Historical Events

6 records. Select one to see its full entry and connections.

• Birth of the Kwisatz Haderach Paul Atreides arrives, and with him the payoff of a Bene Gesserit breeding scheme ninety generations in the making.
• Duel for the Throne A ritual knife fight between Paul Atreides and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen settles the succession.
• Founding of the Spacing Guild Spice-fueled prescience gives the Guild an unbreakable monopoly on interstellar travel.
• The Battle of Arrakeen Paul's Fremen legions storm Arrakeen and break the Emperor's grip on the planet.
• The Butlerian Jihad A crusade spanning generations, fought to wipe out every thinking machine in the galaxy.
• The Fall of House Atreides A Harkonnen-Sardaukar ambush tears down Duke Leto's rule on Arrakis before it can take root.