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  House Atreides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
House Atreides is one of the great houses of the Imperium, the feudal interstellar empire that forms the backdrop to the Dune novels.
In the original novels House Atreides claims descent from King Agamemnon, a son of Atreus, in Greek mythology.
Vorian Atreides was the thirteenth son of the Titan Agamemnon, one of the twenty Titans who conquered the Old Empire, and was a Human Trustee in Omnius' Machine Empire.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_Atreides   (949 words)

  
 Paul Atreides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Atreides is the son of Duke Leto Atreides I and The Lady Jessica, the heir of House Atreides, a nuclear-armed aristocratic family that rules the planet of Caladan.
Paul Atreides, as portrayed by Alec Newman in the Dune miniseries (2000).
Paul Atreides saw in his prescient visions that the human race was headed toward extinction in the near future.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Atreides   (1233 words)

  
 House Atreides
House Atreides is considered one of the honorable houses of the Landsraad.
House Atreides is a distant cousin to the Emperor's bloodline of House Corrino.
Leto Atreides II: Not to be confused with Paul's firstborn killed by Sardaukar during a raid of Sietch Tabr, Leto II was born twin to Ghanima Atreides.
www.usul.net /factions/house_atreides.htm   (1271 words)

  
 Alia Atreides - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alia Atreides, portayed by Daniela Amavia in the Children of Dune miniseries.
Alia was born a full Reverend Mother having been exposed in the womb of Jessica Atreides who was pregnant at the time she underwent the spice trance.
Her nephew, Leto Atreides II, returns from hiding and suggests to the Fremen that she be tested with the Trial of Possession, an ancient Fremen ritual for exposing those possessed by the dead.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Alia   (691 words)

  
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Na-Duke Praxton Atreides was installed as Duke after his father's death; with the aid of a bright and dedicated staff of retainers, he scored a major victory in 10089 when he was elected to the Landsraad High Council.
Atreides justice towards the people is exemplary, renowned over the entire Known Universe: it is scrupulously fair, swift and impartial, with the sternest punishments reserved for corrupt bureaucrats and piratical industrialists.
Hailing from the Atreides fiefdom of the Dalta on Tantalos, she's largely unknown to the noble circles of Kaitain, except as the daughter of old Horace Cleomenes.
www.dune3.net /handbooks/atreides.txt   (4945 words)

  
 Hexapedia - Paul Atreides (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Paul Atreides is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.
He is born the heir of House Atreides, a nuclear-armed aristocratic family that rules the planet of Caladan.
He is the son of Leto Atreides and Jessica Atreides.
www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Paul_Atreides   (915 words)

  
 DUNE 2000 House Atreides
While not one of the richer Houses, the Atreides have ruled Caladan with a generous, noble spirit for ten generations.
Atreides troops are exceptionally devoted to their Duke.
As expected, the Atreides have been holding off attack of both the Ordos and the Harkonnen, simply defending themselves against a series of raids, sabotage, and larger offensives.
members.lycos.nl /wotsupdoc/atreides.htm   (218 words)

  
 DuneIII MUSH: Factions
Atreides is known to fight for honour and seeking the honour within a person, prefering it over rank, wealth or lineage.
Atreides' lifestyle can be described as spartan, shunning overindulgence in luxury and prefering to let all under their rule share proportionally in the luxury the empire provides them with.
Atreides' name as a dynasty was established during the battle of Corrin where they stood side-by-side with House Corrino.
www.dune3.net /data_atreides.php   (307 words)

  
 Leto Atreides
Leto Atreides is the Duke of House Atreides.
He is married to the Bene Gesserit acolyte Jessica, who has produced for him the son Paul Atreides.
Known as "the Red Duke", Leto is feared by Emperor, Shaddam IV, and hated by his longtime rival, the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/du/Duke_Leto_Atreides.html   (56 words)

  
 Atreides info (for Emperor: BFD)
The Atreides APC is slow and has a very small gun (that's only useful against single soldiers).
The Minotaurus is the heavy Atreides combat vehicle and it's a mech.
Veteran Atreides infantry can return to the Barracks and train all other units (of the same kind as the veteran), so they come out of the Barracks as veterans.
www.fortunecity.com /underworld/cole/1027/Emperor-2.htm   (662 words)

  
 Leto Atreides I - Definition, explanation
Leto Atreides I is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.
Leto I would father Paul Atreides, who's son Leto II would be named in honor of his grandfather.
Leto was known in Imperial circles as "the Red Duke" and gained fame as an effective politician, a fair and just statesman, and a capable leader to his small army.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/l/le/leto_atreides_i.php   (466 words)

  
 House Atreides - Definition, explanation
As Paul Atreides is lost in the desert twelve years later, his sister Alia inherits his title as the Duchess of Atreides and as Regent of Paul's empire until his children come of age.
House Atreides claims descent from the Atreidae or House of Atreus of Greek mythology.
Atreides Battle Language is a method of military communication that appears in the "Dune" series of books by Frank Herbert.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/ho/house_atreides.php   (548 words)

  
 Dune Cast, Characters, Harkonnen House, Paul Atreides, Feyd-Rautha
He plots with House Harkonnen to destroy House Atreides but his gamble doesen't work out when at the end it is Paul of house Atreides that leads the native Fremen population against the Emperer succesfully.
He seems to be the favorite of the Baron as he is referred to as "lovely Feyd." After Paul Atreides has beaten the Emperer's troops and the Harkonnen troops, it is Feyd alone who has the courage to challenge Paul to a ritualistic fight to the death.
This is one of the chief scientists for House Atreides.
www.movieprop.com /tvandmovie/reviews/dunecharacters.htm   (976 words)

  
 Noble House Atreides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Atreides leaders are intelligent and noble and the Atreides have a great devotion towards duty.
Atreides were one of the first Houses to come to Arrakis and are well prepared for the conditions they will have to face.
The Atreides are not known for attacking first but instead defend themselves well against the attacks of the other Houses.  The Atreides start out trying to be diplomatic but this strategy will not work and all out warfare between the houses is imminent.
www.euronet.nl /users/jjk/games/dune2/atreides.htm   (153 words)

  
 : RevolutionSF - Atreides Ponders White House Bid : Feature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Always one with an eye on future events, Paul "Muad'dib" Atreides announced this afternoon that he would be forming an exploratory committee to see if he could successfully mount a campaign for the American Presidency in 2004.
Careful observers will remember that Atreides failed in his bid for the presidency in 2000 mainly because of the Supreme Court ruling against non-Americans, no matter how close to the godhead they may be, attaining the highest office in the land.
However, Atreides appears to be planning to do just that.
www.revolutionsf.com /article.html?id=1501   (381 words)

  
 Dune: House Atreides - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
House Atreides is the first book in a prequel trilogy to the Dune series, set before the events of Frank Herbert's original works.
The trilogy was co-authored by Frank's son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson.
It introduces House Vernius, the rulers of Ix, who are the victims of a conspiracy by Emperor Elrood IX to introduce an artificial substitute for melange.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Dune:_House_Atreides   (252 words)

  
 Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: House Atreides
In Dune: House Atreides, this constraint is coupled with the existence of a scarce compound, Melange (the key to interstellar travel, among other things), so that a dynamic universe emerges, one in which human social and technological evolution takes some exotic, but entirely consistent, paths.
Each planet of the Imperium is controlled by a House (an aristocratic family), in such a manner that the masses take no active part in history, being either suboid worker-drones or simple peasants in awe of their betters.
follow the adventures of the young Prince Leto of the House Atreides on the planet Caladan as he prematurely inherits his father's Dukedom along with all of its history and responsibilities stretching back twenty-six generations.
www.rambles.net /herbert_atreides.html   (588 words)

  
 HOUSE ATREIDES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
According to all recent reports, the Atreides military is in top condition, as are their vehicles and structures.
As expected, the Atreides have been passive and have not attacked the other houses to date, although they have successfully defended themselves against a series of raids, sabotage, and larger offensives.
True to their nature, the Atreides have attempeted to achieve their goals through diplomacy, a strategy which shall undoubtably fail on Dune.
www.methodist.edu /com/c341/harden/wraith/atr.htm   (170 words)

  
 The Art of Ihsan - Duke Leto Atreides
Duke Leto Atreides (10140-10191), the last Duke of House Atreides to rule on Caladan.
He took the reigns of power at the age of 23, and would eventually preside over the change from Caladan to Arrakis.
An admirable and honourable man who believed in doing all he could for the cause of his House, all in the name of Atreides.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /ihsan/conceptual/duke_leto_atreides.htm   (138 words)

  
 Dune: House Atreides quiz -- free game
Duke Paulus Atreides, father of Leto and grandfather of Paul, was destined to die during a bullfight.
Thufir Hawat was ordered by Duke Paulus Atreides to instruct young Leto for his own protection and as part of his grooming to become the next Duke.
Duke Leto Atreides accepted a Trial by Forfeiture and risked the loss of all his holdings in order to preserve the peace aboard the Heighliner.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=164588   (969 words)

  
 Kevin J. Anderson & Brian Herbert's Prelude to Dune: House Atreides. The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and ...
Dune, House Atreides takes place not in the far past of the events depicted in the original series but in the rather recent past.
Thus, the reader gets to learn much of what Paul Maud'Dib Atreides' father was like as a child, before he became Duke and when House Atreides was still firmly entrenched on Caladan.
We also get to meet Paul's Grandfather, Duke Paulus Atreides (Leto's Father), in the first half of the book, whose interactions with Leto set up the reader's understanding of the famous Atreides honesty and sense of honor.
www.eternalnight.co.uk /books/a/andersonkevinj/houseatreides.html   (1250 words)

  
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An Atreides daughter could have been wed to a Harkonnen heir and sealed the breach.
ATREIDES SHIP - CALADAN - DAY A DRUM CORPS pounds out a powerful cadence in front of a water and cannon show as the Duke, Paul and Jessica mount the steel stairs to their ship.
ATREIDES ORNITHOPTER - DAY From outside the Palace's atomic shield we see the blur of the ornithopter pass through a porthole and come out perfect like a gleaming jewel.
www.scifiscripts.com /scripts/dune.txt   (13797 words)

  
 Dune: House Atreides Audio Book
Dune: House Atreides was authored by Brian Herbert and is narrated by Michael Prichard.
Dune: House Atreides is a great audio book to use as a test of this concept.
Get Dune: House Atreides audio book today and start improving your life by gaining knowledge and realize the joy that comes from treating yourself with the respect you deserve.
www.audio-book.ws /books/dune-house-atreides.php   (415 words)

  
 Paul Atreides
Paul Atreides is the most important fictional character in Frank Herbert's Dune science fiction series.
In Dune, he loses his family, but is embraced by the indigenous Fremen as their messiah.
In accepting the mantle of godhood, Paul launches the Atreides on a course that spans 10,000 years through the next five books.
www.findword.org /pa/paul-atreides.html   (463 words)

  
 Dune mini series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rescued by the Fremen, a fierce desert people who believe the young Atreides to be 'Mah'di' — the messiah of their legends — Paul begins to recognize his power to shape the future.
Rescued by the Fremen, a fierce desert people who believed the young Atreides to be the Mah'di — the messiah of their legends — Paul began to recognize his power to shape the future.
Paul Atreides and his army of Fremen create havoc on Arrakis and threaten to stop the flow of the “spice” being harvested by the Harkonnen.
www.arrakis.co.uk /mini.html   (2815 words)

  
 'Dune: House Atreides' Doesn't Come Close
It's almost unfair to expect Dune: House Atreides to match the original Dune, but even with Frank Herbert's notes to draw on, this long-anticipated new book finds it hard to even come close.
The Bene Gesserit scheme to have Baron Vladimir Harkonnen sire a daughter, planetologist Pardot Kynes finds a place among the Fremen while the Harkonnens squeeze the spice out of Arrakis, and a 14-year-old Leto Atreides is growing up on Caladan.
The struggle between the Atreides and Harkonnens involved layers of plot and counterplot, creating a dense, multilayered environment in which the position of letters or unusual woodwork was just another thread in a thrilling web of information and intrigue.
www.space.com /sciencefiction/dune_atreides_review_991019.html   (652 words)

  
 Mobs - Atreides
Atreides is in Scourge of Time, so you'll have to travel through the Astral Plane.
Atreides is pretty easy, to the point of being soloable.
Atreides' room is also the recall room, but if you can't recall for a different reason (no blood/mana/he's trying to eat you), just head go
www.tokai.ws /mobs/atreides.htm   (190 words)

  
 Dune (series of novels)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
For those who never read the book, it's a space opera where a feudal "house", the House of Atreides, is exiled to a dry, sandy planet called "Arrakis", or "Dune", formerly a (very profitable due to a certain "spice") fief of a rival "house", the House of Harkonnen.
In a way it says the opposite: Paul envisions armies with the Atreides banner, where those who served house Atreides on Caladan are recognisable by the red hawk on their uniform.
A second Atreides symbol is also mentioned, apparently unrelated to the flag: the «Hawk crest of the House Atraides», used extensively as an ornamental identification in building, vehicle and space ship liveries.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fic_dune.html   (1458 words)

  
 House Atreides - Glasgledius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Paul Atreides is the main character during the first novels.
He fights with the Fremen in the war on Arrakis and finally becomes both the Fremen Messiah and Emperor of the known universe.
As Paul Atreides is lost in the desert eight years later, his sister Alia inherit his title as the Duke of Atreides and as Emperor.
www.glasglow.com /E2/ho/House_Atreides.html   (171 words)

  
 Dune Detailed Movie Review
The Atreides are overthrown by the treachery of their house doctor, Yuey, and the Harkonnens invade and defeat them utterly (secretly with the help of the Emperor).
The Emperor and the Harkonnens attack the Atreides and the Fremen on Dune.
Paul Atreides, the main character is an unsuspecting vehicle of tremendous mental and metaphysical power through the manipulation of his genetic history by a group of female adepts.
www.allscifi.com /Topics/Info_3555.asp   (1385 words)

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