NorseSpotting ... in Dune: Prophecy?!?

While Dune is more an obvious analogue for the desert culture of the Middle East, religious versus secular frictions, and the global fuel crisis of the 1970s CE, there's a strikingly evocative sequence of NorsePlay tucked within the final episode of Dune: Prophecy S1 (2024 CE):

This is made more meta-pointed by the casting of Travis Fimmel of Vikings series fame who gets swallowed by the Jǫrmungandr-like sandworm, then finds himself sacrificing the integrity of his eye to becoming augmented with godlike powers, all of which is so very Odinic.

And given House Harkonnen roughing out their exile on the North-like wintery world of Lankiveil and having to make do with whaling exports, perhaps there's more NorsePlay to be spotted in the upcoming seasons. We can only hope.

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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.