The History of House Atreides - Dune Lore

WARNING - VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS. ALL DUNE CANONS TAKEN AS SOURCE MATERIAL

Learn the history of the noble House Atreides, Dukes of Caladan, and their significance to the Dune Saga.

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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Origins
9:15 - House Atreides
12:50 - Legacy
19:53 - Outro

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[scottm]

The overriding mistake the Atreides made was simply not leaving Paul and Jessica back on their homeworld and only taking half their army. Especially as they thought it was a trap.

[Flyboy]

Being Greek myself, it’s really cool to hear that the atreides have Greek roots

[JanalKalis-jsyw]

I love the sound of the narrator's voice. It is very soothing.

[Myanimo]

Thank you so much for this background.
I've read all the books, the original and the prequels, and I have the original Dune Encyclopedia that was released in the 80's, but your deeper look into the Classical origins of the Greek mythology, and their connections has added to my depth of appreciation of the Duneverse.

[LaineyBug]

Thanks for covering the Expanded Duniverse too. I guess I'm a rare fan that loves Frank's and Brian's books even though they have different styles.

[asavelakuse]

Shaddam IV loved Duke Leto like a son but as Irulan said the Corrinos calculate power and the Atreides were an actual threat if left unchecked plus without a male heir the Corrino held government could be challenged. In their weakened state while formidable it's better to get rid of problems before they fester.

[LaineyBug]

In my head canon, Vorian is always a 2007 era Gerard Butler, Xavier is Sam Heughan and Serena is a young Liz Taylor (with reddish hair). Anya Taylor Joy is scarily similar to how I pictured Rayna Butler.
Because the Sci-Fi mini series being my first exposure to the Duniverse, the core characters will always be that cast. Timotheé would be perfect if he had a red/copper tint to his dark hair though. I also always imagine Barbora Kodetova as Chani with a reddish tint to her hair too.

[LaineyBug]

I wonder if we're going to get interaction scenes between Jason Momoa and Anya Taylor Joy if they continue with Prophet and Children of Dune!

[Maslah-vx]

Now I Understand that The atreides are The true villains 💀

[IMMI]

Is there a reason why you are avoiding the use of Jason Momoa's photo for Duncan Idaho?

[tooslow]

why would atreides take every single person from caladan? why wouldnt they keep it and still go to arakis?

[citizenVader]

How can this be? We know how environmentally our completions and even eye colour changes. With so many years of being away from earth I have a hard time to establish the possibilities of carrying this with us as humans.

[thearmchairjournalist]

I’ve found the dune prequels here on YT if anyone’s interested 📖📚👌🎯