Here are the motivations, key players, and possible future plans of House Harkonnen, explained.īaron Harkonnen ruled the heavily industrialized Giedi Prime with an iron fist, mainly via the maximization of production output and the minimization of production expenses. As seen in the first half of Dune, Duke Leto takes over the mining operations in Arrakis at the request of the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, who lays a nefarious trap for House Atreides, owing to a newly-formed alliance with the Harkonnens. Over the decades, the Harkonnens managed to pay the tithe owed to the Emperor via persecution of the Fremen and sub-par infrastructure and pay, amassing considerable wealth in the process. RELATED: Why Dune 2021 Can’t Be A True Book Adaptationįounding an empire on fear and terror, the Harkonnens won the siridar fief of Arrakis in approximately 10130 AG, assuming control of spice mining and supply. While House Atreides is a monarchy that rules over the bountiful planet of Caladan, overseen by Duke Leto ( played in 2021's Dune by actor Oscar Isaac) right up till the coup, House Harkonnen is a brutal, militarist empire in the dystopian wasteland of Giedi Prime, ruled by Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård). The events of Dune are triggered by the central conflict between House Harkonnen and House Atreides, a bitterness that spans generations, exacerbated by the need to control the spice melange, intricate layers of nepotism, and shrewd political maneuvering. Dune is a galaxy-spanning saga about ecological warfare, power play, and unchecked religious zeal corrupting the hearts of the best of men.
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