Dune-Wheel of Time connection?!

fireworks19 · 11-07-2001, 03:34 PM

Has anyone read the book Dune by Frank Herbert and the entire Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan?

Wheel of Time is up there with LOTR for me, and I just finished Dune. I liked it. I saw a bunch of simliarities, and I was wondering if anyone else noticed..?

Bene Gesserit and Aes Sedai

Paul Atreides and Rand al'Thor

Kwisatz Haderach/Lisan Al-Gaib and the Dragon/He Who Comes With the Dawn/the Coramoor(sp)

Other little things: Shai'tan is the name for the Evil Dude in both.
Both have an old language referred to as the 'Old Tongue.'

I may be grasping for straws on that last one, but still...Am I crazy or does it kind of match up!?

{For anyone who doesn't know, Dune is the first book in a series of 5 or 6 sci-fi books. WoT is a series of 9(so far) fantasy books.(Subliminal message~ rEaD tHeM!!!)}

Grand Admiral Reese · 11-10-2001, 11:57 PM

So it's basically that Herbert was ripped off with Wheel of Time.

fireworks19 · 11-12-2001, 01:14 AM

Yeah, pretty much.

***anduin*** · 11-12-2001, 05:26 AM

Not to mention there are similarities between Star Wars and Dune. There are probably other books out there that were influenced by Dune also.

afro-elf · 01-04-2002, 08:41 AM

Forget not that the Fremen were Zensunni in belief ( a Buddhist Islamic mix) and Shaitan is just the Arabic word for satan.

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11-07-2001, 03:34 PM	#1
fireworks19 Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 156	Dune-Wheel of Time connection?! Has anyone read the book Dune by Frank Herbert and the entire Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan? Wheel of Time is up there with LOTR for me, and I just finished Dune. I liked it. I saw a bunch of simliarities, and I was wondering if anyone else noticed..? Bene Gesserit and Aes Sedai Paul Atreides and Rand al'Thor Kwisatz Haderach/Lisan Al-Gaib and the Dragon/He Who Comes With the Dawn/the Coramoor(sp) Other little things: Shai'tan is the name for the Evil Dude in both. Both have an old language referred to as the 'Old Tongue.' I may be grasping for straws on that last one, but still...Am I crazy or does it kind of match up!? {For anyone who doesn't know, Dune is the first book in a series of 5 or 6 sci-fi books. WoT is a series of 9(so far) fantasy books.(Subliminal message~ rEaD tHeM!!!)} __________________ Just Watch the Fireworks Just Meet Fireworks =)

11-12-2001, 01:14 AM	#3
fireworks19 Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 156	Yeah, pretty much. __________________ Just Watch the Fireworks Just Meet Fireworks =)

01-04-2002, 08:41 AM	#5
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	Forget not that the Fremen were Zensunni in belief ( a Buddhist Islamic mix) and Shaitan is just the Arabic word for satan. Any Buffalo Sabres fans ( Miroslav Satan) __________________ About Eowyn, Does anyone know what her alias Dernhelm means? She was kown as dernhelm because of her exclaimation when she realized that the rider's headgear was heavy and obscured her sight. 'Dern Helm" Culled from Entmoot From Kirinski 57 and Wayfarer.

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11-10-2001, 11:57 PM	#2
Grand Admiral Reese Sapling Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 10	So it's basically that Herbert was ripped off with Wheel of Time.

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*anduin* Entwife Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: louisville Posts: 3,718	Not to mention there are similarities between Star Wars and Dune. There are probably other books out there that were influenced by Dune also.