THE FREMEN (Paul Atreides' Unstoppable Desert Warriors) DUNE EXPLAINED

foreign I will show you the ways of the desert come with me do not run you will only waste your body's water this is the Duke's son who are you waiting we need their water Johnny take Church to the newcomers secretary from the journey let's go I will not have them I invoke The Untold you may not challenge essay Adina then I will fight in our name dummies I accept her champion thank you when you take a life take your own I don't believe you're the least on our Gabe and I want you to Die With Honor Chris knife was given to me by my greater it's made from a tooth of childhood Thomas is a good fighter thank you suffer this world will kill you quicker this way oh he's never killed [Music] you're one of us now life for a life hey guys what's happening nearad here with film Comics explained and as requested today we'll be exploring the fremant as featured in Frank Herbert's amazing Dune universe originally known as the free men of Iraqis the fredman were a subculture of humans descended from the Zen Sunni Wanderers they were hard in survival adapted in the harsh environment of the planet and formed an integral part of the muadib's Jihad launched by Paul Atreides I've covered the confusing history and trajectory of Paul Atreides in my video exploring Diner's do links in the description but here I hope to show how instrumental the fremin were in his rise to power first appearing in the 1965 novel Doom they inhabit the large planetarakis also known as dune which is a soul-known source in the universe of the all-important spice melange long overlooked by the rest of the Imperium and considered backwards Savages in reality they were in extremely hardy people that existed in large numbers the forever had come to the planet thousands of years before the events of the novel as the Zen Sunny Wanderers a religious sect in Retreat as humans in extremists over time they adapted their culture in way of life to survive and thrive in the incredibly harsh conditions of aracas the freminar distinguished by their first fighting abilities and skillet survival in these conditions with water being such a rare commodity on the planet their culture revolves around its preservation and conservation Dune was actually inspired by Herbert's research for an article about the United States Department of agriculture's attempt to use grasses to stabilize the Oregon dunes Herbert learned that the moving Dunes could swallow whole cities lakes rivers and highways and said that in studying Sanders we must analyze the people of the Kalahari and how they utilize every drop of water and so herbert-based framing culture in part on the desert dwelling Bedouin and sand people for four weeks I live with the Freeman hidden in the desert in a community called The Siege arrakis is filled with caverns and there are hundreds of sieges millions of women the origins of the fremen lay with the Zen Sunni Wanderers who fled Pride to the butlerian Jihad escaping religious and cultural persecution several Zen Sunni settled on a racket and made a living by Scavenging the desert for anything that could be sold to Merchants at the Spaceport at this point the feared giant sand worms were considered demons one of their kind name Saleem was banned from their Community for the horrible crime in stealing water though he was innocent of course he came to despise the Zen Sunni way of life by mistake in a stroke of luck he learned to ride a worm and no longer considered them demons but as the physical embodiment of the one God they created and governed the universe over time silin gathered followers who also preferred a more spiritual and Frugal life and they eventually declared themselves the free men of Iraqis the three men ultimately became known as the fremin the fremin of Iraqis living communities called sieges that were capable of containing thousands of people and each had its own leader called a nape who had absolute Authority and ascended to the position by challenging his predecessor the fremin system of justice relied primarily on trial by combat and individuals May challenge each other to the death over matters of etiquette law or honor but there's a catch as for every action there must be accountability and so the victor of these challenges becomes responsible for the wife children and certain possessions of the defeated the fremant paid enormous spice bribes to the spacing Guild to keep the atmosphere of Iraqis free of spy satellites and they had a long-term plan to terraform the planet every Siege also has a side Dina a wise woman trained in the spiritual traditions of her people that can serve as a leader as an acolyte to a holy woman essentially the fremin version of a Benny Jesuit Reverend mother as I've already discussed in my other video on Dune a significant part of the framing mythology was actually created by the Benny Jesuit missionaria protectiva and I'm of the matriarchy that practices religious engineering they essentially introduce contrived myths prophecies and Superstition among the populations of the Empire with the intent to later exploit them in the case of the fremin and Messiah Legend had been put in place that is utilized by polar trades to protect him and his mother Jessica due to Salem's experience the fremin worshiped the giant sandworms as manifestations of the earth deity they call Shai halud and like him they learn to ride the worms by calling and mounting them using bravery and skill the fremin were deeply spiritual and superstitious people over the centuries they adapted their blend of zen-sunning Faith to their desert environment and adopted the sanwama varakas as a physical manifestation of God as part of the San worm life cycle the spice melange is everywhere on the planet this combined with the sparse natural resources on arrakis led to the spice melange becoming an integral part of their diet and culture high levels of exposure to spices now tinted their eyes to a dark shade of blue called blue and blue or the eyes of a bad to the native forever the fight for survival had long-dominated their cultural identity the brutal environment of Iraqis necessitated The Frugal use of energy in resources especially water additionally their history with cultural persecution mandated the need for combat knowledge these aspects saw them emerge as efficient and Hardy Warriors that use their skill in the environment defend off opponents with far superior technology and formal trading water played a vital role in the framing culture indeed for the fremin water was life to conserve against the unnecessary loss of water in the desert Freeman wore a full body filtration system called still suits which reclaimed the body's moisture the special fabric is micro sandwich designed to dissipate heat and filter waste while reclaiming moisture the water is then held in catch pockets and made available to drink through a tube additionally specialized headgear prevented most of the normal loss through the scalp and forehead fear perspiration while masks and nose plugs reclaim moisture from the wearer's breathing gloves were also available too but many fremin opted instead to rub the juice of the creosote Bush on their hands to inhibit perspiration amazingly with the fremant still suit in proper working order the wearer lost only about a thimble full of water per day the Forman raw was that one's water belonged to the tribe thus when a Freeman dieder was killed in combat rather than being buried or cremated he or she was rendered down into water in the case of amtel or the ritual combat to the death between two disagreeing fremant the water of the loser was used to replenish the Victor the rest was then turned over to the water Masters Herbert even suggested in Dune that the fremin have adapted to the environment physiologically with their blood able to clot almost instantly in order to prevent moisture loss it's safe to say then that arrakis was a planet that necessitated community and self-sufficiency I must go that's all I have to say to you won't you stay we would honor you honor requires that I be elsewhere the fragment are known for having leathery tan skin and bright blue within blue eyes because they live off their own water storage and inhale and live within the harsh conditions of arrakis they ingest copious amounts of spice melanch which in addition to giving them alive also increased many of their combat and prescient abilities the drug comes from the excretions of sand worms altered by heat pressure in the water that lies deep below the planet's surface cold makers by the fremin the massive creatures tunnel through the desert sand and appear at the slightest of noise because of this the fremit have learned how to walk through the desert in the sliding arithmic gate that mimics the natural settling of sand uses a psychedelic despite is a second function that is crucial to the galactic economy it grants prescience the ability to see a little into the future after computers were outlawed in the world of Dune it's a long story spice became crucial to navigation through space that is why every house was willing to harvest it despite the huge dangers involved it's also important to note however the spice has some side effects Navigators who had to take a lot of it and were surrounded by spice gas while they worked actually began to mutate minutes after a baby fredman was born the amniotic fluid was saved and distilled before eventually being fed to the infant by its Godmother the presence of Asia Dina as the baby drank the Godmother would say here is the water of thy conception in this way the child was seen as having been tied to its parents by the bond of water as well as being tied by extension to the rest of the tribe from and children were raised by their individual households and not communally but every adult in the community accepted some responsibility for their welfare and the nearer the relationship was to the child's parents the greater the obligation the feminine learned centuries earlier that weak dependent children would jeopardize an entire Siege by a demanding time and attention their parents could not spare while contributing nothing to the tribe therefore Independence was encouraged in youngsters so that they would not burden the tribe the earliest lessons taught was that wasting water in any form was an unpardonable sin and thus crying was not allowed out since it wasted moisture a Freeman was then educated till maturity by all members of The Siege in order to maintain the water principle they were also taught that cowards weaklings and other such undesirables would never be given the opportunity to clutter the gene pool I will not have them Jeremy's I have spoken you still you talk like a leader the strongest leads living in the desert with limited sources of water has spurred the fremant to ritualize and build their society around the collection storage and conservative use of all moisture they can serve the water distilled from their dead but a great cultural reverence on tears and consider spitting a sign of respect water is collected from the atmosphere in Wind traps that condense the humidity and add it to the underground tanks personal ownership of moisture is also designated by waterings which are used as a form of currency it was considered unlucky to leave free water standing unused unless stored in one of the evaporation-proof basins common pools of water were kept in sieges for all of its members to drink from each pre-dawn do-gatherers with scythe-like do reapers glean the available moisture from whatever plan to grew near The Siege they then brought the morning's Harvest to a cyadina to receive her blessing before carrying it to the tribe's communal Basin as the water was consumed the head of the family chanted now do we consume that which will one day be returned for the Flesh of a man is his own but his water belongs to the tribe the communal pool provided the seat with water daily although less than a liter for a family at 10. the cyadina Distributing the water to the head of each family gave her blessings and prayers of thanks were offered to shy hallood water was also seen as the ultimate bond between individuals whether or not they belong to the same tribe for instance one who saved the life of another person from another tribe was owed a water debt not only from the person they saved but from the tribe as well the water Bond was considered a heavy burden and was paid often as quickly as possible the water of the Dead if shared with another also created a bond that was indissolvable once such a sharing had taken place the two groups were no longer seen as distinct since water once mixed was impossible to divide equally if an enemy drank your blood he became White queer with the tribe joined to them as one of their own and safe from having his water taken hold thank you stillgar for the gift of your body's moisture we accept it in the spirit in which it was given the dangerous conditions on arrakis which ensure that only the strongest survive have also forced the fragment into Superior hand-to-hand combatants in dude Paul trains his fremin forces in the use of the weirding way the frevin name for the specialized Benny Jesuit martial arts that he learned from his mother Herbert wrote that Paul recalled the stories of the fremin and how their children fought as ferociously as the adults and in the novel The Emperor shaddam notes I only sent in five trip carriers with a light Attack Force to pick up prisoners for questioning we barely got away with three prisoners in one carrier mind you Barrett my sardico were almost overwhelmed by a force composed mostly of women children and older men as I mentioned in my video on the sadaka the Holtzman shield made most projectile weapons semi-obsolete energy weapons like the latest guns reacted violently with the shield creating an unstable explosion comparable to a subatomic Fusion that would kill the attacker shield wearer and surrounding individuals because only a slow-moving weapon could penetrate The Shield knives and swords became the most sought after web once again with that said the framing however did not use Shields as it attracted the sound worms and drove them into a Killing Frenzy as a result the framing had the advantage of not being trained to slow their knives when attacking the fremin also used different archaic weapons such as the mall Epistles lances and crossbows to great effect but the most deadly and prized possession of a fremin warrior is the Chris knife a personally tuned blade ground from the crystal tooth of a sandworm all young fremen must go through a ritual confirming their adulthood which is sealed with the gift of a crisp knife to the Adolescent Warrior and as a sacred weapon of the fremit outside is a strictly forbidden repossessing one according to the religious beliefs of the fremin a drawn Christophe does not be sheathed until it draws blood so when the knife is seen people tend to scatter this Chris knife was given to me by my great aunt it's made from a tooth of shy Hollywood the great Sandler this will be a great honor for you to Die album he should welcome my blade this world will kill you quicker this way in the year 10191 AG Emperor shadam Karina IV ordered House of Trades to replace their enemies house hearken it in the administration of barracas upon their arrival Duke Plato the first sought to befriend the fremant however because of use of harsh harken and Rule and dealings with imperial agents the fredmen were at first distrustful in the atrians after a while the fremin responded positively to the Duke's generosity and even-handedness he was not a conqueror like the others but an honorable man that cared greatly for the people under his care when the Harkins and Carinos invaded Iraqis House of tradies sought Refuge with the treble and after the adoption of his son Paul the trade he said his mother the fremen saw a rapid and dramatic change in their fortunes using an army of fremin who heard his revolutionary message and armed with the knowledge of how to destroy the precious spice that facilitated all space travel Paul simultaneously attacked the Empire's outputs while holding the Galaxy's spy Supply hostage within a few years they'd gone from being perpetually harassed by elements within the Carino Empire to being the foot soldiers of the Israel Empire and Paul's powerful Jihad in 12 standard years the fremen overran the Imperium even though Paul was revered as a God In the Flesh by the fremined freed from Imperial rule history quickly slipped out of his control the reverence and religious fervor surrounding the muadi as well as the need to crush dissenters who might try to reclaim Dune transomographied into a cosmic Jihad waged in Paul's name with that hundreds of Worlds and billions of people came under this way of Paul's Empire in the early days of his Reign the G had launched by the fremens saw the destruction of all military resistance to Paul's power and the eradication of many faiths eventually more than 61 billion people were killed throughout the Universe and all resistance armies were obliterated though the fremen were small in numbers they destroyed and overpowered every single opposition they met and so 40 religions got eradicated from the paddisher Empire among the fremin there was an undercurrent of descent who didn't like the way that fremin culture was changing as Paul made water more available and plentiful Alden fremin looked on not in horror there's a strict codes observed by previous generations began to disappear and so a plot was hatched among the phleman dissenters to assassinate Paul the rebels are egged on by the spacing kill that lost their unfettered access to the spice melanch and the Benny Jesuit witches who lost control over their breeding program Paul saw these machinations and his Visions but had trouble knowing how to avoid these plots bearing fruit without causing more misery ultimately he allowed himself to be grievously wounded by the fremin dissenters and is blinded by nuclear blast near the holy city an attack that he foresaw but chose not to prevent the strict Furman way of life held that anyone who lost their sight must wander out into the desert and allow himself to die rather than slowing down the tribe and though Paul was an emperor to billions that could have carried on without his sight in this part he saw a potential future that avoided Calamity in sacrificing himself pursuant to traditional fremin law he silenced the doubts of dissenters that were worried that he'd forgotten the ways of the fremin under the 3500 year reign of Paul's son later II the fremin culture diminished by merging with the sand trout a kind of level stage of the great sandworms later II became a nearly Immortal human Sandman hybrid using this he reigned long enough to realize Lee kinds's great dream of terraforming Dune into a moist temperate planet and while he succeeded in this Mission he destroyed the framing culture in the process after all a culture revolving around water preservation is bound to die in a world where water is in abundance the last of the fremin that wished to hold on to the old ways were consigned to a Living Museum a pseudo Siege called The Sarah where they lived as their ancestors did later was then ultimately killed by one of his descendants a freeminine trades woman named siona who developed the ability to hide from his power at foresight his death set off the great scattery an event that saw the many peoples of the former Empire dispersed across the Galaxy without access to the spice the fractured people were isolated on their planetary islands for thousands of years one particularly violent sect eventually returned and bombarded the surface of Dune with Planet destroying missiles called obliterators the atmosphere immediately caught fire causing half of it to evaporate and the immense Fireballs scorched the surface of the planet killing almost all life on the world sand worms and humans alike the sand infused into hardened glass and with that the legendary fremin of arrakis in their monuments were no more with that said that's all for today folks a huge thanks to everyone that requested me cover the fragment of aracas if there's anything else you'd like to request please don't hesitate to ask as always it's been a pleasure niad here with film Comics explained thanks for stopping by finally they sent a warrior to kill me and I gotta tell you I have never come so close to dying they fight like demons desert power desert power this is only the beginning [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music]

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Published: Fri Sep 16 2022