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The Golden Lion Throne was the name given to the seat of power for House Corrino, since the symbol of that great House was the golden lion.
During the days of the Old Imperium, the name was also synonymous with the Imperial throne, since House Corrino had been the rulers of the Old Imperium for thousands of years. Many Great Houses aspired to place one of their own on the Golden Lion Throne.
The Golden Lion Throne itself was said to have been carved out of a single piece of Hagal quartz.
The term held some meaning during the rule of Paul Atreides. But by the later years of the God-Emperor Leto II, and the subsequent disruption of the Famine Times, the Golden Lion Throne ceased to be either a tangible entity or meaningful concept.
Gallery[]
Illustrations[]
Shaddam & Alia - The Prophet of Dune illustration by John Schoenherr
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen before Shaddam on the Golden Lion Throne beside his guards and his Truthsayer Gaius Helen Mohiam -Illustration by Mark Molnar
Paul on the throne - Illustration by Matt Griffin
Edric and the Spacing Guild addresses Paul Atreides, attired in regalia on the Golden Lion Throne - Illustration by Marc Simonetti
Alia on the throne
Apocrypha[]
Adaptations[]
Paul ascends to the Golden Lion Throne - Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Alia on the Golden Lion Throne - Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Alia on the throne - Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Trivia[]
- As its name suggests, the Throne of the 1984 movie Dune was shaped into a golden lion. The Throne in the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries is of a similar design.