Shai-Hulud (Arabic: شَيْء خُلُود Shayʾ-Khulud) is the Fremen term for the sandworm of Arrakis. As with many Fremen terms and words, Shai-Hulud is more than a descriptive term for a physical entity.

The sandworms are reverently called Shai-Hulud by the planet's indigenous Fremen, who worship them as agents of God whose actions are a form of divine intervention. The name is the derived from the Arabic شيء خلود ( šayʾ khulūd , "thing of eternity").

2021年10月14日 · The sandworms in Dune are giant animal worms known by their indigenous name as “Shai-Hulud.” To the Fremen, the deep desert dwellers of Arrakis, Shai-Hulud is considered a quasi-diety and ...

Within Fremen culture the sandworm had several additional names, notably The Maker and Shai-Hulud, which variously meant Old Man of the Desert, Old Father Eternity, or Grandfather of the Desert. Young sandworms were used by the Fremen for special ceremonies.

2021年10月22日 · The Fremen have a sandworm deity who they refer to as the Shai Hulud, or the "Old Man of the Desert'. On Arrakis the sandworms grow to huge sizes and can live for decades, and the Shai Hulud is...

2024年4月3日 · Shai-hulud in Dune shapes the ecosystem of Arrakis through burrowing in the sand, making huge dunes. Part of the emphasis of Shai-hulud in Dune is due to their religious significance – the people of Arrakis recognize the crucial role the sandworm plays in …

2025年1月8日 · In Frank Herbert’s Dune, the sandworm—known as Shai-Hulud to the Fremen—is more than just a massive creature lurking beneath the sands of Arrakis. It is a central figure in the spiritual and cultural identity of the Fremen, a symbol of divine power, fate, and the eternal cycles of life and death.

With the Fremen worshipping sandworms as an agent of God and the Padishah empire collecting Melange from it, sandworms are the most important creatures in the ‘Dune’ universe. Sandworm, also called Shai-Hulud by the Fremen, is a gigantic annelid organism that lives on planet Arrakis.

2021年11月5日 · The terrifying, indiscriminate, and uncompromising nature of the sandworms offers would-be conquerors of Arrakis a difficult challenge to overcome. This Shai-Hulud conundrum is key to the heart of Dune, not only in terms of the film's plot but also in defining the power dynamics at the center of its complex lore. The worms and the valuable and ...

2020年9月10日 · These Arrakis natives have built a religion around the sandworms (with a little help from the Bene Gesserit Missionaria Protectiva), which they refer to as Shai-Hulud. Here's where things get...