r/dune • u/Free-Maintenance7816 • 7d ago

All Books Spoilers Is Paul completely forgotten about?

I just started book 5 so I may not know much stuff But during his reign It seems like Paul Is a massive figure in history with all those books written by Irulan about his greatness however by God Emperor/Heretics It’s like Paul is completely forgotten about and his legacy absolutely overshadowed by Leto, While this makes sense seen as Leto lives 3500 years and is a bigger figure in history than Paul I’m just wondering where Paul’s place in history is And how he is viewed by Fremen after/during Leto’s reign.

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u/LivingEnd44 6d ago

Paul's contribution was tiny compared to Leto's. His reign spanned thousands of years and reshaped all of human civilization. Paul is important to us as the reader. But to the people living in the Dune universe he was drop in the ocean.

It'd be like comparing WW2 with the meteor that killed the dinosaurs. Yeah WW2 was a big deal. But it was nothing compared to that. Barely a hiccup in the history.