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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.
The Bene Gesserit (/ ˈ b ɛ n iː ˈ dʒ ɛ s ər ɪ t /) [1] are a group in Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe.A powerful social, religious, and political force, the Bene Gesserit is described as an exclusive sisterhood whose members train their bodies and minds through years of physical and mental conditioning to obtain superhuman powers and abilities that seem magical to outsiders. [2]
Harkonnen may refer to: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, a fictional villain in the Dune series of novels and films; Dune: House Harkonnen, the second book in the Prelude to Dune series, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Harkonnen Chair, a series of chair designs by H. R. Giger; Harkonnen, a weapon used by Seras Victoria in the series ...
To gain such leverage against Yueh, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen had abducted and tortured Yueh's wife Wanna. The doctor is thus compelled to betray House Atreides in exchange for her release. Even so, Yueh allows Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica to escape the attack and gives Duke Leto Atreides the means to kill the Baron (though Leto fails to do so ...
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.
Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen is a fictional character in the 1965 science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert. He is the younger nephew and heir of the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen , and is depicted as being cruel, treacherous and cunning, though not as much so as his uncle.
Used by Harkonnen troopers to transport Paul and Jessica to a waiting ornithopter in the original novel. Little Maker – The "half-plant-half-animal deep-sand vector of the Arrakis sandworm", whose "excretions form the pre-spice mass." [4] Also known as "sandtrout," they represent an early stage in the life cycle of the worm. They can link the ...
Pronunciation of Ancient Greek in French secondary schools is based on Erasmian pronunciation, but it is modified to match the phonetics and even, in the case of αυ and ευ, the orthography of French. Vowel length distinction, geminate consonants and pitch accent are discarded completely, which matches the current phonology of Standard French.