Dune: The History Of House Harkonnen, Explained

The main background story of Dune follows the long-running war between two noble families for the fate of a crucial resource. The narrative tends toward moral complexity, but it does little to hide the sides of the conflict. House Atreides is noble, dutiful, and led by a succession of basically decent heavy-hangs-the-head types. House Harkonnen is staffed primarily by murderers and disgusting monsters. There’s no ambiguity here.