harkonnen is a fictional character in the 2024 HBO science fiction television series Dune: Prophecy, portrayed by Emily Watson. She is the leader of the Sisterhood , a secretive and powerful matriarchal order whose members undergo intense physical training and mental conditioning to obtain superhuman abilities.
Sixteen-year-old Feyd, the younger nephew and heir of Baron Harkonnen, is described as dark haired, and "round of face and with sullen eyes". He is lean and muscular in contrast to his morbidly obese uncle, and is a deadly fighter. The Baron also notes that the "full and pouting look" of Feyd's lips is "the Harkonnen genetic marker".
The Baron Harkonnen is similarly corrupt, materially indulgent, and a sexual degenerate. Gibbon's Decline and Fall partly blames the fall of Rome on the rise of Christianity. Gibbon claimed that this exotic import from a conquered province weakened the soldiers of Rome and left it open to attack.
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Dune: House Harkonnen is a 2000 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the second book in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy , which takes place before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune . [ 1 ]